JP2019045693A - Drive simulator device, drive simulation method, and program thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

To provide a drive simulator device such that operation of an operation unit is displayed in an analog fashion, and after a trainee checks content of operation, an instructor can perform instruction clearly.SOLUTION: A drive simulator includes: a monitor unit 16 for displaying a runway environment video; a simulated drive operation unit 7 for performing simulated operation of drive operation; a storage unit 3 for storing an input signal from the simulated drive operation unit and the runway environment video; and a processing unit 2 for generating a traveling video from the runway environment video by the input signal from the simulated drive operation unit and displaying a status of the input signal from the simulated drive operation unit of the storage unit in time series on the monitor unit when the traveling video is reproduced on the monitor unit after the simulated operation is performed according to the traveling video.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

  The present invention relates to a driving simulator device that displays a history of driving operations on a traveling reproduction screen, a driving simulation method, and a program thereof.

  In auto schools etc., simulator training is a compulsory subject. The simulator training provides safe driving training for the students by experiencing the dangerous situations encountered during driving on the simulator. For example, in a simulator for teaching a two-wheeled vehicle, a history of application of a learner's accelerator and a brake is displayed on a traveling screen in retrospecting after the simulator training. Thereby, it is verified whether or not the appropriate driving operation has been performed according to the road condition.

  For example, Patent Document 1 discloses a history display method for promoting improvement in driving operation by displaying a gauge on a reproduction screen and displaying an identifier of an accelerator return position and an operating position of a brake on the gauge.

  Further, Patent Document 2 displays a gauge on the reproduction screen, and displays on the gauge a timing at which a warning sign of a danger that the target obstacle can be visually recognized while traveling is displayed on the gauge. Disclose a history display method to improve the

Patent No. 5827660 (FIG. 19) Patent No. 5919243 (FIG. 19)

  However, in the method of displaying the accelerator return position and the operating position of the brake as point information on the gauge, only the timing of the accelerator and the brake can be known. For this reason, it was difficult to perform sufficient verification when looking back on the playback screen, and it was difficult for the instructor to give appropriate advice.

  Also, in actual driving, there is not always a clear phenomenon of danger sign, and a sudden dangerous situation such as a shadow of parking on the street or a sudden jumping out of an alley may occur. For this reason, in the method of displaying the timing at which the target obstacle can be visually recognized, it is lacking in the reproduction of the detailed situation in which the dangerous situation is felt.

  An object of the present invention is to provide a driving simulator device, a driving simulation method, and a program thereof capable of more finely verifying a simulated operation when looking back at a reproduction screen.

  One aspect of a driving simulator according to the present invention for achieving the above object is a monitor unit for displaying a runway environment animation, a simulated driving operation unit for simulating a driving operation, and an input signal from the simulated driving operation unit And a storage unit for storing the runway environment moving image, and generating a running moving image from the runway environment moving image from the runway environment moving image according to an input signal from the simulated driving operation unit, and performing the simulation operation according to the running movement movie. And a processing unit configured to display the status of an input signal from the simulated driving operation unit of the storage unit in time series when reproducing on the monitor unit.

  Further, according to another aspect of the present invention, a traveling moving image is generated from a running path environment moving image of a storage unit according to an input signal from an input signal from a simulated driving operation unit simulating a driving operation, and displayed on a monitor unit. The input signal from the simulated driving operation unit, which is simulated in accordance with the moving image, is stored in the storage unit, and when the traveling moving image is reproduced on the monitor unit, the simulated driving operation of the storage unit is performed in the monitor unit. It is a driving simulation method which displays the condition of the input signal from the unit in time series.

  Furthermore, according to another aspect of the present invention, a traveling moving image is generated from a running path environment moving image of a storage unit according to an input signal from an input signal from a simulated driving operation unit simulating a driving operation, and displayed on a monitor unit. The input signal from the simulated driving operation unit, which is simulated in accordance with the moving image, is stored in the storage unit, and when the traveling moving image is reproduced on the monitor unit, the simulated driving operation of the storage unit is performed in the monitor unit. It is a program that displays the status of the input signal from the unit in time series.

  The input signal from the simulated driving operation unit, which is simulated in accordance with the traveling moving image, is stored in the storage unit, and when the traveling moving image is reproduced on the monitor unit, the monitoring unit receives the input from the simulated driving operation unit of the storage unit. In order to display the status of the input signal in time series, the operation of the operation unit can be displayed in an analog manner, and the instructor can clearly instruct after the learner confirms the operation content.

It is an appearance perspective view of a driving simulator device of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a control block diagram in a structure of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of explanatory drawing of the road environment moving image of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the reproduction | regeneration screen of the driving | running simulator apparatus of one embodiment of this invention. It is the elements on larger scale in the structure of FIG. It is explanatory drawing of the safety confirmation area in the structure of FIG. It is a flowchart figure at the time of driving simulation of one embodiment of the present invention. It is a flowchart figure at the time of reproduction of a driving simulator device of a 1 embodiment of the present invention. It is explanatory drawing of the reproduction | regeneration screen of the driving | running | working simulator apparatus of the 2nd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the reproduction | regeneration screen of the driving | running simulator apparatus of the 3rd Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing of the reproduction | regeneration screen of the driving | running simulator apparatus of the 4th Embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The embodiments are for understanding the present invention, and the technical scope of the present invention is not limited thereto.

