Method and device for training in the driving of vehicles
First Claim
1. A driver training method comprising the steps of:
- displaying on a front screen placed opposite to a driving station both a front main image corresponding to a front view of the driver and at least one rear vision secondary image corresponding to a view provided by adjustable rear-view means,moving said images in reply to control operations initiated form said driving station, andcollecting and directing optically said rear vision secondary image from said screen to an adjustable rear-view means provided in said driving station.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method and a device for training in the driving of vehicles and especially land vehicles, in which a sequence of images is displayed on a screen placed opposite to a driving station for a trainee driver and is caused to move in accordance with control operations initiated from said driving station. There are thus displayed on the screen both a front main image and at least one rear vision secondary image which is made visible on an associated rear-view mirror provided at the driving station. The main image and the secondary image are synthetic images generated by a computer from a data base containing the description of a three-dimensional road circuit.
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13 Claims
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1. A driver training method comprising the steps of:
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displaying on a front screen placed opposite to a driving station both a front main image corresponding to a front view of the driver and at least one rear vision secondary image corresponding to a view provided by adjustable rear-view means, moving said images in reply to control operations initiated form said driving station, and collecting and directing optically said rear vision secondary image from said screen to an adjustable rear-view means provided in said driving station. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A device for training drivers of motor vehicles, comprising:
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at least on image display screen (16) positioned opposite to a driving station having control operations for a trainee driver; a computer for generating images from a data base containing the description of a three-dimensional road circuit, the computer including first means for generating a front main image (18) in accordance with the control operations of said driving station, and second means for generating a first rear vision secondary image (19) inserted in said front main image on a first portion of said screen (16); and first optical means for collecting and reflecting said first secondary image (19) to an associated adjustable rear-view means (2) provided at the driving station. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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