KR20220063942A - An apparatus for displaying information of battlefield based on augumented reality - Google Patents

Abstract

Provided is an apparatus for displaying battlefield information based on augmented reality (AR) to increase combat ability and secure survival ability of a combatant. According to the present invention, the apparatus comprises: a GPS module configured to determine information about a combatant's current location; a direction sensor determining the facing direction of the combatant; a distance measurement module configured to measure a distance to a shooting or hitting target; a thermal imaging module configured to generate a thermal image for the facing direction of the combatant; a communication module configured to transmit and receive data to and from a command and control room server associated with the combatant; and a display unit configured to be disposed on the front side of the combatant's eyeballs and display information about at least one of the current position, the facing direction, the distance, or the thermal image.

Description

A device for displaying battlefield information based on augmented reality to improve combat power and secure survivability of combat personnel {AN APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION OF BATTLEFIELD BASED ON AUGUMENTED REALITY}

The present invention relates to a display device, and more particularly, to a device for displaying battlefield information based on augmented reality.

In modern warfare, due to the rapid development of military science and technology, the operation of complex weapon systems to which technological elements such as information communication, sensors, and guided navigation technology are applied is becoming common. In addition, it is expected that a network-oriented operational environment will be created that requires high interoperability between combat elements and rapid operation speed. Under these circumstances, it is essential for combat personnel on the battlefield to quickly and visually acquire battlefield information in order to improve their combat power and secure their survivability. Display of battlefield information that makes combat personnel aware of battlefield information including important real-time situations, but that manipulation or control actions to obtain the information, and restrictions for transmitting the information do not adversely affect actions on the battlefield The development of the system is required.

Korea Patent Publication No. 2016-0022482 ("Range Military Training Monitoring System", Korea Electronics Research Institute)

An object of the present invention for solving the above problems is to improve the combat power of combat personnel by enabling the combat personnel to easily recognize at least one of battlefield information such as the current position and the opposite direction, the distance to the target and the thermal image, and It is to provide a device for displaying augmented reality-based battlefield information for realizing an Augmented Reality (AR)-based battlefield information display system that can secure survivability.

However, the problem to be solved by the present invention is not limited thereto, and may be variously expanded without departing from the spirit and scope of the present invention.

A device for displaying battlefield information based on augmented reality to improve combat power and secure survivability of combat personnel according to an embodiment of the present invention for achieving the above object a GPS module configured to determine information for; a direction sensor for determining the opposing direction of a combatant wearing the device; a distance measuring module configured to measure a distance to a shooting or striking target; a thermal imaging module configured to generate a thermal image of an opposing direction of a combatant wearing the device; a communication module configured to transmit and receive data to and from a command and control room server associated with the combatant; and a display unit disposed in front of the combat personnel's eyeballs and configured to display information about at least one of the current position, the opposite direction, a distance, or a thermal image.

According to one aspect, the display unit displays information on the opposite direction in the opposite direction display area, and displays information on a reference direction most similar to the current opposite direction among a plurality of reference directions including east, west, north, and south, and displays the current facing direction. designate the first error as a positive number in response to a determination that a direction has a first error in a first direction from the most similar reference direction, wherein the current opposing direction is in a direction opposite the first direction from the most similar reference direction and indicate the second error as a negative number in response to a determination that there is a second error in the second direction.

According to one aspect, the apparatus for displaying battlefield information based on the augmented reality is configured to operate in a map mode or an image mode, and the display unit is disposed adjacent to the opposite direction display area in the map mode and display a coordinate value for the current location in a current location display area, and display an identification mark indicating the current location in an image display area and a map screen including the current location, in the video mode, the thermal image It may be configured to display at least one of a thermal image generated by the module for the opposite direction of a combatant wearing the device and a distance to the shooting or hitting target measured by the distance measuring module.

According to one aspect, the display unit is configured to display, in the image mode, a target identification mark indicating the shooting or hitting target at a predetermined position of the display unit, and the distance measuring module is a target overlapping the target identification mark and the device may be configured to measure a distance.

According to one aspect, the display position of the target identification mark in the display unit is configured to be adjusted in response to a user input through an input unit, and the distance measuring module is configured to adjust the display position in response to a user input for adjusting the display position. The display position of the target identification mark may be configured to be automatically aligned to face the indicated object.

According to one aspect, the apparatus for displaying battlefield information based on the augmented reality includes a fastening part configured to be detachably attached to the rail on the side of the military helmet, and the GPS module, the direction sensor, the distance measurement module, the thermal imaging module, or a body unit including at least one of the communication modules; a glass unit including the display unit and the display unit supporting unit; and a shaft connecting the body unit and the glass unit and configured to have flexibility.