  In particular, in the following embodiments, a two-wheel drive simulator device will be described as a driving simulator device, but in the application of the present invention, other devices such as four wheels, aircraft, ships etc. can be changed by changing the operation unit, seat, etc. It may be a traveling simulator device of a form.

(Operation simulator device)
FIG. 1 is an external perspective view of a driving simulator device according to an embodiment. Although FIG. 1 shows a two-wheel drive simulator as a driving simulator, other driving simulators such as four-wheel, aircraft, and ships are the same.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the driving simulator device has a handle (hand operation unit) 12 which is rotatable on the main body 10, a seat 18, and a display panel 16 for displaying a road environment. Further, in the present embodiment, either of the automatic vehicle (AT) and the manual vehicle (MT) can be selected. An AT / MT changeover switch 14 is provided on the main body 10.

  The handle 12 has a right grip 20, a right lever 22, a left lever 24, and a left grip 26. In the case of AT, the right grip 20 functions as an accelerator, the right lever 22 functions as a front wheel brake, and the left lever functions as a rear wheel brake. In the case of MT, the left grip 26 functions as a clutch lever. Furthermore, a gear change pedal 34 is provided below the seat 18 for MT training.

  In the vicinity of the right grip 20, a starter switch 30 and an engine stop switch 28 are provided. A turn signal switch 32 is provided near the left grip 24.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a driving simulator apparatus according to one embodiment. As shown in FIG. 2, the driving simulator device includes a control device 1, a monitor (display panel) 16, an input operation unit 7 and an output unit 8. In the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the input operation unit 7 includes the steering wheel 12, left and right grips 20 and 26, left and right levers 22 and 24, a gear change pedal 34, a starter switch 30, an engine stop switch 28, and a turn indicator It comprises a switch 32 and an AT / MT changeover switch 14.

  The output unit 8 is configured by a speaker (not shown). The portable terminal device 9 is provided for the instructor to instruct. The portable terminal 9 is a tablet device that displays a reproduced image and performs instruction input such as image reproduction stop and restart.

  On the other hand, the control device 1 includes a central processing unit (CPU) 2 that controls the entire device, a memory (storage unit) 3, a graphic processing unit (GPU) 4, an input / output unit 5, and a communication unit 6. And a bus 7a connecting these.

  The GPU 4 develops image data into three-dimensional drawing data, and causes the display panel 16 to display a road environment moving image. The input / output unit 5 is an input / output interface between the input operation unit 7 and the output unit 8 described above and the CPU 2. The communication unit 6 is for wireless communication with the portable terminal 9.

  The memory 3 stores a road environment moving image storage area 3-1 for storing road environment moving image data described in FIG. 3 and an operation input (time position, operation amount) input from the operation input unit 7 as an event (accelerator, brake) Each time, it has the operation input storage area 3-2 to store, and the gauge display processing area 3-3 which stores the program which performs the display process which displays the gauge as a result of simulating at the time of moving image reproduction.

  FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of a road environment moving image, and shows one scene of the road environment moving image read out from the road environment moving image storage area 3-1 at the time of simulation and displayed. In the moving image, a two-wheeled vehicle (own vehicle) 103 travels in the traveling lane 100 from the front toward the back. Oncoming lanes 104-1, 104-2, and 104-3 travel or park in an opposite lane 102 opposite to the traveling lane 100 with the white line 101 interposed therebetween.

  On this screen, an image 112 of the left rearview mirror, an image 111 of the right rearview mirror, and an image 110 of the speed and the number of rotations are displayed.

  Then, in this road environment scene, there is a possibility that the child 106 may jump out to the traveling lane 100 in response to the beckon of the parent 107 from between the oncoming vehicles 104-2 and 104-3. That is, there is a risk of becoming an obstacle on the traveling lane 100. A user (trainer) operates the above-described operation input unit 7 according to the moving image on the display panel 16 to cause the vehicle 103 to travel. That is, drive simulation is performed.

  In the present embodiment, when the road environment moving image is displayed on the display panel 16, the CPU 2 acquires an operation amount such as an accelerator operation as an analog value and operates the memory 3 according to the occurrence of an event such as an accelerator operation. It is stored in the input storage area 3-2. Then, at the time of reproduction, the analog operation amount is converted into time-series data and stored in the gauge display processing area 3-3, and is superimposed on the reproduced moving image on the display panel 16 and displayed.

(First Embodiment of Driving Simulator Device)
FIG. 4 is an explanatory view of a gauge-displayed playback moving image displayed at the time of playback according to the first embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a partial enlarged view thereof, and FIG. 6 is an explanatory view of the safety confirmation area. FIG. 4 shows a reproduced image at the time of reproduction in the same scene as FIG. In FIG. 4, the same components as those shown in FIG. 3 are indicated by the same symbols.

