Environment situation indicating device based on cockpit windshield indication

Abstract

The embodiment of the utility model discloses an environment situation indicating device based on cockpit windshield indication. The device comprises a controller and an indicating module which are connected. Wherein the controller is used for determining an environment situation indication strategy and driving one or more indication sub-modules of the indication module according to the environment situation indication strategy, so that one or more indication sub-modules at a specified position generate an environment situation indication effect matched with the environment situation indication strategy; the indication module comprises a plurality of indication sub-modules, each indication sub-module is arranged at a preset position of a windshield of a cockpit, and each indication sub-module is used for being driven by the controller to generate an environment situation indication effect.

Description

TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the field of flight machine control technology, and in particular to an environment situation indication device based on cockpit windshield indication. BACKGROUND

[0002] In a traditional cockpit display system, when information is prompted, the pilot is reminded of the relevant risks in the form of text and graphics on the display, combined with voice and button light. Since only the display, sound and button light are used to remind and indicate the pilot, after the pilot is aware of the warning information, he needs to look down to check the display screen, find and check the risk content on the screen, and then look up to combine the display prompt with his observation of the environment outside the window to build a situation scene.

[0003] The existing information prompting method only informs the pilot of the possible risks, but lacks intuitive display of the risk source direction, so the pilot needs to build a risk scene before responding to the risk direction, and there are many information on the display, which is not convenient for the pilot to quickly identify, thereby causing the pilot to have difficulty in quickly and accurately judging the situation scene, increasing the risk disposal time and the pilot's burden, and there are problems of poor information prompting effect and low information prompting efficiency. CONTENT OF THE INVENTION

[0004] The embodiment of the present application provides an environment situation indication device based on cockpit windshield indication to solve the technical problem of how to improve the environment situation indication effect and efficiency.

[0005] To solve the above technical problems, the embodiment of the present application provides the following technical solutions:

[0006] The embodiment of the present application provides an environment situation indication device based on cockpit windshield indication, which comprises a controller and an indication module connected thereto;

[0007] The controller is configured to determine an environment situation indication strategy, and drive one or more indication sub-modules of the indication module according to the environment situation indication strategy, so that one or more indication sub-modules at a specified position produce an environment situation indication effect matched with the environment situation indication strategy.

[0008] The indication module comprises a plurality of indication sub-modules, each indication sub-module being arranged at a predetermined position of the cockpit windshield, and each indication sub-module being configured to be driven by the controller to produce an environment situation indication effect.

[0009] Optionally, the indication sub-module is an indication light bar.

[0010] Optionally, the indication sub-module is arranged around the windshield glass.

[0011] Optionally, the environmental situation indication effect comprises light and / or color effect.

[0012] Optionally, the indication sub-module can generate light of multiple colors.

[0013] Optionally, the controller is a control computer.

[0014] Optionally, the controller is connected with or communicates with a broadcast automatic dependent surveillance system and / or airborne weather radar and / or terrain awareness warning system and / or air traffic advisory and collision avoidance system and / or navigation system.

[0015] The above at least one technical solution adopted by the embodiments of the present specification can achieve the following beneficial effects:

[0016] According to the environmental situation indication strategy, one or more indication sub-modules at specified positions are driven to generate environmental situation indication effects matching the environmental situation indication strategy, so that the direction and content of the environmental situation can be directly indicated through the positions of the indication sub-modules and the indication effects, improving the environmental situation indication effect and efficiency. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0017] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present specification or the prior art, the drawings needed to be used in the description of the embodiments of the present specification or the prior art will be briefly described below. Obviously, only the drawings needed by a part of the embodiments of the present application are described below, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor.

[0018] Figure 1 is the main architecture schematic diagram in the embodiments of the present specification.

[0019] Figure 2 is the environmental situation indication flowchart in the embodiments of the present specification.

[0020] In the figure: 1 - indication light bar; 2 - windshield; 3 - control computer; 4 - broadcast automatic dependent surveillance system; 5 - airborne weather radar; 6 - terrain awareness warning system; 7 - air traffic advisory and collision avoidance system 7; 8 - navigation system. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0021] In order for those skilled in the art to better understand the technical solutions in the specification, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the specification will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings. Obviously, the embodiments involved in the specific embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, not all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by those skilled in the art without creative labor based on the embodiments in the specific embodiments should belong to the protection scope of the present application.

