Augmented reality system for vehicle blind spot prevention
First Claim
1. In a vehicle platoon including a host vehicle controlled by a first driver and a trailing vehicle that is physically separate from and behind the host vehicle and is controlled by a second driver, the host vehicle having one or more displays, and the trailing vehicle having an information source mounted thereon, a method implemented in computer-executable instructions for displaying information about vehicle surroundings to the first driver, the method comprising:
- obtaining vehicle environment data from one or more information sources, the vehicle environment data indicative of at least a part of a scene occluded from view of the first driver when operating the host vehicle, wherein the one or more information sources include the information source mounted to the trailing vehicle, wherein the vehicle environment data includes a real image from the information source mounted to the trailing vehicle, and wherein the real image depicts an area behind the trailing vehicle that is occluded from view of the first driver by the trailing vehicle; and
presenting to the first driver, with the aid of the one or more displays, an augmented reality environment based on the vehicle environment data and representative of an area surrounding the host vehicle but obstructed from view of the first driver;
wherein said presenting includes causing the one or more displays to render at least a portion of the real image of the area occluded from view of the first driver by the trailing vehicle.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for providing various types of information to a vehicle driver. Such information can be used by the vehicle driver singularly or in conjunction with other information available to the vehicle driver in order to allow the driver to operate the vehicle in an increasingly safe manner and/or to reduce the likelihood of property damage and/or possible bodily injuries to the driver, etc. In some instances, such information is presented to the driver as an augmented reality environment such that the driver can “see through” objects that may be occluding the driver'"'"'s vision.
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19 Claims
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1. In a vehicle platoon including a host vehicle controlled by a first driver and a trailing vehicle that is physically separate from and behind the host vehicle and is controlled by a second driver, the host vehicle having one or more displays, and the trailing vehicle having an information source mounted thereon, a method implemented in computer-executable instructions for displaying information about vehicle surroundings to the first driver, the method comprising:
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obtaining vehicle environment data from one or more information sources, the vehicle environment data indicative of at least a part of a scene occluded from view of the first driver when operating the host vehicle, wherein the one or more information sources include the information source mounted to the trailing vehicle, wherein the vehicle environment data includes a real image from the information source mounted to the trailing vehicle, and wherein the real image depicts an area behind the trailing vehicle that is occluded from view of the first driver by the trailing vehicle; and presenting to the first driver, with the aid of the one or more displays, an augmented reality environment based on the vehicle environment data and representative of an area surrounding the host vehicle but obstructed from view of the first driver; wherein said presenting includes causing the one or more displays to render at least a portion of the real image of the area occluded from view of the first driver by the trailing vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having modules for conveying information to a first driver of a host vehicle in a vehicle platoon regarding vehicle surroundings, wherein the vehicle platoon includes the host vehicle and a trailing vehicle that is physically separate from and behind the host vehicle and controlled by a second driver, the modules comprising:
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an information gathering module configured to collect data from one or more information sources associated with one or more sensing zones, wherein the one or more information sources include an information source mounted to the trailing vehicle, wherein the data includes a real image from the information source mounted to the trailing vehicle, wherein the real image depicts an area behind the trailing vehicle that is occluded from view of the first driver by the trailing vehicle; an augmented reality image rendering module configured to generate from the collected data one or more virtual design elements representative of objects occluded from view of the first driver; and a display module configured to; cause the virtual design elements to be presented to a display; and cause the real image of the area occluded from view of the first driver by the trailing vehicle to be presented to a display. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for providing information to a first driver of a host vehicle of a vehicle platoon, wherein the vehicle platoon includes the host vehicle and a trailing vehicle that is physically separate from and behind the host vehicle and is controlled by a second driver, the system comprising:
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one or more displays; and a display generator communicatively coupled to one or more information sources configured to generate data associated with one or more sensing zones located at one or more areas surrounding the host vehicle, wherein the one or more information sources include an information source mounted to the trailing vehicle, wherein the data includes a real image from the information source mounted to the trailing vehicle, and wherein the real image depicts an area behind the trailing vehicle that is occluded from view of the first driver by the trailing vehicle; wherein the display generator is configured to; collect data from the one or more information sources associated with the one or more sensing zones; generate from the collected data one or more virtual design elements representative of objects occluded from view of the first driver; cause the virtual design elements to be presented to a display; and cause at least a portion of the real image of the area occluded from view of the first driver by the trailing vehicle to be presented to a display. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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