  In the reproduced image of FIG. 4, the gauge area 120 is displayed superimposed on the simulation image in FIG. 3. The gauge area 120 displays the simulated operation result and the position of the vehicle 103 with the distance from the obstacle as an axis. The gauge area 120 displays the position of the host vehicle at a distance from an obstacle (distance gauge) as the moving image is reproduced, and also displays a history of operations performed as the vehicle progresses.

  Above the gauge area 120, a display window 134 of the current state is provided. The display window 134 in the current state displays the gear position (3 here) of the host vehicle 103, the current traveling speed (26 km / h here), and the dangerous reach distance (11.10 m).

  The gauge area 120 has a distance gauge 124 whose horizontal axis is the distance from the obstacle (in this example, a child) 106. That is, the projection position corresponds to the distance (0 m), and indicates the distance from the projection position in the left direction. In this embodiment, a distance gauge of 10 m to 130 m is provided. On the other hand, the model 130 of the driving vehicle 103 moves along the distance gauge 124. As a result, even if the moving image is three-dimensional, it is possible to recognize the vehicle position of the driving vehicle 103 in the vehicle direction.

  The gauge area 120 has a mark area 121, a section display area 122, a gauge display area 124, and a waveform graph area 123. Description will be made based on FIG. 4 with reference also to FIG.

  First, FIGS. 4 and 5 show an operation example of the AT vehicle, and the operation of the AT vehicle is an accelerator, a front wheel brake, and a rear wheel brake. The section display area 122 displays the section from the point where the accelerator and brake were applied by the accelerator and the brake operation to the point where it does not occur with a bar in time series. For example, in the accelerator, the section from the return start point to the return point is displayed. In the brake, a bar indicates a section from the point at which the brake pad contacts the brake disc and the point at which the brake is applied to the point at which the brake pad is separated from the brake disc and the brake is released.

  That is, the play part of the accelerator and the brake operation is cut. Then, a section where the accelerator is released is displayed by a green bar, a section where the front wheel brake is applied, by a yellow mark, and a section where the rear wheel brake is applied, by a red mark. In FIG. 4, green bars (black in the drawing) 15A-1, 15A-2, 15A-3, 15A-4, 15A-5 are each from the point where the accelerator operation starts returning to the point where the accelerator is returned. , 15A-6.

  In addition, yellow bars (gray in the drawing) 15F-1, 15F-2, 15F-3, and 15F-4 indicate sections of points where the front wheel brake has been returned from the point where the front wheel brake is applied. Further, from the point where the rear wheel brake is applied to the point where the rear wheel brake is returned, red bars (light black in the figure) 15B-1, 15B-2, and 15B-3 are displayed.

  As described above, by displaying the sections operated by the operation in time series, not the point information of the points on the accelerator and the brake, it is possible to grasp the details of the sections actually operated, and more detailed teaching can be performed.

  Next, the identifier (mark) area 121 displays the rough timing position of the operation by a mark (down arrow) and the type of the operation by an attribute (for example, color). The identifier area 121 serves to identify the section display area 122. In FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, in relation to the section display by the bar, the point at which the accelerator is released is indicated by a green mark, the point at which the front wheel brake is released is indicated by a yellow mark, and the point at which the rear wheel brake is released is red. Display with a mark.

  In this embodiment, not the point at which the accelerator operation is started but the point at which the accelerator is released is indicated by green marks 13A-1, 13A-2, 13A-3, 13A-4, 13A-5, 13A-6. Also, the yellow marks 13F-1, 13F-2, 13F-3, 13F-4 indicate the points at which the front wheel brake has been applied, not the points at which the front wheel brake operation has been started. Furthermore, not the point at which the operation of the rear wheel brake is started but the point at which the rear wheel brake has been applied are indicated by red marks 13B-1, 13B-2, and 13B-3.

  Thereby, it is possible to visually recognize the section where the accelerator is released and the brake is applied. Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the number of operations is indicated by numbers in the mark. For example, for each of the green marks 13A-1, 13A-2, 13A-3, 13A-4, 13A-5, 13A-6, which are points where the accelerator is released, "1" which is the number of times the accelerator is released, “2”, “3”, “4”, “5”, “6” are displayed.

  By this frequency display, at the time of reproduction, the instructor and the teacher can share smoothly and accurately which accelerator return and brake point are to be targeted, and smooth instruction can be performed.

  In addition, by the mark display, it can be determined at which position the operation is concentrated. For example, it is assumed that the danger sensitivity is sharper as the operation point is concentrated at the left position in the figure, and the danger sensitivity is duller as it goes to the right.

  Next, the waveform graph area 123 will be described. The waveform graph area 123 displays the amount of operation graphically in time series. In the embodiment of FIGS. 4 and 5, the waveform graph area 123 has a scale from 0% to 100% of the manipulated variable on the vertical axis. Similarly to the bar display area, the waveform graph area 123 is related to the operation point mark, and displays an analog operation amount in a section from the point where the operation is started to the point where the operation is finished in a line graph. For example, the amount of accelerator operation at the point where the accelerator is released from the point where the accelerator operation is started is indicated by green broken line (black in the illustration) 16A-1, 16A-2, 16A-3, 16A-4, 16A-5, 16A- Display with 6.