[0022] The embodiment of the specification provides an environment situation indication device based on cockpit windshield indication, the device comprises a controller and an indication module connected;

[0023] The controller is used to determine an environment situation indication strategy, and drive one or more indication sub-modules of the indication module according to the environment situation indication strategy, so that one or more indication sub-modules at a specified position produce an environment situation indication effect matched with the environment situation indication strategy.

[0024] The indication module comprises a plurality of indication sub-modules, each indication sub-module is arranged at a preset position of a cockpit windshield (i.e. windshield glass), and each indication sub-module is used to be driven by the controller to produce an environment situation indication effect.

[0025] The above indication sub-module can be various products with information indication effect and capable of producing indication effect. For example, Figure 1 As shown, the indication sub-module can be an indication light bar 1, and the indication light bar 1 can be arranged around the cockpit windshield glass 2.

[0026] The environment situation indication effect of the indication sub-module includes but is not limited to light and / or color effect, i.e. capable of light and / or color display, and can also perform flashing display. Among them, the indication sub-module can produce light of multiple colors, and specific colors of light can be set according to needs.

[0027] The controller can be a control computer, for example, a control computer on a vehicle or a vehicle with a cockpit.

[0028] The controller can be connected with each indication sub-module. For example, each indication light bar 1 can be connected with the control computer 3 through a suitable mode, each indication light bar 1 is controlled by the control computer 3, and performs light and color display under the driving of the control computer 3.

[0029] The controller can determine the environment situation indication strategy through a suitable mode, and the embodiment is not limited. The following gives a usable mode for determining the environment situation indication strategy (only for example, and existing mode can also be used):

[0030] S101: receiving various types of environmental situation reference information, and determining environmental situation target information according to the environmental situation reference information;

[0031] In this embodiment, various types of environmental situation reference information can be received, which can provide reference for judging or determining the environmental situation in which the current aircraft is located.

[0032] The environmental situation can be multi-faceted, such as a safety-related environmental situation, a state-related environmental situation, a meteorological-related environmental situation, a position-related environmental situation, etc. The environmental situation reference information can be diverse and can come from different channels or subjects. For example, the environmental situation reference information can include:

[0033] Object position information from a broadcast automatic dependent surveillance system, such as aircraft and / or vehicle position information;

[0034] And / or,

[0035] Meteorological information from an airborne weather radar;

[0036] And / or,

[0037] Terrain information from a terrain awareness warning system;

[0038] And / or,

[0039] Warning information from an air traffic advisory and collision avoidance system, such as position or distance information of other aircraft;

[0040] And / or,

[0041] Position or distance information from a navigation system.

[0042] The controller can be connected or communicate with various subjects such as the broadcast automatic dependent surveillance system and / or the airborne weather radar and / or the terrain awareness warning system and / or the air traffic advisory and collision avoidance system and / or the navigation system, etc. in a suitable manner, so as to receive various types of environmental situation reference information.

[0043] Referring to Figure 1 , the control computer 3 can be connected or communicate with the broadcast automatic dependent surveillance system 4, the airborne weather radar (or airborne weather radar system) 5, the terrain awareness warning system 6, the air traffic advisory and collision avoidance system 7, and the navigation system 8 in a suitable manner, so that the control computer 3 receives other aircraft and / or vehicle position information sent by the broadcast automatic dependent surveillance system 4, receives meteorological information sent by the airborne weather radar 5, receives terrain information or warning information sent by the terrain awareness warning system 6, receives warning information sent by the air traffic advisory and collision avoidance system 7, and receives position information of the aircraft provided by the navigation system 8, etc.

[0044] The embodiment is not limited to the specific type or content or source of the environmental situation reference information.

[0045] In the embodiment, the environmental situation target information can be determined according to the environmental situation reference information, and the environmental situation target information is information that can be used to reflect or represent the environmental situation.

[0046] The environmental situation target information corresponding to each type of environmental situation reference information can be determined by performing environmental situation analysis on each type of environmental situation reference information.