According to one aspect, the glass unit has a nose support configured to be in contact with the nose of a combatant wearing the device, and the flexibility of the shaft part is improved while the fastening part is attached to the rail of the military helmet. It may be configured to prevent shaking of the display unit by allowing the nose rest to contact the combat personnel's nose as a base.

According to one aspect, the shaft part is coupled to the display part support part, and the display part and the display part support part are rotatably coupled based on a hinge part, so that the display part is disposed on the front of the eye of the combatant or removed from the front of the eyeball. It can be configured to be possible.

According to one aspect, an input unit may be further provided on at least one side of the main body unit and the display unit support unit.

According to an aspect, the input unit may include a touch sensor, and in response to detecting a touch on the touch sensor, the map mode and the image mode may be switched.

The disclosed technology may have the following effects. However, this does not mean that a specific embodiment should include all of the following effects or only the following effects, so the scope of the disclosed technology should not be understood as being limited thereby.

According to the apparatus for displaying augmented reality-based battlefield information according to an embodiment of the present invention described above, it enables a combat agent to display at least one of battlefield information such as a current position and an opposite direction, a distance to a target, and a thermal image. can be easily recognized. Therefore, it is possible to implement an Augmented Reality (AR)-based battlefield information display system that can improve the combat power of combat personnel and secure survivability.

Accordingly, it is possible to deliver battlefield information in a fast and intuitive manner without acting as a risk factor even in an urgent battlefield for combat personnel. In addition, it is possible to secure a warrior platform that can solve the problem of expanding combat personnel due to a serious population cliff by improving the combat power of combat personnel and increasing their survivability.

1 is an exemplary diagram of application of an augmented reality-based battlefield information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
2 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary functional configuration of an augmented reality-based battlefield information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
3 illustrates an exemplary method for outputting a map and location information in a map mode according to an aspect.
4 illustrates an exemplary method of outputting thermal image-related information in an image mode according to an aspect.
5 illustrates an exemplary method of outputting target distance information in an image mode according to an aspect.
6 is an exemplary top view of an augmented reality-based battlefield information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
7 is an exemplary front view of an augmented reality-based battlefield information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
8 is an exemplary side view of an augmented reality-based battlefield information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
9 is an exemplary diagram of a military helmet to which an augmented reality-based battlefield information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention can be coupled.
10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a computing system for implementing an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Since the present invention can have various changes and can have various embodiments, specific embodiments are illustrated in the drawings and described in detail.

However, this is not intended to limit the present invention to specific embodiments, and it should be understood to include all modifications, equivalents and substitutes included in the spirit and scope of the present invention.

Terms such as first, second, etc. may be used to describe various elements, but the elements should not be limited by the terms. The above terms are used only for the purpose of distinguishing one component from another. For example, without departing from the scope of the present invention, a first component may be referred to as a second component, and similarly, a second component may also be referred to as a first component. and/or includes a combination of a plurality of related listed items or any of a plurality of related listed items.

When an element is referred to as being “connected” or “connected” to another element, it is understood that it may be directly connected or connected to the other element, but other elements may exist in between. it should be On the other hand, when it is said that a certain element is "directly connected" or "directly connected" to another element, it should be understood that the other element does not exist in the middle.

The terms used in the present application are only used to describe specific embodiments, and are not intended to limit the present invention. The singular expression includes the plural expression unless the context clearly dictates otherwise. In the present application, terms such as “comprise” or “have” are intended to designate that a feature, number, step, operation, component, part, or combination thereof described in the specification exists, but one or more other features It should be understood that this does not preclude the existence or addition of numbers, steps, operations, components, parts, or combinations thereof.

Unless defined otherwise, all terms used herein, including technical and scientific terms, have the same meaning as commonly understood by one of ordinary skill in the art to which this invention belongs. Terms such as those defined in a commonly used dictionary should be interpreted as having a meaning consistent with the meaning in the context of the related art, and should not be interpreted in an ideal or excessively formal meaning unless explicitly defined in the present application. does not

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. In describing the present invention, in order to facilitate the overall understanding, the same reference numerals are used for the same components in the drawings, and duplicate descriptions of the same components are omitted.

summary

As mentioned above, in modern warfare, it is expected that the operation of a complex weapon system to which the elements of advanced military science and technology are applied will become common, and a network-oriented operational environment that requires high interoperability and rapid operation speed between combat elements will be created. It is essential to improve combat power and ensure survivability of combat personnel of combat personnel to quickly and visually acquire battlefield information. Display of battlefield information that makes combat personnel aware of battlefield information including important real-time situations, but that manipulation or control actions to obtain the information, and restrictions for transmitting the information do not adversely affect actions on the battlefield A system needs to be developed.

The present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problem, and an apparatus for displaying battlefield information based on augmented reality is exemplified. By making it easier to recognize at least one of them, it is possible to implement an Augmented Reality (AR)-based battlefield information display system that can improve the combat power of combat personnel and secure their survivability.

