See-through computer display systems

1. A wearable head device, comprising:

a frame;

a plurality of optical modules housed in the frame, each of the plurality of optical modules comprising a respective reflecting surface;

electronic components disposed adjacent to the frame and between two respective reflecting surfaces of the plurality of optical modules, the electronic components comprising a processor, the electronic components configured to rest within a first distance from the head of a user of the wearable head device; and

a heat sink disposed between the two respective reflecting surfaces of the plurality of optical modules and further configured to rest a second distance from the head of the user, the second distance greater than the first distance, the heat sink thermally coupled to the processor.

2. The wearable head device of claim 1 , wherein a first optical module of the two optical modules comprises:

a folded optical element configured to provide light to a lower optical surface, wherein:

the lower optical surface is configured to receive image light associated with a displayed image,

the lower optical surface is further configured to reflect at least a portion of the received image light towards an eye of the user, and

the lower optical surface is further configured to transmit a portion of scene light from a surrounding environment of the user to simultaneously provide a view of the surrounding environment and a view of the displayed image.

3. The wearable head device of claim 2 , wherein:

the folded optical element comprises at least two substantially planar reflecting surfaces;

each of the substantially planar reflecting surfaces is rotated along an optical axis of the respective substantially planar reflecting surface and with respect to another substantially planar reflecting surface, and

the reflecting surfaces are configured to provide light associated with the displayed image to the eye of the user of the wearable head device.

4. The wearable head device of claim 1 , further comprising a progressively tinted lens, wherein:

the progressively tinted lens comprises a first portion associated with a first transmissivity, the first portion configured to be disposed in front of a portion of an upper optical module with respect to the head of the user to at least partially conceal the upper optical module, the upper optical module included in a first optical module of the two optical modules, and

the progressively tinted lens further comprises a second portion associated with a second transmissivity higher than the first transmissivity, the second portion configured to be disposed in front of a lower optical module to provide a see-through view of a surrounding environment, the lower optical module included in the first optical module of the two optical modules.

5. The wearable head device of claim 4 , wherein the first portion of the progressively tinted lens is configured to be disposed in front of at least a portion of the first electronic components with respect to the head of the user.

6. A method comprising:

dissipating heat via a heat sink disposed between two optical modules of a plurality of optical modules housed in a frame of a wearable head device, each of the plurality of optical modules comprising a respective reflecting surface, the heat sink thermally coupled to a processor,

wherein:

the wearable head device comprises electronics components disposed adjacent to the frame, the electronics components configured to rest within a first distance from the head of a user of the wearable head device, and further disposed between the two respective reflecting surfaces of the plurality of optical modules;

the electronics components comprises the processor; and

the heat sink configured to rest a second distance from the head of the user, the second distance greater than the first distance.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

providing image light from a folded optical element of a first optical module of the two optical modules to a lower optical surface of the first optical module, wherein the image light is associated with a displayed image;

reflecting, via the lower optical surface, at least a portion of the image light toward an eye of the user; and

transmitting, via the lower optical surface, a portion of scene light from a surrounding environment of the user to simultaneously provide a view of the surrounding environment and a view of the displayed image.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein:

the folded optical element comprises at least two substantially planar reflecting surfaces;

each of the substantially planar reflecting surfaces is rotated along an optical axis of the respective substantially planar reflecting surface and with respect to another substantially planar reflecting surface; and

the method further comprises providing, via the substantially planar reflecting surfaces, light associated with the displayed image to the eye of the user of the wearable head device.

9. The method of claim 6 , wherein:

the wearable head device further comprises a progressively tinted lens;

the progressively tinted lens comprises a first portion associated with a first transmissivity, the first portion disposed in front of a portion of an upper optical module with respect to the head of the user to at least partially conceal the upper optical module, the upper optical module included in a first optical module of the two optical modules, and

the progressively tinted lens further comprises a second portion associated with a second transmissivity higher than the first transmissivity, the second portion disposed in front of a lower optical module to provide a see-through view of a surrounding environment, the lower optical module included in the first optical module of the two optical modules.

10. The method of claim 9 , wherein the first portion of the progressively tinted lens is disposed in front of at least a portion of the first electronic components with respect to the head of the user.