  In addition, the amount of brake operation at the point where the front wheel brake is returned from the point where the operation of the front wheel brake is started is displayed as a yellow broken line (gray in the figure) 16F-1, 16F-2, 16F-3, 16F-4. . Furthermore, the amount of brake operation from the point where the operation of the rear wheel brake is started to the point where the operation of the rear wheel brake is finished is indicated by red broken lines (light black in the illustration) 16B-1, 16B-2, 16B-3. indicate.

  In this way, by displaying in time series the analog operation amount of the section actually operated instead of the point information of the accelerator and the brake, it is possible to grasp the strength of the accelerator and the brake, and teach the more subtle operation of the learner It will be possible to teach.

  As shown in FIG. 5, in the present embodiment, a safety confirmation area 132 is provided. The safety confirmation area 132 is provided with an end point (10 m here) before the position (0 m) at which it collides with the obstacle 106. The end point is set to the last point where the last danger can be avoided.

  And the starting point of the safety confirmation area 132 is not the starting position of the section where the target obstacle is visible, but the starting point of the situation which is considered to be highly likely to generate an obstacle that may obstruct the course. That is, in the safety confirmation area 132, the display position of the safety confirmation area is fixedly determined for each scenario of risk prediction.

  For example, as shown in FIG. 6, vehicles 104-4 to 104-7 stop at the opposite lane 102 facing the own lane 100 across the white line 101 in front of the intersection 113. For this reason, when traveling vehicles from the lanes 108 and 109 from the intersection 113 can not be visually recognized as well as between the vehicles 104-4 to 104-7, the vehicles from the lanes 108 and 109 at the intersection 113 and the jumping out of human beings There is a danger of

  For this reason, in the present embodiment, the start point St of the confirmation area 132 is fixed in front of the oncoming vehicle 104-4 (lower side in the drawing) and the end point End in the vicinity of the intersection 113. That is, in the present embodiment, the display position of the safety confirmation area is fixedly determined for each scenario of risk prediction. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the safety confirmation area 132 does not dynamically change the display position by determining whether the actual target obstacle is visible as in the prior art.

  Further, in the present embodiment, it is not the situation that it is likely that the obstacle that may obstruct the route is likely to occur, not whether or not the target obstacle can be visually recognized (for example, an on-street parked vehicle, as shown in FIG. The safety confirmation area is set depending on whether or not a bad intersection, a large vehicle that stops in the opposite lane of the intersection, etc.) can be viewed.

  That is, in this embodiment, the safety confirmation area 132 is set to indicate a section extending from the timing at which the "prediction of the sign" becomes visible to the timing at which the actual "sign" becomes visible.

  Then, in the embodiment, the safety confirmation area 132 is displayed as a distance display on the gauge area 120 as an area displayed by the orange gradation semi-transparent together with the wording of the confirmation area. Yellow straight lines are displayed at the start and end positions. Therefore, it becomes easy to recognize which position the safety confirmation area 132 is at with respect to the vehicle position at the time of reproduction.

  Furthermore, in the safety confirmation area 132, the degree of danger goes from the right side (end point) in FIG. 5 where the degree of danger is high (end point) to the start point where the degree of danger weakens, and the orange semi-transparent color is lightened. For this reason, it becomes easy to recognize which position in the safety confirmation area 132 with respect to the vehicle position at the time of reproduction.

  Also, as shown in FIG. 5, it is desirable that the gauge area 120 be displayed translucent to the background. This makes it possible to visually recognize the background and prevent the loss of realism during reproduction.

Furthermore, braking operations often overlap on the front and rear wheels. For this reason, the graphs of the front wheel brake and the rear wheel brake may overlap in the graph display area 123 and it may be difficult to distinguish. For example, in FIG. 5, the front wheel brake bars 15F-2 and 15F-3 are displayed overlapping the rear wheel brake bars, and the front wheel brake marks 13F-2 and 13F-3 overlap the rear wheel brake marks. Is displayed. For this reason, it is desirable to make it easy to distinguish the front wheel brake and rear wheel brake graphs by displaying one of the front wheel brake and rear wheel brake graphs by a solid line and the other by a dotted line.
(Gauge display process of driving simulator device)
FIG. 7 is a flowchart of gauge processing at the time of moving image display (during simulation) according to the embodiment of this invention. The process will be described with reference to FIG.

  (S10) The CPU 2 receives the driving simulation start instruction (the operation of the starter switch 30 in FIG. 1), reads the road environment moving image 3-1 in the memory 3, and transfers it to the GPU 4. The GPU 4 converts the moving image into display data and causes the display panel 16 to display the data as shown in FIG.

  (S11) The CPU 2 determines whether an operation event from the input operation unit 7 has occurred. If it is determined that an operation event has not occurred, the process waits for the occurrence of the operation event. In this embodiment, since the AT car is described as an example, the operation event is an accelerator return operation and a left and right brake operation. In the case of an MT car, clutch operation and gear change operation are further added. When the input / output unit 5 connected to the input operation unit 7 detects an operation amount whose analog amount exceeds “0”, the event occurrence is notified to the CPU 2.