1 is an exemplary diagram of application of an augmented reality-based battlefield information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in Fig. 1, the augmented reality-based battlefield information display device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is attached to a military helmet 20 configured to be worn by, for example, combat personnel 30 and combat personnel. (30) to obtain battlefield information.

According to one aspect, the augmented reality-based battlefield information display apparatus 100 may be configured to be detachably attached to the military helmet 20 . In relation to this, Figure 9 is an exemplary view of a military helmet to which the augmented reality-based battlefield information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention can be coupled. As illustrated in FIG. 9 , the military helmet 900 may be, for example, a FAST (standardized military helmet used by most combat personnel) helmet. The FAST helmet may have a rail portion 910 on the side, and the augmented reality-based battlefield information display device 100 according to an aspect of the present invention is provided with a fastening part, for example, a military helmet such as a FAST helmet. It may be detachably coupled to the side of the, and will be described below in detail in the present specification.

Augmented reality-based battlefield information display device

2 is a block diagram illustrating an exemplary functional configuration of an augmented reality-based battlefield information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, the augmented reality-based battlefield information display apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to FIG. 2 .

The battlefield information display apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention may employ augmented reality (AR) technology to provide battlefield information to combat personnel more quickly and intuitively. That is, battlefield information according to augmented reality is displayed together with image information of a field of view that can be checked by the combatant, so that the combatant can check it. For example, the display unit 140 as shown in FIG. 2 may be configured to check the field of view directly viewed by combat personnel and battlefield information displayed on the transparent display panel by adopting a transparent display type technology, and FIG. Although not shown in FIG. 2 , an image acquisition device (eg, a camera) for securing the front image may be provided, and battlefield information may be synthesized with the acquired front image and displayed to the user.

Augmented reality-based battlefield information display device 100 according to an aspect of the present invention allows a combat agent, for example, the current location of the combat agent, the distance from the combat agent to the target to be shot or hit, day or night At least one of thermal image information capable of confirming the movement of an object and information on an opposing angle that a combatant is currently looking at may be acquired as battlefield information. To this end, for example, as shown in FIG. 2 , the augmented reality-based battlefield information display device 100 according to an aspect of the present invention includes a GPS module 131 , a distance measurement module 132 , and a thermal imaging module ( 133 ), the direction sensor 120 , the communication module 110 , the augmented reality display unit 140 , or the storage unit 150 . Here, the plurality of modules may represent logical building blocks for performing a corresponding function, or may be understood as hardware blocks for performing a corresponding function. In addition, an operation for performing the corresponding function may be achieved by one computing means such as the processor 130 as shown in FIG. 2 .

Referring back to FIG. 2 , each configuration of the device 100 for displaying battlefield information based on augmented reality to improve combat power and secure survivability of combat personnel according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described in more detail. .

The GPS module 131 may be configured to determine information about the current location of a combatant wearing the device 100 . Here, although expressed as a GPS module, the augmented reality-based battlefield information display device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention is to be understood as an arbitrary configuration capable of acquiring information about the current location of a combatant wearing it. can The position of the combatant may be implemented, for example, as latitude and/or longitude values, and may generate information about the current position in any form for identifying the current position.

The direction sensor 120 may be configured to determine the opposing direction of a combatant wearing the device 100 . Direction sensors include any type of sensor capable of generating information about the opposing direction of a combatant wearing device 100 , such as, for example, an inertial sensor or a gyro sensor. The opposing direction of the combatant may include, for example, information regarding a direction including north, south, east, west, and north. The information about the orientation may be expressed to have a value of 0 to 359 degrees in a clockwise direction by setting, for example, a specific direction (eg, north) as a zero point. In addition, for a plurality of reference directions such as, for example, east, west, north, and south, a reference direction closest to the current facing direction among the reference directions is determined, and the degree to which the current facing direction is spaced apart from the determined closest reference direction is + or - It can also be expressed as a number having a value. For example, if the current facing direction is 10 degrees to the east with respect to the north, information about the facing direction may be expressed as "N, + 10", and the current facing direction is west from the north In the case where it is tilted 20 degrees toward , information about the opposite direction may be expressed as “N, -20”. According to one aspect, the direction sensor may be preset to determine the front direction of the augmented reality-based battlefield information display apparatus 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention as the opposite direction.

