Virtual/live hybrid behavior to mitigate range and behavior constraints
First Claim
1. A method for blending an instance of a virtual entity with an actual presentation of a live entity within an aircraft flight trainee presentation, comprising:
- receiving a training scenario having a defined fixed range that limits an ability of a trainee aircraft or its instrumentation;
generating the instance of the virtual entity in compliance with the training scenario;
generating the trainee presentation, the trainee presentation including the instance of the virtual entity, the trainee presentation further including an occlusion of the actual presentation of the live entity, wherein including the instance of the virtual entity and including the occlusion of the actual presentation of the live entity are independent of the defined range;
communicating the trainee presentation to a trainee via at least one of;
a graphic display and a pictorial display;
presenting emulation information to an operator of the live entity in compliance with the training scenario to mimic a behavior of the virtual entity;
correlating a characteristic of the live entity with a characteristic of the virtual entity;
blending, within the trainee presentation, the instance of the virtual entity with the actual presentation of the live entity based on the correlating;
removing the virtual entity from the trainee presentation; and
removing the occlusion of the actual presentation of the live entity from the trainee presentation, wherein the removing the virtual entity and the removing the occlusion occur as a result of the blending, the virtual entity being within the defined range, and as a result of the live entity being within a correlating tolerance.
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Abstract
A system and method are disclosed for offering a trainee presentation blending live and virtual entities to create a training scenario unconstrained by live entity operational performance and geographical limitations. The system blends an instance of a virtual entity with an actual presentation of a live entity within a trainee presentation. Outside of trainee local sensor range, the system presents a virtual entity to the trainee while occluding local sensor presentation of the live entity. As the scenario progresses to a lessor range or higher criticality, the system offers the live entity emulation information concerning characteristics of the virtual entity so the live entity may anticipate and begin to emulate the virtual. At a crossover point, the system determines if the live entity has successfully emulated the virtual and if so, discontinues presentation of the virtual while removing the occlusion allowing presentation of the live entity.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for blending an instance of a virtual entity with an actual presentation of a live entity within an aircraft flight trainee presentation, comprising:
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receiving a training scenario having a defined fixed range that limits an ability of a trainee aircraft or its instrumentation; generating the instance of the virtual entity in compliance with the training scenario; generating the trainee presentation, the trainee presentation including the instance of the virtual entity, the trainee presentation further including an occlusion of the actual presentation of the live entity, wherein including the instance of the virtual entity and including the occlusion of the actual presentation of the live entity are independent of the defined range; communicating the trainee presentation to a trainee via at least one of;
a graphic display and a pictorial display;presenting emulation information to an operator of the live entity in compliance with the training scenario to mimic a behavior of the virtual entity; correlating a characteristic of the live entity with a characteristic of the virtual entity; blending, within the trainee presentation, the instance of the virtual entity with the actual presentation of the live entity based on the correlating; removing the virtual entity from the trainee presentation; and removing the occlusion of the actual presentation of the live entity from the trainee presentation, wherein the removing the virtual entity and the removing the occlusion occur as a result of the blending, the virtual entity being within the defined range, and as a result of the live entity being within a correlating tolerance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 19, 20)
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10. A non-transitory computer readable medium having non-transitory computer readable program code embodied therein for blending an instance of a virtual entity with an actual presentation of a live entity within an aircraft trainee presentation, the computer readable program code comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer device or processor, perform and direct the steps of:
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receiving a training scenario having a defined fixed range; generating the instance of the virtual entity in compliance with the training scenario; generating the trainee presentation, the trainee presentation including the instance of the virtual entity, the trainee presentation further including an occlusion of the actual presentation of the live entity, wherein including the instance of the virtual entity and including the occlusion of the actual presentation of the live entity are independent of the defined range; communicating the trainee presentation to a trainee via at least one of;
a graphic display and a pictorial display;presenting emulation information to an operator of the live entity in compliance with the training scenario to enable the live entity to rendezvous or to join with the virtual entity; correlating a characteristic of the live entity with a characteristic of the virtual entity; blending, within the trainee presentation, the instance of the virtual entity with the actual presentation of the live entity based on the correlating; removing the virtual entity from the trainee presentation; and removing the occlusion of the actual presentation of the live entity from the trainee presentation, wherein the removing the virtual entity and the removing the occlusion occur as a result of the blending, the virtual entity being within the defined range, and as a result of the live entity being within a correlating tolerance. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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