JPS58125081A - Operation instructing apparatus - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] This invention relates to improvement of a driving training tool.20 A simulated driver's cab, a CRT display and a ray device for projecting necessary images on the front of the simulated driver's cab are provided. The driving training tools containing the same are well known.

However, if only the simulated visual field image is displayed on the CRT display device, the explanation of the lesson content cannot be fully understood, and this is particularly inappropriate for beginners' training. Therefore, a method was proposed in which a simulated field of view image and a lesson content explanation image are alternatively displayed on a CRT display device as needed (for example, Japanese Patent Publication No. 18619/1983). However, even with this method, when performing a simulated driving in the simulated driver's cab, the content of the display is only the simulated visibility image, and the training content explanation image has disappeared, and it is difficult to recall the disappeared explanation content. However, there remains the problem of having to perform simulated driving. Therefore, it would be ideal if the training content explanation images could also be used to simulate driving. However, for this reason, adding a CRT would not only be a nuisance, but would also increase the cost of the training equipment, since the user would have to simultaneously view the geographically separated explanation of the training content and the simulated field of view accompanying the simulated driving. This is also undesirable.

Therefore, the inventor of this invention came up with the idea that if a training content explanation image could be embedded in a part of the simulated visual field image, it would be possible to provide a teaching tool suitable for beginners that would solve the above-mentioned problems. , which led to the completion of this invention.

Embodiments of this invention will be described in detail below with reference to the drawings. First, please refer to Figure 1.

W is a well-known simulated driver's cab, and in the case of a driving training tool, for example, it is equipped with the same equipment as the actual vehicle, such as a seat, steering wheel, accelerator, brake, and clutch pedals.

C is a known C provided facing the front of the simulated driver's cab W.
It is an RT display device.

Reference numeral S denotes a simulated visual field image output means that allows the visual field image from the driver to be changed in various ways in connection with the operation of each of the above-mentioned equipment of the driver's cab W. The details of this image output means S will not be described in detail since it is well known in conventional teaching tools.

① is a well-known VTR, which records the instructional content explanation images sequentially in advance. OMl is the first field memory i, and M2 is the second field memory, both of which are connected to the output signal of the VTRV. Ru.

F is a fitting means. When the means F is activated, a video signal of an embedded image, which will be described later, is inputted to the CRTC, or when the means F is not activated, the output video signal of the image output means S is directly inputted to the CRTC.

Then, the output video signal from the VTRV is stored in the memo IJM.
One field is alternately written to and read from I and M2, and is inputted to the fitting means F.

In the means F, the image recorded on the VTRV (the so-called sub-signal) can be reduced and fitted into a part (eg, upper left) of the image (the so-called main signal) produced by the image output means S.

The details of these image insets are well known (for example, in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No.
6-56082, etc.), so it will not be described in detail.

5 CO is a well-known computer, and is configured to be able to command the selection and switching of images of the VTRV, and the activation and deactivation of the fitting means F, according to a system program inputted in advance.

Next, the operation of the above embodiment will be described.

Now, the computer CO instructs the VTRV to call up a certain lesson content explanation image, and the VTRV outputs a video signal of that image. On the other hand, computer C4\0 is assumed to have issued a command to means F to act.

Make a note of the VTRV output video signal! J M1 + M2, the image is read out sequentially, and its vertical and horizontal dimensions are reduced to 1/3, inserted into the upper left corner of the output image from the image output means S, and input to the CRTC.

Therefore, the trainee in the driver's cab W looks at the image explaining the training content using the video signal from the VTRV, which is inserted in the upper left part of the CRTC, and while being satisfied, operates each equipment of the driver's cab W by himself. Practice while judging the suitability of your own operations by comparing them with the changing simulated field of view images. In addition, according to instructions from the computerized CO, the training content explanation images change sequentially according to the training stage, and depending on each, the trainee can
Operate each piece of equipment.

As the trainee becomes more proficient, the computer co can also deactivate the means F halfway and operate each piece of equipment in the driver's cab W without looking at the explanatory image.

In the above explanation, since the explanation image was fitted above the simulated visibility image, that is, in the part that practically does not change, the explanation image remains inserted and the driver's cab W.
Even if you manipulate the , there is no substantial effect on the changing portion of the simulated field of view image, and there is no problem.

In addition, changing the image of the VTRV and activating and deactivating the means F may be performed manually instead of using the pre-programmed computer co.

Next, with reference to FIG. 2, another embodiment will be described mainly regarding differences from the previous embodiment.

In this embodiment, a well-known so-called chromakey method is applied.

7 In other words, the images that are pre-recorded on the VTRV are recorded with the training content explanation image reduced in size in the upper left portion Vl as shown in the figure. The other portions V2 are of a single color (for example, black).

The inset means F in this embodiment is a chromakey composition means, and combines the output of the simulated visual field image output means S and the VTR.
and the output of V. That is, among the output information of the VTRV, the output information from the means S is outputted for the monochrome portion, and the output information of the VTRV is outputted for the other portions, and the output information is outputted to the CRTC. Thus, in the CRTC, the training content explanation image is inserted into the upper left part of the simulated visual field image, as in the previous embodiment.

In this embodiment, instead of deactivating the means F, the same effect can be expected if the output video of the VTRV is made only in a single color.

Furthermore, the inset image at the upper left of the image of means S is what can be implemented.

Other configurations and functions are the same as those of the previous embodiment, and therefore will not be described in detail.

Furthermore, in the embodiment shown in FIG. 1, the upper part (for example, 1/4 area) of the simulated visibility image is set as a fixed image, and the VTRV image is output so that this part can change to a mountain, the sea, a town, etc. If necessary, an image explaining the lesson content may be displayed.

In addition to these embodiments, the technical scope of the present invention also includes the replacement of each structure with equivalents within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention.

As mentioned above, this invention's flight training tool displays simulated field of view images on most of the 9.1 CRT display devices.
In addition, we have made it possible to display and display images explaining the lesson content in each section, so that it can be used by everyone from beginners to experts.
Educational tools that are widely applicable can be provided at low cost. Therefore, it is highly effective as a training tool for driving automobiles, ships, aircraft, etc.

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[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIGS. 1 and 2 are block diagrams showing different embodiments of the present invention. W: Simulated driver's cab, C: CRT display device,
S...Simulated visual field image output means, F...Inset means, ■...VTR (teaching content explanation image output means). Applicant ShinMaywa Industries Co., Ltd. Agent Tadashi Upper Left (and 1 other person) Figure 1 Figure 2

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) In a driving training tool that includes a simulated driver's cab and a CRT display device designed to project necessary images on the front of the simulated driver's cab, the image signal for the CR'I' display device is The driving training tool is an output signal of an image output means and an output means of a training content explanation image to be inserted into a part of the simulated visual field image via an insertion means. (2) The driving training tool according to claim 1, wherein the substantially stationary part of the upper part of the simulated visual field image is the part. (3) The driving training tool according to claim 1, wherein the training content explanation image is not inserted if necessary.