In this regard, with reference to FIGS. 3 to 5 , the display of the opposite direction according to an embodiment of the present invention will be described as an example. For example, as shown in FIG. 3 , according to an aspect of the present invention, the display unit 140 includes, for example, an opposite direction display area 141 and a mode display area 143 at the top of displayable areas. can do. It can be configured to display information about the current facing direction of a combatant wearing the augmented reality-based battlefield information display device 100 in the facing direction display area 141 . According to one aspect, information 310 about a reference direction most similar to a current facing direction among a plurality of reference directions including, for example, east, west, north, and south is displayed, and the current facing direction is the most similar reference direction ( 310), the first error is expressed as a positive number in response to the determination that the first error has a first error from and in response to determining that it has, indicate the second error as a negative number. For example, as exemplarily shown in FIG. 3 , the reference direction 310 most similar to the current opposing direction may be denoted by N as the north, and the current opposing direction is the direction rotated 11.01 degrees from north to east. An error and a direction with the reference direction 310 most similar to when

Meanwhile, according to another aspect, the direction sensor 120 extracts a reference object from a front image acquired by a front image acquisition device such as a camera, for example, and the relationship between the current location and the reference object according to the GPS module as salvaged above. It may include a module configured to determine the opposite direction based on . For example, the acquired front image is transmitted to the command and control room server 40 through the communication module 110, and the reference object is extracted and the location of the reference object based on the database secured by the command and control room server 40 in advance. By extracting the information about, at least one of the command and control room server 40 or the augmented reality-based battlefield information display device 100 according to an aspect of the present invention is the current location and reference object of the combatant according to the GPS module 131 It may be configured to determine the opposite direction based on a correlation between the positions of .

The distance measuring module 132 may be configured to measure a distance to a shooting or hitting target. The distance measurement module 132 may utilize any technology for measuring a distance to a shooting or hitting target, including a method through the reflection of sound waves and a method through the reflection of a laser. It may include any solution for measuring the distance of .

The thermal imaging module 133 may be configured to generate a thermal image of an opposing direction of a combatant wearing the device 100 . In order to easily secure the movement of the object during the day and night, it is possible to generate a thermal image in the opposite direction of the combatant wearing the device 100 .

The communication module 110 may be configured to send and receive data to and from a command and control room server 40 associated with the combat personnel. For example, at least one of the current location information, thermal image information, information about the opposing direction, and distance information about the target acquired by the device 100 is transmitted to the command and control room server 40 through the communication module 110 , information on the battlefield situation can be managed in an integrated way. On the other hand, for example, at least a portion of the data required for the augmented reality-based battlefield information display device 100 to generate information is transmitted from the command and control office server 40 through the communication module 110 through the augmented reality-based battlefield information display device. (100) may be transmitted. According to one aspect, map data including the current location of the augmented reality-based battlefield information display device 100 is received from the command and control office server 40 through the communication module 110 to be implemented to be displayed on the display unit 140 . may be

On the other hand, the display unit 140 is disposed in front of the combat personnel's eyes, it may be configured to display information about at least one of a current position, an opposite direction, a distance, or a thermal image. As mentioned above, the display unit 140 may be implemented as an augmented reality display unit. In addition, either a transparent display panel or a general display panel may be used.

The storage unit 150 may be configured to store at least a portion of information generated by the augmented reality-based battlefield information display device 100 and/or data received from the command and control office server 40 .

information display mode

According to an aspect of the present invention, the apparatus 100 for displaying battlefield information based on augmented reality according to an embodiment may include a plurality of modes, and each of the plurality of modes is a type of displayed battlefield information. can be configured differently. For example, the augmented reality-based battlefield information display apparatus 100 according to an aspect of the present invention may be configured to operate in a map mode or an image mode.

3 illustrates an exemplary method for outputting a map and location information in a map mode according to an aspect. Exemplary battlefield information displayed in the map mode of the augmented reality-based battlefield information display apparatus 100 according to an aspect of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 3 .

As shown in FIG. 3 , in the map mode, information about the facing direction may be displayed first. According to an aspect of the present invention, the display unit 140 may include, for example, an opposite direction display area 141 and a mode display area 143 at an upper end of displayable areas. The opposing direction display area 141 may be configured to display information about the current facing direction of a combatant wearing the augmented reality-based battlefield information display device 100 . As described above, for example, the reference direction 310 most similar to the current opposing direction may be denoted by N as the north, and the most similar reference direction 310 when the current opposing direction is a direction rotated 11.01 degrees from north to east. ) and the direction can be expressed as a positive number 11.01 (320). In addition, in the mode display area 143, a display 330 indicating the map mode, which is the current mode, may be displayed as an icon such as GPS, for example.

Meanwhile, referring again to FIG. 3 , in the map mode, the current location display area 145 and the image display area 147 may be further included in the display area of the display unit 140 . According to one aspect, in the map mode, the display unit 140 displays the coordinate values for the current location on the opposite direction display area 141 and/or on the current location display area 145 disposed adjacent to the mode display area 143 . can be configured to For example, as shown in FIG. 3 , current location information 340 including latitude and/or longitude values may be displayed on the current location display area 145 .

