Human machine interface system
First Claim
1. An electronic human machine interface (HMI) module configured to receive at least one input from an operator of a manually-operated vehicle, the electronic HMI module comprising:
- an electronic graphical display unit configured to display information corresponding to the manually-operated vehicle and information corresponding to an autonomously operated unmanned vehicle (UV) located remotely from the manually-operated vehicle, wherein the graphical display unit further displays at least one of a handover location associated with establishing a handover communication session and an estimated time of arriving at the handover location; and
an electronic control module in signal communication with the UV, the electronic control module configured to receive an electronic image signal from the UV and to display a real-time image captured by the UV on the electronic graphical display unit based on the image signal during the handover communication session;
wherein the electronic control module is operable to establish the handover communication session between the manually-operated vehicle and the UV when the manually-operated vehicle and the UV are within a distance threshold, wherein the manually-operated vehicle continuously obtains an up-to-date analysis of a point of interest from the UV while travelling to the point of interest, the continuous up-to-date analysis being initiated in response to establishing the handover communication.
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Abstract
An electronic human machine interface (HMI) module is configured to receive at least one input from an operator of a manually-operated vehicle. The electronic HMI module includes an electronic graphical display unit and an electronic control module. The electronic graphical display unit is configured to display information corresponding to the manually-operated vehicle and information corresponding to an autonomously operated unmanned vehicle (UV) located remotely from the manually-operated vehicle. The electronic control module is in signal communication with the UV and is configured to receive an electronic image signal from the UV. The electronic control module is further configured to display a real-time image captured by the UV on the electronic graphical display unit based on the image signal.
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15 Claims
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1. An electronic human machine interface (HMI) module configured to receive at least one input from an operator of a manually-operated vehicle, the electronic HMI module comprising:
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an electronic graphical display unit configured to display information corresponding to the manually-operated vehicle and information corresponding to an autonomously operated unmanned vehicle (UV) located remotely from the manually-operated vehicle, wherein the graphical display unit further displays at least one of a handover location associated with establishing a handover communication session and an estimated time of arriving at the handover location; and an electronic control module in signal communication with the UV, the electronic control module configured to receive an electronic image signal from the UV and to display a real-time image captured by the UV on the electronic graphical display unit based on the image signal during the handover communication session; wherein the electronic control module is operable to establish the handover communication session between the manually-operated vehicle and the UV when the manually-operated vehicle and the UV are within a distance threshold, wherein the manually-operated vehicle continuously obtains an up-to-date analysis of a point of interest from the UV while travelling to the point of interest, the continuous up-to-date analysis being initiated in response to establishing the handover communication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method of visually enhancing a geographical point of interest using a human machine interface (HMI) system, the method comprising:
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displaying at least one of a handover location associated with establishing a handover communication session and an estimated time of arriving at the handover location on a graphical display of the HMI module installed in the manually-operated vehicle; establishing the handover communication session to electrically communicate at least one electrical signal between a manually-operated vehicle and an autonomously operated unmanned vehicle (UV) located remotely from the manually-operated vehicle when the manually-operated vehicle and the UV are within a distance threshold; automatically navigating the UV to a point of interest designated using an electronic HMI module installed on the manually-operated vehicle; capturing a real-time image of the point of interest using at least one image sensor installed on the UV, and electrically transmitting the real-time image to the manually-operated vehicle wherein the manually-operated vehicle continuously obtains an up-to-date analysis of the point of interest from the UV while travelling to the point of interest, the continuous up-to-date analysis being initiated in response to establishing the handover communication; and displaying the real-time image captured by the UV on the graphical display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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