  (S12) The CPU 2 acquires the occurrence position when receiving the event occurrence notification.

  (S13) The operation input storage area 3-2 of the memory 3 has operation amount storage areas for the accelerator, the front wheel brake, and the rear wheel brake. The CPU 2 acquires the analog operation amount in the operation amount storage area of the type in which the event has occurred from the input operation unit 7 through the input / output unit 5, and sequentially stores the analog operation amount together with the occurrence position.

  (S14) The CPU 2 determines whether the operation event from the input operation unit 5 has ended. If it is determined that the operation event has not ended, the process returns to step S13. When the input operation unit 7 detects the operation amount returned to the analog amount “0”, the input operation unit 7 notifies the CPU 2 of the end of the event through the input / output unit 5.

  (S15) The CPU 2 ends the end position when receiving the event end notification. The CPU 2 stores the end position in the operation amount storage area of the type in which the event has occurred.

  (S16) The CPU 2 determines whether the road environment animation has ended. When the display of the road environment moving image has not ended, the CPU 2 returns to step S11.

  (S17) When the display of the road environment moving image ends, the CPU 2 ends this process.

  In addition, the moving image display change process accompanying the steering wheel operation as a simulation, an accelerator, and a brake operation is abbreviate | omitted here.

  As described above, at the time of moving image simulation, the analog operation amount of the accelerator and the brake of the input operation unit 7 is acquired and stored in the memory 3.

  FIG. 8 is a flowchart of gauge processing at the time of moving image reproduction according to the embodiment of this invention. The process will be described with reference to FIG.

  (S20) The CPU 2 receives the reproduction start instruction. In this example, reproduction start is instructed via the communication unit 6 from the screen of the portable terminal 9 held by the instructor.

  (S21) The CPU 2 reads the occurrence position, the end position, and the operation amount of each event from the operation input storage area 3-2 of the memory 3.

  (S22) The CPU 2 sets the gauge 120 with the distance gauge 124 in the work area of the memory 3, and sets the safety confirmation area 132 fixedly determined here.

  (S23) The CPU 2 provides the mark area 121 in the gauge area 120, and assigns an identifier (mark) to the mark area 121. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, the mark of each color and the number (the identifier of the downward arrow) is written in the mark area 121 at the end point position of the accelerator and the front and rear wheel brakes.

  (S24) The CPU 2 provides the bar display area 122 in the gauge area 120, and writes bars of the respective colors in the section from the effective generation position of the accelerator and front and rear wheel brakes to the end position in the bar display area 122.

  (S25) The CPU 2 provides the waveform graph area 123 in the gauge. The CPU 2 creates a time-series line graph of the section from the effective generation positions of the accelerator and the front and rear wheel brakes to the end positions from the accelerator, the generation positions of the front and rear wheel brakes, and the end positions and the operation amounts therebetween. Then, the CPU 2 writes the accelerator and the front and rear wheel brakes in their respective colors in the waveform graph area 123.

  (S26) The CPU 2 superimposes and displays the created gauge area 120 on the reproduced moving image via the GPU 4, and moves and displays the own vehicle model 130 in the mark area as the reproduced moving image progresses.

  (S27) The CPU 2 determines whether a reproduction stop instruction has been issued. As described above, the instructor holds the portable terminal 9. The portable terminal 9 displays a reproduction moving image and a gauge from the start of reproduction. The instructor sees this and gives guidance. In this case, the instructor instructs the portable terminal 9 to stop the reproduction in order to particularly give instructions in detail.

  (S28) If the CPU 2 determines that there is a reproduction stop instruction from the portable terminal 9, the moving image reproduction of the display panel 16 and the portable terminal 9 is stopped, and a still image at a certain point is obtained. In this state, the instructor can give detailed instructions to the learner while referring to the display of the gauge 120 described above.

  (S29) When the instructor teaches the learner, the instructor instructs the portable terminal 9 to restart reproduction.

  (S30) Thus, the CPU 2 resumes the reproduction and maintains the moving image reproduction.

  As described above, by displaying the mark of the mark area 121 of the gauge 120, it is possible to visually recognize the operation point at which the accelerator is released and the brake is applied. As for the contents of the training, it is assumed that the more sensitive the mark is to the operation point at the left position in FIG. 4, the more sensitive to the danger, and the more to the right, the more dangerous to the danger. In addition, it is possible to instruct whether the position where the accelerator or brake has been applied is appropriate depending on the type of mark and the number of times.

  Also, by displaying the section actually operated effectively instead of the point information of the point on the accelerator and the brake by the bar display of the bar display area 122, the section can be grasped, and more detailed teaching and teaching becomes possible. .

  Furthermore, by displaying the analog operation amount of the section actually operated including the play instead of the point information of the accelerator and the brake, the operation amount of the operation of the learner can be grasped more visually, and the operation amount is also taught Instruction will be possible.