Meanwhile, the image display area 147 may be configured to display an identification mark 351 indicating a current location and a map screen 350 including the current location. The identification mark 351 indicating the current location can be determined, for example, based on the current location determined by the GPS module 131 , and the map screen 351 is, for example, a map stored in the storage unit 150 . It may be obtained from data or received from the command and control office server 40 via the communication module 110 .

4 illustrates an exemplary method of outputting thermal image related information in an image mode according to an aspect. The output of exemplary thermal image information displayed in the image mode of the augmented reality-based battlefield information display apparatus 100 according to an aspect of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 4 .

In the imaging mode according to one aspect of the present invention, information on the thermal image for the opposite direction of the combatant wearing the device 100 generated by the thermal imaging module 133 and/or the distance measurement module 132 is It may be configured to display at least one or more of the distance to the target shooting or hitting measured by the.

First, referring to FIG. 4 , when information on a thermal image is displayed, information on an opposite direction may be displayed together with the display of the thermal image. As shown in FIG. 4 , according to an aspect of the present invention, the display unit 140 may include, for example, an opposite direction display area 141 and a mode display area 143 at an upper end of displayable areas. . It can be configured to display information about the current facing direction of a combatant wearing the augmented reality-based battlefield information display device 100 in the facing direction display area 141 . According to one aspect, information 410 about a reference direction most similar to the current facing direction among a plurality of reference directions including, for example, east, west, north, and south is displayed, and the current facing direction is the most similar reference direction ( 410) in response to the determination of having the first error in the first direction, the first error is expressed as a positive number, and the second error is expressed in a second direction opposite to the first direction from the reference direction having the most similar current facing direction. and in response to determining that it has, indicate the second error as a negative number. For example, as exemplarily shown in FIG. 4 , the reference direction 410 most similar to the current opposing direction may be denoted by N as the north, and the current opposing direction is the direction rotated 18.68 degrees from north to east. An error and a direction with the most similar reference direction 410 can be expressed as a positive number 18.68 (420). In addition, in the mode display area 143, a display 430 indicating the video mode, which is the current mode, may be displayed as an icon such as, for example, CAM.

In the image display area 147 of the display area of the display unit 140, the thermal image for the opposite direction of the combat personnel wearing the device 140 obtained from the thermal imaging module 133 according to an aspect of the present invention is shown, It is possible for the agent to easily check the movement of the object day or night.

5 illustrates an exemplary method of outputting target distance information in an image mode according to an aspect. Hereinafter, output of exemplary target distance information displayed in the image mode of the augmented reality-based battlefield information display apparatus 100 according to an aspect of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. 5 .

In relation to this, also in the output of the target distance information, the opposite direction may be displayed, as described above with reference to FIG. 4 . That is, as shown in FIG. 5 , the reference direction 510 most similar to the current opposing direction may be indicated by N as the north, and the most similar reference direction when the current opposing direction is a direction rotated 18.68 degrees from north to east. The error and direction from (510) can be expressed as a positive number 18.68 (520). In addition, in the mode display area 143, a display 530 indicating the video mode that is the current mode may be displayed as an icon such as, for example, CAM.

Referring back to FIG. 5 , when the augmented reality-based battlefield information display apparatus 100 according to an aspect of the present invention is in an image mode, the display unit 140 displays, for example, an opposite direction display area 141 and a mode among the display areas. A target distance display area 149 may be provided at a lower end of the display area 143 . The display unit 140 may be configured to display information 540 on the distance to the shooting or hitting target measured by the distance measuring module 132 in the target distance display area 149 .

According to one aspect, the display unit 140 is configured to display a target identification mark 551 indicating a shooting or hitting target at a predetermined position on the display unit in displaying information about the target distance in the video mode, and a distance measuring module 132 can be configured to measure a distance between the device 100 and an object that is superimposed on the target identification indicia 551 . Here, the target identification mark 551 may be displayed at a predetermined position of the image display area 147 , for example. According to one aspect, when the display unit 140 of the present invention is configured based on a transparent display panel, for example, a target identification mark 551 is displayed in the image display area 147 , and the wearing combat personnel of the device 100 . may be configured to check the front through the transparent display panel, or may be configured to display the front image acquired by a separately provided front image pickup device together in the image display area 147 . According to one aspect, when the display unit 140 does not include a transparent panel, it may be configured to display the front image acquired by the separately provided front image capturing device together with the target identification mark 551 in the image display area 147 .

