Driver training system and method with performance data feedback
US5618179A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Nov 14, 1994 |
| Grant date | Apr 8, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 14, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA63F2300/8017
- WIPO fieldFurniture, games
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A driver training system for a user of a simulated vehicle. The system includes input devices for controlling the simulated vehicle, a video display having three-dimensional graphics, modeling software for determining position information based on the input devices, atmospheric effects software to simulate time-of-day and weather conditions, and recursive training software to display a previous route through an environment simultaneously with a present route through the environment together with associated performance data. Another aspect of the recursive training software replays either the previous route or present route and controls one of the input devices to provide "hands-on" feedback to the user. The user then incrementally and recursively maximizes parameters associated with vehicle operation skill. The driver training system may be embodied as a vehicle simulator.
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