  Moreover, in the safety confirmation area 132, the display position of the safety confirmation area 132 is fixedly determined for each scenario of risk prediction. Therefore, in the present embodiment, the safety confirmation area 132 does not dynamically change the display position by determining whether the actual target obstacle is visible as in the prior art. Therefore, the safety confirmation area 132 can be set for various risk prediction scenarios. Conversely, various risk prediction scenarios can be set for animation, which contributes to the diversity of training content.

(Second Embodiment of Driving Simulator Device)
FIG. 9 is a screen view of a second embodiment of the driving simulator in the configuration of FIGS. 1 to 4. In FIG. 9, the same components as those shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are indicated by the same symbols. Also, in FIG. 9, the hardware configuration is the same as that of FIG. 1 and FIG. 9 is different from FIG. 4 in that mark area 121 and bar display area 122 are deleted from gauge area area 120.

  As shown in FIG. 9, in the reproduced image, as in FIG. 4, the gauge area 120 is displayed superimposed on the simulation image. The gauge area 120 displays the simulated operation result and the position of the vehicle 103 with the distance from the obstacle as an axis. The gauge 120 displays the position of the host vehicle as a distance from an obstacle (distance gauge) as the moving image is played back, and also displays the history of operations performed as the vehicle progresses.

  Above the area of the gauge 120, a display window 134 of the current state is provided. The display window 134 in the current state displays the gear position (3 here) of the host vehicle 103, the current traveling speed (26 km / h here), and the dangerous reach distance (11.10 m).

  The gauge area 120 has a gauge display area 124 whose horizontal axis is the distance from the obstacle (in this example, a child) 106. That is, the projection position corresponds to the distance (0 m), and indicates the distance from the projection position in the left direction. In this embodiment, a distance gauge of 10 m to 130 m is provided. On the other hand, the model 130 of the driving vehicle 103 moves along the distance gauge 124. As a result, even if the moving image is three-dimensional, it is possible to recognize the vehicle position of the mobile vehicle 1 in the vehicle direction.

  In FIG. 9, the gauge area 120 has a gauge display area 124 and a waveform graph area 123.

  The waveform graph area 123 displays the amount of operation graphically in time series. Also in the embodiment of FIG. 9, the waveform graph area 123 has a scale from 0% of the operation amount to 100% of the operation amount on the vertical axis. The waveform graph area 123 displays, in a line graph, analog operation amounts in a section from the point at which the operation is started to the point at which the operation is ended. For example, the amount of accelerator operation at the point where the accelerator is returned from the point where the accelerator operation is started is indicated by green broken lines (black in the drawing) 16A-1, 16A-2, 16A-3, 16A-4, 16A-5, 16A-6. Display with.

  In addition, the amount of brake operation at the point where the operation of the front wheel brake is ended from the point where the operation of the front wheel brake is started is indicated by the yellow broken line (gray in the illustration) 16F-1, 16F-2, 16F-3, 16F-4. indicate. Further, the amount of brake operation from the point at which the operation of the rear wheel brake is started to the point at which the rear wheel brake is applied is indicated by red (white in the figure) broken lines 16B-1, 16B-2, 16B-3.

  In this way, by displaying the analog operation amount of the section actually operated instead of the point information of the point on the accelerator and brake, it is possible to visually grasp the details of the operation of the learner, and more detailed teaching can be performed. It becomes.

  Further, even if the mark area 121 and the bar display area 122 are not provided, it is possible to visually recognize the start point and the end point of the accelerator and the brake and the section between them from the line graph of the waveform graph area 123. Therefore, the operation can be displayed easily.

(Third Embodiment of Driving Simulator Device)
FIG. 10 is a screen view of a third embodiment of the driving simulator in the configuration of FIGS. 1 to 4. In FIG. 10, the same components as those shown in FIGS. 3, 4 and 10 are indicated by the same symbols. Further, in FIG. 10, the hardware configuration is the same as that of FIGS. 1 and 2, and the description will be omitted. 10 is different from FIG. 9 in that the line graph area 123 is divided and displayed for each of the accelerator and the front and rear wheel brakes.

  As shown in FIG. 10, in the reproduced image, as in FIG. 4, the gauge area 120 is displayed superimposed on the simulation image. The gauge area 120 displays the simulated operation result and the position of the vehicle 103 with the distance from the obstacle as an axis. The gauge area 120 displays the position 130 of the host vehicle at a distance from an obstacle (distance gauge) as the moving image is played back, and also displays a history of operations performed as the vehicle progresses.

  Above the gauge area 120, a display window 134 of the current state is provided. The display window 134 in the current state displays the gear position of the vehicle 103 (here, “3”), the current traveling speed (here, 26 km / h), and the dangerous reach distance (11.10 m).

  The gauge area 120 has a distance gauge 124 whose horizontal axis is the distance from the obstacle (in this example, a child) 106. That is, the projection position corresponds to the distance (0 m), and indicates the distance from the projection position in the left direction. In this embodiment, a distance gauge of 10 m to 130 m is provided. On the other hand, the model 130 of the driving vehicle 103 moves along the distance gauge 124. As a result, even if the moving image is three-dimensional, it is possible to recognize the vehicle position of the mobile vehicle 1 in the vehicle direction.