[0047] The environmental situation analysis includes but is not limited to risk analysis, anomaly analysis, or state analysis, and the environmental situation target information includes but is not limited to risk analysis information, anomaly analysis information, and / or state analysis information.

[0048] S103: determining an environmental situation indication strategy according to the environmental situation target information;

[0049] In the embodiment, the environmental situation indication strategy can be determined according to the environmental situation target information. As described above, the environmental situation target information corresponding to each type of environmental situation reference information can be determined, and the environmental situation indication strategy can be determined according to the environmental situation target information corresponding to each type of environmental situation reference information.

[0050] In particular, each type of environmental situation target information can have a corresponding environmental situation indication strategy, and thus there can be multiple environmental situation indication strategies. In this case, driving the indication module to indicate the environmental situation information according to the environmental situation indication strategy can include determining an environmental situation comprehensive indication strategy according to the multiple environmental situation indication strategies if there are multiple environmental situation indication strategies. Of course, the environmental situation comprehensive indication strategy also belongs to the category of environmental situation indication strategies.

[0051] Through the above content, the environmental situation indication strategy is determined. The environmental situation indication strategy (or the environmental situation comprehensive indication strategy) includes indication sub-modules that need to indicate the environmental situation information and the corresponding environmental situation indication effects.

[0052] In the embodiment, the controller can drive the indication module to indicate the environmental situation information according to the environmental situation indication strategy.

[0053] The indication of the environment situation information by the indication module according to the environment situation indication strategy can include: driving one or more indication sub-modules of the indication module according to the environment situation indication strategy, so that one or more indication sub-modules at the specified position generate an environment situation indication effect matched with the environment situation indication strategy.

[0054] As described above, each environment situation target information can have a corresponding environment situation indication strategy, and there can be multiple environment situation indication strategies, and the indication effects matched by the multiple environment situation indication strategies can be generated in sequence, for example, each indication sub-module first generates an indication effect matched with a certain environment situation indication strategy, and then generates an indication effect matched with another environment situation indication strategy (after a preset time).

[0055] If there are multiple environment situation indication strategies and the aforementioned comprehensive environment situation indication strategy is determined, the indication of the environment situation information by the indication module according to the environment situation indication strategy can include: driving one or more indication sub-modules of the indication module according to the comprehensive environment situation indication strategy, so that one or more indication sub-modules at the specified position generate an environment situation indication effect matched with the comprehensive environment situation indication strategy.

[0056] Since the environment situation indication strategy (including the comprehensive environment situation indication strategy) includes indication sub-modules that need to indicate environment situation information and the environment situation indication effects that each indication sub-module needs to generate, the generation of the environment situation indication effect matched with the environment situation indication strategy can include: generating light and / or color and / or flashing effects corresponding to the environment situation indication strategy.

[0057] The implementation process of the embodiment will be further described by examples in combination with the following Figure 2

[0058] In this example, the indication sub-module is an indication light bar arranged around the windshield of the aircraft cockpit, the indication light bar can be lit, emit light, and can emit multiple colors, for example, at least three colors of red, orange and green (only as an example). Different combinations of light and color of the indication light at different positions represent different meanings. For example, if only the lower indication light bar is green and the other three indication light bars are red, it indicates that the direction below the aircraft is safe and the aircraft should fly downward; if the left indication light bar is red and the other three indication light bars are green, it indicates that there is an unsafe risk on the left side of the aircraft, and the pilot should pay attention to avoid in the other three directions.

[0059] In the initialization state, the indication light bar is dark, i.e., not lit.

[0060] ​Receiving various environmental situation reference information, including receiving other aircraft and / or vehicle position information sent by the broadcast automatic dependent surveillance system (denoted as reference information 1), receiving weather information and distance of the front danger sent by the airborne weather radar (denoted as reference information 2), receiving terrain warning information sent by the terrain awareness and warning system (denoted as reference information 3), receiving collision warning information sent by the traffic advisory and collision avoidance system (denoted as reference information 4), and receiving position information of the aircraft provided by the navigation system (denoted as reference information 5).

