System, method and apparatus for driver training system with dynamic mirrors
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1. A training system, the training system providing training on operation of a vehicle, the training system comprising:
- a computer, the computer having a storage device;
a plurality of training segments stored on the storage device and accessible by the computer, each of the training segments includes a motion video stream of a wide-angle view of what is visible from a side view mirror perspective, both what is behind the vehicle and a side of the vehicle;
a graphics display;
a sensor, the sensor configured to measure a position of a trainee'"'"'s eyes relative to the graphics displays;
software running on the computer, the software is configured to read data from the sensor and the software is configured to calculate a viewing angle between the trainee'"'"'s eyes and the graphics display using the data from the sensor; and
the software is configured to calculate a panning location within each frame of the motion video stream based on the viewing angle, and the software is configured to display a portion of each frame of the motion video stream at the panning location.
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Abstract
A training system has one or more displays that simulate or mimic rear view mirrors, showing, for example, what is visible behind the simulated vehicle. The training system includes sensors, software, and related hardware for determining a position of a trainee'"'"'s head within the simulated vehicle and calculating a viewing angle and/or distance between the trainee'"'"'s eye(s) and the rear view mirrors. Based upon the viewing angle and/or distance, a rear image is panned/zoomed on each of the rear view mirrors corresponding to the viewing angle and/or distance.
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1. A training system, the training system providing training on operation of a vehicle, the training system comprising:
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a computer, the computer having a storage device; a plurality of training segments stored on the storage device and accessible by the computer, each of the training segments includes a motion video stream of a wide-angle view of what is visible from a side view mirror perspective, both what is behind the vehicle and a side of the vehicle; a graphics display; a sensor, the sensor configured to measure a position of a trainee'"'"'s eyes relative to the graphics displays; software running on the computer, the software is configured to read data from the sensor and the software is configured to calculate a viewing angle between the trainee'"'"'s eyes and the graphics display using the data from the sensor; and the software is configured to calculate a panning location within each frame of the motion video stream based on the viewing angle, and the software is configured to display a portion of each frame of the motion video stream at the panning location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of training a trainee in use of a vehicle using a training system, the training system comprising a computer that includes a storage device, the storage device having stored within a plurality of training segments, each of the training segments including a motion video stream of the wide-angle view of what is visible behind the vehicle and a side of the vehicle;
- a graphics display that corresponds to a side view mirror of the vehicle;
a sensor, the sensor configured to determine a position and distance of a trainee'"'"'s eyes relative to the graphics display;
the method includes;(a) selecting a first segment of the training segments as the current segment; (b) reading data from the sensor; (c) calculating a viewing angle between the trainee'"'"'s eyes and the graphics display based upon the data from the sensor; (d) selecting a first frame of the motion video stream as the current frame; (e) displaying on the graphics display, a portion of the current frame, the portion determined based upon the viewing angle; and (f) if there are more frames in the motion video stream, repeating steps b-e using a next frame of the motion video stream as the current frame thereby presenting motion video on the graphics display; wherein each frame of the motion video stream is a wide-angle view of what is visible behind the vehicle and/or the side of the vehicle in the current segment. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
- a graphics display that corresponds to a side view mirror of the vehicle;
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13. A system for training a trainee regarding the use of a vehicle, the system comprising:
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a computer; a training segment that includes a motion video stream of a wide-angle view of what is visible behind the vehicle and what is visible of a side of the vehicle; a display operatively interfaced to the computer, the display physically located within the system to simulate a side view mirror; a sensor, the sensor configured to measure a position of a trainee'"'"'s eyes relative to the display; wherein the system includes software that is configured to; (a) select a first frame of the motion video stream as a current frame; (b) calculate, based on data read from the sensor, an angle between the eyes of the trainee and the display; (c) calculate, based on the data, a distance between the eyes of the trainee and the display; (d) select and display a portion of the current frame on the display, the portion of the current frame based upon the angle and the distance; and (e) while there remains more frames in the motion video stream, the software is configured to select a next frame of the video stream as the current frame and repeats steps b-d, thereby presenting motion video on the display. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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