  In FIG. 10, the gauge area 120 is not provided with the mark area 121 and the bar display area 122, and has a gauge display area 124 and a waveform graph area 123. The waveform graph area 123 is divided into an acceleration waveform graph area 123-1, a front wheel (front) brake waveform graph area 123-2, and a rear wheel (rear) brake area 123-3.

  As described above, the waveform graph area 123 displays the manipulated variables in time series. Also in the embodiment of FIG. 10, the three areas 123-1, 123-2, 123-3 of the waveform graph area 123 have scales from 0% of the operation amount to 100% of the operation amount on the vertical axis. The three areas 123-1, 123-2, 123-3 of the waveform graph area 123 are line graphs of analog operation amounts in a section from the point where the accelerator, front wheel and rear wheel brake operations are started to the point where the operation is finished. Display with. For example, in the accelerator waveform graph area 123-1, the accelerator operation amount at the point where the accelerator is returned from the point where the accelerator operation is started is indicated by green broken line 16A-1, 16A-2, 16A-3, 16A-4, 16A-5. , 16A-6.

  In the front wheel brake waveform graph area 123-2, the brake operation amount at the point where the front wheel brake is applied from the point where the operation of the front wheel brake is started is indicated by yellow broken line 16F-1, 16F-2, 16F-3, 16F-. Display with 4. Furthermore, in the rear wheel brake waveform graph area 123-3, the amount of brake operation from the point at which the operation of the rear wheel brake is started to the point at which the operation of the rear wheel brake is finished is red broken line 16B-1, 16B-2, Display at 16B-3.

  In this way, by displaying the analog operation amount of the section actually operated instead of the point information of the point on the accelerator and brake, it is possible to visually grasp the details of the operation of the learner, and more detailed teaching can be performed. It becomes.

  Further, even if the mark area 121 and the bar display area 122 are not provided, it is possible to visually recognize the accelerator, the start and the end of the brake, and the section between them from the line graph of the line graph area 123.

  Furthermore, as compared with FIG. 9, since the accelerator and the front and rear wheel brakes are displayed individually, it is possible to visually recognize the accelerator, the start of the brake, the end point, the section between them, and the operation amount.

Fourth Embodiment of Driving Simulator Device
FIG. 11 is a screen view of a fourth embodiment of the driving simulator in the configuration of FIGS. 1 to 4. In FIG. 11, the same components as those shown in FIGS. 3 and 4 are indicated by the same symbols. Also, in FIG. 11, the hardware configuration is the same as that of FIG. 1 and FIG. 11 is different from FIG. 4 in that the model 130 of the own vehicle is always displayed at the center position of the screen in the display of the gauge area 120 regardless of the change in the moving image. Further, in this embodiment, the mark area 121 and the bar display area 122 are deleted from the gauge area area 120.

  As shown in FIG. 11, in the reproduced image, as in FIG. 4, the gauge area 120 is displayed superimposed on the simulation image. The gauge area 120 displays the simulated operation result and the position of the vehicle 103 with the distance from the obstacle as an axis. The gauge area 120 displays the position of the host vehicle at a distance from an obstacle (distance gauge) as the moving image is reproduced, and also displays a history of operations performed as the vehicle progresses.

  Above the gauge area 120, a display window 134 of the current state is provided. The display window 134 in the current state displays the gear position (3 here) of the host vehicle 103, the current traveling speed (26 km / h here), and the dangerous reach distance (11.10 m).

  The gauge area 120 has a distance gauge 124 whose horizontal axis is the distance from the obstacle (in this example, a child) 106. That is, the projection position corresponds to the distance (0 m), and indicates the distance from the projection position in the left direction. In this embodiment, a distance gauge of 10 m to 130 m is provided.

  In this embodiment, the model 130 of the driving vehicle 103 moves relative to the distance gauge 124. That is, the gauge area 120 itself moves from left to right, and the host vehicle model 130 is always displayed at the center position of the screen. By this, it is possible to bring the attention point to the center position of the image. Therefore, the viewpoint change is reduced when the moving image changes, and the vehicle position 130 of the moving vehicle 103 can be recognized in the vehicle direction.

  Also in FIG. 11, the gauge area 120 is not provided with the mark area 121 and the bar display area 122, and has a gauge display area 124 and a waveform graph area 123.

  The waveform graph area 123 displays the amount of operation graphically in time series. Also in the embodiment of FIG. 9, the waveform graph area 123 has a scale from 0% of the operation amount to 100% of the operation amount on the vertical axis. The waveform graph area 123 displays, in a line graph, analog operation amounts in a section from the point at which the operation is started to the point at which the operation is ended. For example, the amount of accelerator operation at the point where the accelerator is returned from the point where the accelerator operation is started is displayed by green broken lines (black in the figure) 16A-3, 16A-4, 16A-5, 16A-6.