According to one aspect, the display position of the target identification mark in the display unit may be configured to be adjusted in response to a user input through the input unit. Although not shown separately, the apparatus 100 according to an aspect of the present invention may include an input unit, for example, input an up/down/left/right adjustment control command to adjust the position of the target identification mark 551 . It may include an input means capable of doing so. The combat personnel wearing the device 100 may adjust the target identification mark 551 to overlap the target identification mark 551 by directly changing the opposing direction, but the target identification mark placed on the screen according to the preference of the combatant ( 551) may be adjusted, or it may be configured to move only the position of the target identification mark 551 without changing the face of the agent itself at a time when it is necessary to minimize the movement of the combatant according to the battlefield situation there is.

On the other hand, the distance measuring module provided in accordance with an aspect of the present invention may be opposite to the target for which the distance measurement is the target, and as described above, the user input for adjusting the display position of the target identification mark 551 is In response, the display position of the target identification indicia may be configured to automatically align to face the indicated object. The component to be aligned may be an aiming element for the measurement object of the distance measurement module, and may include, for example, a transmitter for generating a sound wave or laser for distance measurement, and a receiver for receiving a reflected sound wave or laser. can On the other hand, the distance measuring module may include a housing, and the aiming element whose opposing direction is controlled in response to the input of the input unit as described above is configured to change the opposing direction inside the housing to minimize exposure of movement.

Augmented reality-based battlefield information display device design

6 is an exemplary top view of an augmented reality-based battlefield information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 7 is an exemplary front view of an augmented reality-based battlefield information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. , FIG. 8 is an exemplary side view of an augmented reality-based battlefield information display device according to an embodiment of the present invention. Hereinafter, an exemplary physical design structure for the augmented reality-based battlefield information display apparatus 100 according to an aspect of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 6 to 8 .

6 to 8 , the augmented reality-based battlefield information display apparatus 100 according to an aspect of the present invention includes, for example, a body unit 610 , a shaft unit 620 , and a glass unit 630 . ) may be included.

For example, according to one aspect of the present invention, the body unit 610 may include a fastening portion configured to be detachably attached to the rail of the side of the military helmet. As described above with reference to FIGS. 1 and 9 , the augmented reality-based battlefield information display device 100 according to an aspect of the present invention may be configured to be detachably attached to the military helmets 20 and 900, for example For example, it may be configured to be detachably attached to the rail 910 provided on the side of the military helmet 900 based on the fastening portion 611 provided on the main body unit 610 .

Meanwhile, according to one aspect, the GPS module 131, the direction sensor 120, and the distance measurement as described above in the main body unit 610 of the augmented reality-based battlefield information display device 100 according to an embodiment of the present invention. At least one of the module 132 , the thermal imaging module 133 , and the communication module 110 may be provided, but the present invention is not limited thereto, and an arrangement part of each module may be freely configured. As exemplarily shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 , some hardware components 613 of a distance measuring module or a thermal imaging module may be coupled to the main body unit 610 .

6 to 8 , the shaft unit 620 may connect the body unit 610 and the glass unit 620 between the body unit 610 and the glass unit 620 . The shaft portion 620 may be configured to have flexibility.

Meanwhile, the glass unit 630 may include a display unit 631 and a display unit support unit 630 . The display unit 631 may be configured as either a transparent display panel or a general display panel as described above. Here, according to one aspect, the glass unit 630 may include, for example, on the display part 631 part, a nose rest 637 configured to be in contact with the nose of a combatant wearing the device 100 . there is. Accordingly, in a state in which the fastening part 611 as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 is attached to the rail 910 of the military helmet 900, the nose rest 637 based on the flexibility of the shaft part 620 . By allowing the s to contact the combat personnel's nose, the fastening portion 611 and the nose rest 637 may be configured to support the device 100 at both ends of the device 100, thereby preventing the display from shaking. Therefore, it is possible for combat personnel to accurately recognize battlefield information as an unshakable screen.

According to one aspect of the present invention, the shaft part 620 may be configured to be coupled to the display part support 633 of the glass unit 630 , and the display part 631 and the display part support part 633 may include a hinge part 635 . It may be rotatably coupled to the base. Accordingly, the display 631 may be configured such that it is adjustable to be placed on or removed from the front of the eye of the combatant. Accordingly, the combat personnel can freely adjust the state in which the display unit 631 of the device 100 is disposed in front of the combat personnel's eyeballs or not, as needed, and can select a more advantageous state according to the needs on the battlefield.

On the other hand, for example, the hardware configuration 613 shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 may include, for example, an aiming element (for example, of a laser or sound wave) for aiming a measurement object in the distance measuring module 132 as salvaged above. It may be a housing of the transceiver unit). The aiming element, disposed within the housing 613 , may be configured to adjust the orientation according to a user's input. For example, the aiming element may be coupled to a rotation means such as a motor rotatable based on an axis parallel to the height direction of the body unit 610 . As mentioned above, in response to a user input for changing the position of the target identification mark 551 in the display unit, it may be configured to automatically change the opposite direction of the aiming element.

