SYNCHRONIZED VIDEO AND SYNTHETIC VISUALIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. A synchronized video and synthetic visualization system for a mobile object traversing a travel path, which system comprises:
- a mobile video recorder associated with the object and adapted to record video images along the travel path;
a simulator adapted for simulating movement of said object along said travel path; and
a synchronizer connected to said video recorder and said simulator, said synchronizer being adapted for synchronizing video images from said video recorder with a simulation of said object'"'"'s movement along said travel path.
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Abstract
The present invention presents a flight training and synthetic visualization system, which comprises a fully mobile, self-contained data recording unit including a desktop graphics software engine for creating a virtual model of the flight capable of playing back the recorded trip, synchronized with a real-time video or imagery recording of the actual flight with a view from the cockpit of the aircraft as a pilot would actually view the flight, along with ambient audio of the cockpit. This allows for the user of the simulation to view both modeled data of the flight, as well as actual time-sequenced still images or video of the flight. The two sources of data are synched in time so that real video images of the aircraft as it is flying at a specific point in time is displayed in the simulation at the same moment as the rendered visualization of the flight.
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36 Claims
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1. A synchronized video and synthetic visualization system for a mobile object traversing a travel path, which system comprises:
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a mobile video recorder associated with the object and adapted to record video images along the travel path; a simulator adapted for simulating movement of said object along said travel path; and a synchronizer connected to said video recorder and said simulator, said synchronizer being adapted for synchronizing video images from said video recorder with a simulation of said object'"'"'s movement along said travel path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of synchronizing a simulation of a travel path of a mobile object with images from object positions along said travel path, which method comprises the steps of:
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providing a processor associated with said object; providing as input to said processor data corresponding to a simulation of said object'"'"'s path along said travel path; providing the object with an image-recording device; recording images associated with said object'"'"'s path along said travel path; providing as input to said processor said recorded images; synchronizing with said processor said simulation with said images; providing a display device connected to and receiving output from said processor; and simultaneously displaying on said display device said synchronized simulation and images. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35)
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36. A method of providing a trip simulation comprising a video playback element and a rendered 3D playback element, the method comprising the steps:
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providing a vehicle for creating a simulation recording; providing a data storage device; providing a video recording device and equipping said vehicle with the device; providing a a means of providing a time reference, wherein said time reference is associated with a point in time as said vehicle completes said trip; recording real-time video with said video recording device and storing said recorded data onto said data storage device; providing a plurality of sensors and installing said sensors into said vehicle; providing real-time data with said plurality of sensors and storing said recorded data onto said data storage device; providing a remote computer comprising a processor, data storage device, and display, said computer adapted for rendering stored sensor data into a 3D simulation playback; downloading recorded sensor, time reference, and video data onto said computer; rendering recorded flight sensor data into a 3D simulation playback element; synching video playback element with the 3D simulation playback element using recorded time references; and replaying the synched video playback element and simulation playback element on a display device.
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