[0061] Analyzing the various environmental situation reference information to determine the environmental situation target information corresponding to each type of environmental situation reference information. For example:

[0062] Case one: analyzing the position information of other aircraft and the position information of the aircraft to determine the distance between the surrounding aircraft or vehicle and the aircraft (distance determination belongs to environmental situation analysis), and to determine whether the distance between the surrounding aircraft or vehicle and the aircraft is within a dangerous threshold (the determination result belongs to the environmental situation target information corresponding to reference information 1 and / or reference information 5);

[0063] Case two: determining whether there is a risk through weather information (risk determination belongs to environmental situation analysis), and if there is a risk, calculating the risk direction and distance, and determining whether it is within a dangerous threshold according to the risk direction and distance (the determination result belongs to the environmental situation target information corresponding to reference information 2);

[0064] Case three: determining whether there is a risk according to the terrain warning information (risk determination belongs to environmental situation analysis), and if there is a risk, calculating the risk direction and distance, and determining whether it is within a dangerous threshold according to the risk direction and distance (the determination result belongs to the environmental situation target information corresponding to reference information 3);

[0065] Case four: determining whether there is a risk according to the collision warning information (including the position or distance information of other aircraft) (risk determination belongs to environmental situation analysis), and if there is a risk, calculating the risk direction and distance, and determining whether it is within a dangerous threshold according to the risk direction and distance (the determination result belongs to the environmental situation target information corresponding to reference information 4).

[0066] According to the environmental situation target information corresponding to each type of environmental situation reference information, determine the environmental situation indication strategy corresponding to each environmental situation target information. The environmental situation reference strategy includes which position indicator bar needs to be lit, and the color of the indicator bar that needs to be lit, etc. For example:

[0067] In case one, if other aircraft or vehicles gradually reduce the distance with the aircraft in a certain direction or are within a dangerous threshold, the corresponding environmental situation indication strategy is that the indicator light bar in that direction is lit and presents a corresponding warning color (such as red), and the light bars in other directions are green. According to the environmental situation indication strategy, the corresponding indicator light bar can be driven to light up in the corresponding color, thereby producing an environmental situation indication effect that matches the environmental situation indication strategy.

[0068] In case two, the corresponding environmental situation indication strategy is that if it is judged that there is danger in front, all indicator light bars are lit; if there is risk on the left or right side, the indicator light bar on the left or right side is lit; according to the distance of the aircraft from the meteorological risk, the indicator light bar is set to a warning color (such as orange) at a far distance, and to a warning color (such as red) at a close distance. According to the environmental situation indication strategy, the corresponding indicator light bar can be driven to light up in the corresponding color, thereby producing an environmental situation indication effect that matches the environmental situation indication strategy.

[0069] In case three, the corresponding environmental situation indication strategy is that if the aircraft has a risk of touching the ground, the light bar below is driven to light up; according to the distance from the ground, green (far distance), orange (medium distance), red (close distance), and the like can be presented. According to the environmental situation indication strategy, the corresponding indicator light bar can be driven to light up in the corresponding color, thereby producing an environmental situation indication effect that matches the environmental situation indication strategy.

[0070] In case four, according to the received positions and distances of other aircraft, the risk is judged, the position of the indicator light bar to be driven to light up is calculated, and green (far distance), orange (medium distance), red (close distance), and the like are presented according to the distance, which all belong to the corresponding environmental situation indication strategy. According to the environmental situation indication strategy, the corresponding indicator light bar can be driven to light up in the corresponding color, thereby producing an environmental situation indication effect that matches the environmental situation indication strategy.

[0071] In addition, if there are multiple environment situation indication strategies, an integrated environment situation indication strategy is determined according to the superposition of the multiple environment situation indication strategies, and according to the integrated environment situation indication strategy, it is determined which position of the indicator bar needs to be lighted and the display color of the indicator bar. For example, when there are risks of multiple situations (for example, there are dangers of situation one and situation two at the same time), multiple environment situation indication strategies (for example, the environment situation indication strategies in the above-mentioned situation one or situation two) are respectively determined, and each environment situation indication strategy respectively includes the indicator bar that should be lighted and the corresponding display color. Then, the integrated environment situation indication strategy can be determined according to the superposition of the multiple environment situation indication strategies, including superimposing the indicator bar that should be lighted and the color to comprehensively determine the indicator bar that should be lighted and the color that needs to be presented. In this example, when superimposed, the warning color (such as red) has the highest priority, the alert color (such as orange) is second, and the attention color (such as green) is last.