Also, according to one aspect, an input unit (not shown) may be further provided on at least one side of the main body unit 610 or the display unit support unit 633 . However, the location of the input unit is not limited thereto, and a wired or wireless input unit disposed at an arbitrary position of the device 100 shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 or installed to be spaced apart from the device 100 is connected to the device 100 and It may also be configured to operate in conjunction. On the other hand, according to one aspect, the input unit as above includes a touch sensor, and in response to sensing a touch on the touch sensor, the switching of the map mode and the image mode of the device 100 according to an aspect of the present invention is performed can be performed. In order to increase the survival of the combat personnel, the operation of the device 100 should be simple. As the operation becomes more complex, the operation time may increase by, for example, several seconds, which may also act as a serious hazard in an imminent battlefield.

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10 is a block diagram illustrating a configuration of a computing system for implementing an apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. The modules of the present invention as shown in FIG. 2 may be separate hardware, or may represent logical functional blocks that perform functions. Accordingly, according to an aspect of the present invention, the operation of each module may be implemented by a small computing device such as, for example, Arduino or Raspberry Pi. Referring to FIG. 10 , an exemplary computing system 800 may include a flash storage 810 , a processor 820 , a RAM 830 , an input/output device 840 , and a power supply device 850 . Also, the flash storage 810 may include a memory device 811 and a memory controller 812 . Meanwhile, although not shown in FIG. 8 , the computing system 800 may further include ports capable of communicating with a video card, a sound card, a memory card, a USB device, or the like, or communicating with other electronic devices. .

The computing system 800 may be implemented as a personal computer, or as a portable electronic device such as a notebook computer, a mobile phone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), and a camera.

The processor 820 may perform certain calculations or tasks. According to an embodiment, the processor 820 may be a micro-processor or a central processing unit (CPU). The processor 820 includes a RAM 830, an input/output device 840, and a flash storage 810 through a bus 860 such as an address bus, a control bus, and a data bus. communication can be performed. Flash storage 810 may be implemented using the flash storage of the embodiments shown in FIGS. 5-7 .

According to one embodiment, the processor 820 may also be coupled to an expansion bus, such as a Peripheral Component Interconnect (PCI) bus.

The RAM 830 may store data necessary for the operation of the computing system 800 . For example, any type of random access memory including DRAM (DRAM), mobile DRAM, SRAM (SRAM), PRAM (PRAM), FRAM (FRAM), MRAM (MRAM), RAM (RRAM) (830) can be used.

The input/output device 840 may include an input means such as a keyboard, a keypad, a mouse, a touch sensor, and the like, and an output means such as a printer, a display, a transparent display panel, and the like. The power supply 850 may supply an operating voltage necessary for the operation of the computing system 800 .

The above-described method for controlling an apparatus according to the present invention may be implemented as computer-readable codes on a computer-readable recording medium. The computer-readable recording medium includes any type of recording medium in which data that can be read by a computer system is stored. For example, there may be a read only memory (ROM), a random access memory (RAM), a magnetic tape, a magnetic disk, a flash memory, an optical data storage device, and the like. In addition, the computer-readable recording medium may be distributed in computer systems connected through a computer communication network, and stored and executed as readable codes in a distributed manner.

Although described above with reference to the drawings and examples, it does not mean that the protection scope of the present invention is limited by the drawings or examples, and those skilled in the art will It will be understood that various modifications and variations of the present invention can be made without departing from the spirit and scope thereof.

Specifically, the described features may be implemented in digital electronic circuitry, or computer hardware, firmware, or combinations thereof. Aspects may be executed in a computer program product embodied in storage in a machine readable storage device, for example, for execution by a programmable processor. and features may be performed by a programmable processor executing a program of instructions for performing functions of the described embodiments by operating on input data and generating output. The described features include at least one programmable processor, at least one input device, and at least one output device coupled to receive data and instructions from, and transmit data and instructions to, a data storage system. can be executed in one or more computer programs that can be executed on a programmable system comprising A computer program includes a set of directives that can be used directly or indirectly in a computer to perform a particular action on a given result. A computer program is written in any form of programming language, including compiled or interpreted languages, and included as a module, element, subroutine, or other unit suitable for use in another computer environment, or as a standalone operable program. It can be used in any form.

Suitable processors for execution of a program of instructions include, for example, both general and special purpose microprocessors, and either a single processor or multiple processors of a different kind of computer. Storage devices suitable for implementing computer program instructions and data embodying the described features also include, for example, semiconductor memory devices such as EPROM, EEPROM, and flash memory devices, magnetic devices such as internal hard disks and removable disks. devices, magneto-optical disks and all forms of non-volatile memory including CD-ROM and DVD-ROM disks. The processor and memory may be integrated in or added by ASICs (application-specific integrated circuits).

