Vehicle remote control system
First Claim
1. A vehicle system comprising:
- at least one remote control unit;
at least one remote controlled vehicle including;
a remote control receiver for receiving a selective remote control signal sent by a user from one remote control unit,a drive mechanism for propelling said vehicle in a direction and speed in accordance with said received selective remote control signal,a camera for producing a video signal in accordance with a video image viewed by a lens of said camera, said lens having a field of view in a direction toward a forward path of travel of said remote controlled vehicle,a video signal transmitter for modulating said video signal and transmitting said modulated video signal to said one remote control unit,a vehicle monitoring system for monitoring various parameters of said vehicle, andan instrumentation display for displaying information indicative of said various monitored parameters, said instrumentation display being within the field of view of said lens;
wherein said at least one remote control unit including;
a video transmission link for receiving said transmitted modulated video signal,user control inputs for producing user control signals in response to user inputs,controller means for converting said user control signals into said selective remote control signal,a remote control modulator for modulating said selective remote control signal, anda remote control transmission link connected to said remote control modulator for transmitting said modulated selective remote control signal to said remote controlled vehicle; and
a vehicle conditioning platform including,a flat bed for receiving said remote controlled vehicle,a back gate pivotally attached to a back portion of said conditioning platform for allowing said vehicle to roll up onto said flat bed when said back gate is lowered,a front gate pivotally attached to a front portion of said conditioning platform for allowing said vehicle to roll of said flat bed when said front gate is lowered,an enclosed bottom portion located below said flat bedan air generating unit within said enclosed bottom portion, anda plurality of air outlet holes located on said flat bed for allowing air generated from said air generating unit within said bottom portion to exit through said holes so as to condition said remote controlled vehicle located on said flat bed.
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Abstract
A vehicle remote control system includes at least one remote controlled vehicle and a remote control station for each of the at least one remotely controlled vehicles. Each control station allows a user to control the operation of one of the remote control vehicles. Each remote controlled vehicle includes a camera having a lens with a field of view in a direction toward a forward path of travel for that vehicle. In a preferred embodiment, the vehicle is a car and includes various sensors for monitoring the operation of various parameters of the vehicle, such as speed. Each car is equipped with an instrument panel located in the field of view of the lens as well as two side rear view mirrors, one attached to a left fender and the other to a right fender, which are also located in the field of view of the lens. In this manner, the user at a remote control station controlling the vehicle may see on a monitor objects located in front or to the sides of the vehicle, objects behind the vehicle, and may monitor the various parameters displayed on the instrument panel. In the preferred embodiment, the monitor is any commercially available television set. A communications system including two way radios as needed is provided for communications between users, including the race coordinator. A vehicle conditioning platform is used to cool or heat or selectively cool/heat vehicle(s) not being used immediately.
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14 Claims
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1. A vehicle system comprising:
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at least one remote control unit; at least one remote controlled vehicle including; a remote control receiver for receiving a selective remote control signal sent by a user from one remote control unit, a drive mechanism for propelling said vehicle in a direction and speed in accordance with said received selective remote control signal, a camera for producing a video signal in accordance with a video image viewed by a lens of said camera, said lens having a field of view in a direction toward a forward path of travel of said remote controlled vehicle, a video signal transmitter for modulating said video signal and transmitting said modulated video signal to said one remote control unit, a vehicle monitoring system for monitoring various parameters of said vehicle, and an instrumentation display for displaying information indicative of said various monitored parameters, said instrumentation display being within the field of view of said lens; wherein said at least one remote control unit including; a video transmission link for receiving said transmitted modulated video signal, user control inputs for producing user control signals in response to user inputs, controller means for converting said user control signals into said selective remote control signal, a remote control modulator for modulating said selective remote control signal, and a remote control transmission link connected to said remote control modulator for transmitting said modulated selective remote control signal to said remote controlled vehicle; and a vehicle conditioning platform including, a flat bed for receiving said remote controlled vehicle, a back gate pivotally attached to a back portion of said conditioning platform for allowing said vehicle to roll up onto said flat bed when said back gate is lowered, a front gate pivotally attached to a front portion of said conditioning platform for allowing said vehicle to roll of said flat bed when said front gate is lowered, an enclosed bottom portion located below said flat bed an air generating unit within said enclosed bottom portion, and a plurality of air outlet holes located on said flat bed for allowing air generated from said air generating unit within said bottom portion to exit through said holes so as to condition said remote controlled vehicle located on said flat bed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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