Real Time Car Driving Simulator
First Claim
1. A driving simulator for a moving vehicle having an operator seat occupied by an operator of the vehicle who controls movement of the vehicle and at least one passenger seat occupied by a person other than the operator of the vehicle at the same time that the operator of the vehicle occupies the operator seat, comprising:
- a processor;
a video camera arranged on the vehicle and that provides videos of scenes in front of the vehicle to said processor;
a monitor coupled to said processor, said monitor being configured to display videos provided by said video camera when said monitor is in a location visible to the person in the at least one passenger seat;
a user interface accessible by the person when in the at least one passenger seat and coupled to said processor, said user interface being configured to enable the person in the at least one passenger seat to simulate control of movement of the vehicle based on the videos being displayed on said monitor without actually controlling movement of the vehicle; and
a vehicle control component position system arranged on the vehicle and coupled to said processor, said vehicle control component position system providing output related to position of control components that are controlled by the operator of the vehicle,said processor being configured to analyze the output of the control components that are controlled by the operator of the vehicle provided by said vehicle control component position system and the simulated control of the movement of the vehicle being effected by the person in the at least one passenger seat using said user interface to enable output indicative of accuracy of the simulation of the control of the movement of the vehicle by the person in the at least one passenger seat relative to the actual control of the movement of the vehicle by the operator to be provided to the person in the at least one passenger seat.
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Abstract
Real-time car driving simulator for providing to passengers of a vehicle the feeling they are currently driving the vehicle. The simulator includes devices combined together for providing the same functionalities of a video camera unit, an inertial measurement unit, user interface(s), a processor, and monitor(s). A passenger attempts to mimic the vehicle operator'"'"'s actions while the operator is operating the vehicle and the vehicle is in motion, and an assessment of the comparison is provided to the passenger. The processor analyzes output of control components controlled by the vehicle operator provided by a vehicle control component position system and simulated control of the vehicle'"'"'s movement being effected by the passenger using the user interface(s) to enable output indicative of accuracy of the simulation of the control of vehicle movement by the passenger relative to the actual control of the vehicle movement by the operator to be provided to the passenger.
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20 Claims
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1. A driving simulator for a moving vehicle having an operator seat occupied by an operator of the vehicle who controls movement of the vehicle and at least one passenger seat occupied by a person other than the operator of the vehicle at the same time that the operator of the vehicle occupies the operator seat, comprising:
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a processor; a video camera arranged on the vehicle and that provides videos of scenes in front of the vehicle to said processor; a monitor coupled to said processor, said monitor being configured to display videos provided by said video camera when said monitor is in a location visible to the person in the at least one passenger seat; a user interface accessible by the person when in the at least one passenger seat and coupled to said processor, said user interface being configured to enable the person in the at least one passenger seat to simulate control of movement of the vehicle based on the videos being displayed on said monitor without actually controlling movement of the vehicle; and a vehicle control component position system arranged on the vehicle and coupled to said processor, said vehicle control component position system providing output related to position of control components that are controlled by the operator of the vehicle, said processor being configured to analyze the output of the control components that are controlled by the operator of the vehicle provided by said vehicle control component position system and the simulated control of the movement of the vehicle being effected by the person in the at least one passenger seat using said user interface to enable output indicative of accuracy of the simulation of the control of the movement of the vehicle by the person in the at least one passenger seat relative to the actual control of the movement of the vehicle by the operator to be provided to the person in the at least one passenger seat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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