Although the present invention described above has been described based on a series of functional blocks, it is not limited by the above-described embodiments and the accompanying drawings, and various substitutions, modifications and changes within the scope without departing from the technical spirit of the present invention It will be apparent to those of ordinary skill in the art to which the present invention pertains.

The combination of the above-described embodiments is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various types of combinations may be provided as well as the above-described embodiments according to implementation and/or necessity.

In the foregoing embodiments, the methods are described on the basis of a flowchart as a series of steps or blocks, but the present invention is not limited to the order of the steps, and some steps may occur in a different order or at the same time as other steps as described above. there is. In addition, those of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that the steps shown in the flowchart are not exclusive, other steps may be included, or that one or more steps in the flowchart may be deleted without affecting the scope of the present invention. you will understand

The foregoing embodiments include examples of various aspects. It is not possible to describe every possible combination for representing the various aspects, but one of ordinary skill in the art will recognize that other combinations are possible. Accordingly, it is intended that the present invention cover all other substitutions, modifications and variations falling within the scope of the following claims.

Claims (10)

A device for displaying battlefield information based on augmented reality to improve combat power and secure survivability of combat personnel,
a GPS module configured to determine information about the current location of a combatant wearing the device;
a direction sensor for determining an opposing direction of a combatant wearing the device;
a distance measuring module configured to measure a distance to a shooting or hitting target;
a thermal imaging module configured to generate a thermal image of an opposing direction of a combatant wearing the device;
a communication module configured to transmit and receive data to and from a command and control office server associated with the combatant; and
A device for displaying battlefield information based on augmented reality, including a display unit disposed in front of the combat personnel's eyeballs and configured to display information about at least one of the current location, opposite direction, distance, or thermal image .
The method of claim 1,
The display unit,
Displaying information about the opposite direction in the opposite direction display area,
Display information on a reference direction most similar to the current facing direction among a plurality of reference directions including east, west, north, and south;
designate the first error as a positive number in response to determining that the current opposing direction has a first error in a first direction from the most similar reference direction;
and display the second error as a negative number in response to determining that the current opposing direction has a second error from the most similar reference direction to a second direction opposite the first direction. A device for displaying information.
The method of claim 1,
The device for displaying battlefield information based on the augmented reality is configured to operate in a map mode or an image mode,
The display unit,
In the map mode, a map including an identification mark indicating the current location and the current location in an image display area by displaying a coordinate value for the current location in a current location display area disposed adjacent to the opposite direction display area configured to display a screen,
In the imaging mode, at least one or more of a thermal image generated by the thermal imaging module for the opposite direction of a combat agent wearing the device and a distance to the shooting or hitting target measured by the distance measuring module An apparatus for displaying battlefield information based on augmented reality, configured to display.
4. The method of claim 3,
The display unit is configured to display, in the video mode, a target identification mark indicating the shooting or hitting target at a predetermined position of the display unit,
The device for displaying battlefield information based on augmented reality, wherein the distance measuring module is configured to measure a distance between the device and an object overlapping the target identification mark.
5. The method of claim 4,
The display position of the target identification mark in the display unit is configured to be adjusted in response to a user input through the input unit,
The distance measuring module is configured to automatically align the display position of the target identification mark to face the indicated target in response to a user input for adjusting the display position, for displaying battlefield information based on augmented reality Device.
4. The method of claim 3,
A device for displaying battlefield information based on the augmented reality,
a body unit having a fastening part configured to be detachably attached to the rail on the side of the military helmet, and including at least one of the GPS module, a direction sensor, a distance measuring module, a thermal imaging module, and a communication module;
a glass unit including the display unit and the display unit supporting unit; and
An apparatus for displaying battlefield information based on augmented reality, comprising a shaft configured to connect the body unit and the glass unit and to be flexible.
7. The method of claim 6,
The glass unit includes a nose support configured to be in contact with the nose of a combatant wearing the device,
The battlefield based on augmented reality, which is configured to prevent shaking of the display unit by allowing the nose rest to contact the combat personnel's nose based on the flexibility of the shaft part while the fastening part is attached to the rail of the military helmet A device for displaying information.
4. The method of claim 3,
The shaft part is coupled to the display part support part, and the display part and the indicator part support part are rotatably coupled based on a hinge part, so that the display part is arranged on the front of the eye of the combatant or removed from the front of the eyeball is configured to be adjustable, augmented A device for displaying battlefield information based on reality.
4. The method of claim 3,
An apparatus for displaying battlefield information based on augmented reality, further comprising an input unit on at least one side of the main body unit or the display unit support.
10. The method of claim 9,
The input unit includes a touch sensor,
An apparatus for displaying battlefield information based on augmented reality, wherein switching between the map mode and the image mode is performed in response to detecting a touch on the touch sensor.

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