IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0704918
(2010-02-12)
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등록번호 |
US-8140260
(2012-03-20)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Feyereisen, Thea L.
- Nichols, Troy
- Suddreth, John G.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Honeywell International Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz, P.C.
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
5 인용 특허 :
12 |
초록
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A system for enhancing a vehicle operator's orientation and ability to navigate a vehicle includes, but is not limited to, a display unit, a data storage unit, a position determining unit and a processor communicatively connected to the display unit, the data storage unit and the position determinin
A system for enhancing a vehicle operator's orientation and ability to navigate a vehicle includes, but is not limited to, a display unit, a data storage unit, a position determining unit and a processor communicatively connected to the display unit, the data storage unit and the position determining unit. The processor is configured to obtain a position and heading of the vehicle from the position determining unit, to obtain terrain data from the data storage unit, and to control the display unit to display a three-dimensional representation of a terrain representative of an actual terrain proximate the vehicle. The processor controls the display unit to overlay a three-dimensional compass onto the three-dimensional representation of the terrain to display both the heading of the vehicle and the location of the vehicle with respect to the actual terrain.
대표청구항
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1. A system for enhancing a vehicle operator's orientation and ability to navigate a vehicle, the system comprising: a display unit configured to display three-dimensional graphical images;a data storage unit configured to store terrain data relating to a plurality of geographical locations;a positi
1. A system for enhancing a vehicle operator's orientation and ability to navigate a vehicle, the system comprising: a display unit configured to display three-dimensional graphical images;a data storage unit configured to store terrain data relating to a plurality of geographical locations;a position determining unit configured to determine a position and a heading of the vehicle; anda processor communicatively connected to the display unit, to the data storage unit and to the position determining unit, the processor configured to obtain the position and the heading of the vehicle from the position determining unit, to obtain a subset of the terrain data from the data storage unit, the subset corresponding to the position of the vehicle, and to control the display unit to display a three-dimensional representation of a terrain that is representative of an actual terrain proximate the vehicle, the processor being further configured to control the display unit to overlay a three-dimensional compass onto the three-dimensional representation of the terrain in a manner that depicts the heading of the vehicle, the three-dimensional compass being displayed at a location that is representative of the position of the vehicle with respect to the actual terrain. 2. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display unit to display the three-dimensional compass centered over the location that is representative of the position of the vehicle with respect to the actual terrain. 3. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display unit to display a vehicle icon at an approximate center of the three-dimensional compass, the vehicle icon being centered over the location that is representative of the position of the vehicle with respect to the actual terrain. 4. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display unit to display the three-dimensional compass in an exocentric manner. 5. The system of claim 4, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display unit to display the three-dimensional compass from a point of view that is above and behind the three-dimensional compass. 6. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display unit to display a current vehicle heading indicator on the three-dimensional compass. 7. The system of claim 1, further comprising an input device communicatively connected to the processor, the input device configured to receive an input from a user and to provide the input to the processor, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display unit to display a desired vehicle heading indicator on the three-dimensional compass at a heading corresponding to the input. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display unit to temporarily display a read-out window proximate the desired vehicle heading indicator and to display a heading in the read-out window corresponding to a position of the desired vehicle heading indicator on the three-dimensional compass. 9. The system of claim 1, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display unit to display the three-dimensional compass to include only cardinal directions while the vehicle is on a ground surface and to display both cardinal directions and intermediate headings while the vehicle is in flight. 10. A system for enhancing a vehicle operator's orientation and ability to navigate a vehicle, the system comprising: a display unit configured to display three-dimensional graphical images;a data storage unit configured to store terrain data relating to a plurality of geographical locations;a position determining unit configured to determine a position and a heading of the vehicle;a communication unit configured to wirelessly receive a navigation signal; anda processor communicatively connected to the display unit, to the data storage unit, to the position determining unit, and to the communication unit, the processor configured to obtain the position and the heading of the vehicle from the position determining unit, to obtain a subset of the terrain data from the data storage unit, the subset corresponding to the position of the vehicle, and to control the display unit to display a three-dimensional representation of a terrain that is representative of an actual terrain proximate the vehicle, the processor being further configured to control the display unit to overlay a three-dimensional compass onto the three-dimensional representation of the terrain in a manner that depicts the heading of the vehicle, the three-dimensional compass being displayed at a location that is representative of the position of the vehicle with respect to the actual terrain, the communication unit being configured to provide the navigation signal to the processor, and the processor being further configured to control the display unit to display navigation information corresponding to the navigation signal on the three-dimensional compass. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the navigation signal contains a controller directed vehicle heading and wherein the processor is further configured to control the display unit to display a controller directed vehicle heading indicator on the three-dimensional compass at a heading that corresponds with the controller directed vehicle heading. 12. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display unit to display a current vehicle heading indicator on the three-dimensional compass in a first color and to display the controller directed vehicle heading indicator in a second color. 13. The system of claim 11, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display unit to flash the controller directed vehicle heading indicator when the vehicle approaches a location where the vehicle is directed to change heading to the controller directed vehicle heading. 14. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display unit to display the three-dimensional compass centered over the location that is representative of the position of the vehicle with respect to the actual terrain. 15. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display unit to display a vehicle icon at an approximate center of the three-dimensional compass, the vehicle icon being centered over the location that is representative of the position of the vehicle with respect to the actual terrain. 16. The system of claim 10, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display unit to display the three-dimensional compass in an exocentric manner. 17. The system of claim 16, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display unit to display the three-dimensional compass from a point of view that is above and behind the three-dimensional compass. 18. The system of claim 10, further comprising an input device communicatively connected to the processor, the input device configured to receive an input from a user and to provide the input to the processor, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display unit to display a desired vehicle heading indicator on the three-dimensional compass at a heading corresponding to the input. 19. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor is further configured to control the display unit to display a read-out window proximate the desired vehicle heading indicator and to display a heading in the read-out window corresponding to a position of the desired vehicle heading indicator on the three-dimensional compass. 20. A method for enhancing a vehicle operator's orientation and ability to navigate a vehicle, the method comprising the steps of: determining a position and heading of the vehicle;obtaining a subset of terrain data corresponding the position of the vehicle; anddisplaying a three-dimensional representation of a terrain that is representative of an actual terrain proximate the vehicle and a three-dimensional compass overlaid onto the three-dimensional representation of the terrain in a manner that depicts the heading of the vehicle and that is representative of the position of the vehicle with respect to the actual terrain.
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