System, method and apparatus for driver training system with dynamic mirrors

摘要

A training system has one or more displays that simulate or mimic rear view mirrors, showing, for example, what is visible behind the simulated vehicle. The training system includes sensors, software, and related hardware for determining a position of a trainee's head within the simulated vehicle and calculating a viewing angle and/or distance between the trainee's eye(s) and the rear view mirrors. Based upon the viewing angle and/or distance, a rear image is panned/zoomed on each of the rear view mirrors corresponding to the viewing angle and/or distance.

主权项

1. A training system, the training system providing training on operation of a vehicle, the training system comprising:
a computer, the computer having a storage device; a plurality of training segments stored on the storage device and accessible by the computer, each of the training segments includes a video stream of a wide-angle view of what is visible from a rear view mirror perspective behind the vehicle; one or more graphics displays, at least one portion of one of the graphics displays corresponds to a rear view mirror of a target vehicle; a sensor, the sensor configured to measure a position of a trainee's head relative to the at least one portion of the one of the graphics displays that corresponds to the rear view mirror; software running on the computer, the software reads data from the sensor and the software calculates the position of the trainee's head relative to the at least one portion of the one of the graphics displays that corresponds to the rear view mirror; and the software calculates a location and zoom level within each frame of the video stream of the wide-angle view from the rear view mirror perspective of what is visible behind the vehicle from the position of the trainee relative to the at least one portion of the one of the graphics displays that corresponds to the rear view mirror and the software displays a portion of each frame of the video stream of the wide-angle view from the rear view mirror perspective of what is visible behind the vehicle at the location and the zoom level.