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A system for controlling vehicles in which stored information, information obtained from the surroundings, and information relating to the condition of components such as the position of the observation device on the vehicle are provided and communication means, means for initiating functions, and a

A system for controlling vehicles in which stored information, information obtained from the surroundings, and information relating to the condition of components such as the position of the observation device on the vehicle are provided and communication means, means for initiating functions, and a digital command computer including a processor (21) and a main memory (22) are provided, said system being characterized in that the command computer comprises a graphics processor (23), video electronics (24), a bulk storage interface (25) with a bulk storage (26), and an interactive video screen (30) through which all of the sensed, stored outputted information in the form of digital data relating to the control, the condition and the operational situation of the vehicle is visualized.

대표청구항 ▼

[ We claim:] [19.] A system for interactively controlling vehicles of a vehicle formation including means adapted to be carried by each vehicle in the formation, said means comprising:(a) means for receiving: (i) stored information, (ii) information obtained by a selectively oriented sensor from the

[ We claim:] [19.] A system for interactively controlling vehicles of a vehicle formation including means adapted to be carried by each vehicle in the formation, said means comprising:(a) means for receiving: (i) stored information, (ii) information obtained by a selectively oriented sensor from the surroundings, (iii) information received by radio data transmission, and (iv) information concerning the condition of components of the vehicles in the formation;(b) communication means for transmitting and receiving information to and from other vehicles in the vehicle formation;(c) means for initiating functions;(d) a digital command computer operatively connected to said receiving means, communication means and function initiating means, said computer having a processor and a main memory and a navigation system,said command computer further comprising (i) a graphics processor, (ii) video electronics, (iii) a bulk storage interface with a bulk storage, and (iv) at least one video screen through which all of the sensed, stored and received information in the form of electronic data relating to one or more of the vehicles in the formation may be selectively displayed;(e) a key field for status indications; and(f) a function key field,said key and function key fields being associated with said video screen whereby the video screen image may be influenced by the selective actuation of a key of said key fields to display on said video screen the position and the orientation of the sensor of at least one of the vehicles in the formation.