  In addition, the amount of brake operation at the point where the front wheel brake is applied from the point where the operation of the front wheel brake is started is displayed as a yellow broken line (gray in the figure) 16F-4. Furthermore, the amount of brake operation from the point where the operation of the rear wheel brake is started to the point where the rear wheel brake is applied is displayed by a red broken line (white in the figure) 16B-3.

  As described above, since the vehicle model 130 is always displayed at the center position of the screen, it is possible to bring the attention point to the center position of the image. Therefore, the viewpoint change is reduced when the moving image changes, and the own vehicle position of the driving vehicle 103 can be recognized in the vehicle direction.

(Other embodiments)
In the above description, the gauge area 120 is described by the combination of the mark display area 121, the gauge display area 124, the section display area 122, and the waveform graph area 123, and the combination of the gauge display area 124 and the waveform graph area 123. However, the combination of the mark display area 121 and the section display area 122 may be used.

  In addition, although the section display bar and the line graph have been described as the time series display, it is possible to adopt a form in which other analog quantities are displayed.

  And although a driving simulator device was explained by a two-wheel driving simulator device, it is applicable also to a four-wheel driving simulator device. Furthermore, it can apply also to the run simulator of an aircraft and a ship.

  Further, in the embodiment of FIGS. 10 and 11, the mark area 121 and the bar display area 122 described in FIG. 4 may be provided. Furthermore, the instructor's mobile terminal may not be provided, and resumption etc. may be instructed from the simulator device body.

  The input signal from the simulated driving operation unit, which is simulated in accordance with the traveling moving image, is stored in the storage unit, and when the traveling moving image is reproduced on the monitor unit, the monitoring unit receives the input from the simulated driving operation unit of the storage unit. In order to display the status of the input signal in time series, the operation of the operation unit can be displayed in an analog manner, and the instructor can clearly instruct after the learner confirms the operation content.

1 Controller 2 CPU
3 Memory (storage unit)
3-1 Road environment video storage area 3-2 Operation input storage area 3-3 Gauge display processing area 4 GPU
Reference Signs List 5 input / output unit 6 communication unit 7 input operation unit 7a bus 8 output unit 9 mobile terminal 10 driving simulator main body 12 handle 14 AT / MT changeover switch 16 display panel 18 seat 20 right grip 22 right lever 24 left lever 26 left grip 28 Engine stop switch 30 Starter switch 32 Direction indicator switch 34 Gear change pedal 103 Own vehicle 104-1, 104-2, 104-3 Oncoming vehicle 106 Obstacle (child)
120 gauge area 121 mark area 122 bar display area 123 waveform graph area 124 distance gauge 130 model of own vehicle 132 safety confirmation area

Claims (10)

Monitor for displaying runway environment animation,
A simulated driving operation unit for simulating a driving operation;
A storage unit for storing an input signal from the simulated driving operation unit and the runway environment moving image;
The monitor unit generates the traveling moving image from the traveling route environment moving image according to an input signal from the simulated driving operation unit, and reproduces the traveling moving image on the monitor unit after performing the simulation operation according to the traveling moving image. And a processing unit for displaying the status of the input signal from the simulated driving operation unit of the storage unit in time series. In claim 1,
The said processing part displays an analog signal graphically among the input signals from the said simulation driving | operation operation part, The driving simulator apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. In claim 2,
The said processing part isolates several analog signal among the input signals from the said simulation driving | operation operation part for every signal, and displays it graphically. In claim 2,
A driving simulator apparatus, wherein the processing unit displays a plurality of analog signals among the input signals from the simulated driving operation unit with different display attributes. In claims 1 to 4,
The said processing part is a driving | running simulator apparatus characterized by displaying so that a self-vehicle position may be relatively moved according to the said driving | running | working moving image in the said time-sequential display part. In claim 5,
The processing unit displays a distance gauge together with the time-series display, and displays the vehicle position so as to move relative to the traveling gauge according to the traveling moving image. . In claims 1 to 6,
A driving simulator apparatus characterized in that the processing unit displays a section from the start to the end of an input signal along with the time-series display. In claims 1 to 7,
The said processing part displays the safety confirmation area for confirming safety progress on the said time-sequential display area, The driving simulator apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. According to an input signal from an input signal from a simulated driving operation unit for simulating a driving operation, a traveling moving image is generated from a running path environment moving image of the storage unit and displayed on the monitor unit,
Storing in the storage unit an input signal from the simulated driving operation unit subjected to the simulated operation according to the traveling moving image;
A method of driving simulation, comprising displaying the status of an input signal from the simulated driving operation unit of the storage unit on the monitor unit when reproducing the traveling moving image on the monitor unit. According to an input signal from an input signal from a simulated driving operation unit for simulating a driving operation, a traveling moving image is generated from a running path environment moving image of the storage unit and displayed on the monitor unit,
Storing in the storage unit an input signal from the simulated driving operation unit subjected to the simulated operation according to the traveling moving image;
A program for causing a computer to execute, in time series, displaying the status of an input signal from the simulated driving operation unit of the storage unit on the monitor unit when reproducing the traveling moving image on the monitor unit.