[0072] For example, one environment situation indication strategy is that the upper indicator bar is orange, and another environment situation indication strategy is that the upper indicator bar is red and the lower indicator bar is green. Then, the integrated environment situation indication strategy is determined as follows: the upper indicator bar and the lower indicator bar should be lighted, the upper indicator bar is red, and the lower indicator bar is green.

[0073] In this embodiment, the cockpit described above can be a cockpit of an aircraft or a cockpit of another vehicle.

[0074] The embodiment can achieve the following beneficial effects:

[0075] According to the environment situation target information, the environment situation indication strategy is determined, and then one or more indication sub-modules at the specified position are driven to generate an environment situation indication effect matched with the environment situation indication strategy, so that the relevant personnel (for example, a pilot or a driver) can directly perceive and judge the direction and content of the environment situation through the position of the indication sub-module that performs information indication and the indication effect, for example, perceive and judge that the external environment is dangerous to the aircraft, the direction of the risk source, and the safe direction, thereby effectively improving the environment situation indication effect and efficiency.

[0076] By receiving various types of environment situation reference information, the environment situation target information can be more accurately determined, which facilitates to improve the accuracy of the environment situation indication strategy, thereby improving the environment situation indication effect and efficiency.

[0077] Since each indication sub-module can be arranged at different specific positions, when the environment situation of one or more directions needs to be indicated, the indication sub-module of the corresponding direction or position can be used to indicate information (for example, lighting), and relevant personnel can quickly determine the environment situation and indication content (for example, the direction that needs attention) according to the position of the indication sub-module that indicates information, thereby improving the indication effect and efficiency of the environment situation.

[0078] When each indication sub-module needs to indicate information, different colors can be presented according to the content that needs to be indicated, so that relevant personnel can quickly determine the environment situation and indication content (for example, risk level) according to the color, thereby improving the indication effect and efficiency of the environment situation.

[0079] Through the information indication of each indication sub-module, not only the direction and content that needs attention can be indicated, but also the safe and risk-free direction can be indicated, for example, the direction corresponding to the indication sub-module that is not lit or the direction corresponding to the indication sub-module of a specific color (for example, green), and relevant personnel can directly determine the risk-free direction according to the indication of the indication sub-module, thereby quickly making a decision without additional environment observation and analysis, effectively improving the indication effect and efficiency of the environment situation, and improving flight safety.

[0080] Each indication sub-module is arranged at a preset position of the windshield of the cockpit, which is convenient for relevant personnel to observe, thereby improving the indication effect and efficiency of the environment situation.

[0081] By superimposing the environment situation comprehensive indication strategy according to a plurality of environment situation indication strategies, the optimal indication effect of the environment situation (that is, the indication effect matched with the environment situation comprehensive indication strategy) can be determined, thereby improving the indication effect and efficiency of the environment situation.

[0082] The above only describes the embodiments of the present specification and does not limit the present application. For those skilled in the art, the present application can have various modifications and changes. Any modification, equivalent replacement, improvement, etc. made within the spirit and principles of the present application shall be included in the scope of claims of the present application.

Claims

1. An environmental situation awareness device based on cockpit windshield indications, characterized in that, The device comprises a controller and an indication module connected with each other; The controller is configured to determine an environment situation indication strategy, and drive one or more indication sub-modules of the indication module according to the environment situation indication strategy, so that one or more indication sub-modules at a specified position generate an environment situation indication effect matched with the environment situation indication strategy; The indication module comprises a plurality of indication sub-modules, each indication sub-module is arranged at a preset position of a windshield of the cockpit, and each indication sub-module is configured to be driven by the controller to generate an environment situation indication effect.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The indication sub-module is an indication light bar.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 or 2, wherein, The indication sub-modules are arranged around the windshield glass.

4. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The environment situation indication effect comprises light and / or color effect.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 or 4, wherein, The indication sub-module can generate light of multiple colors.

6. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The controller is a control computer.

7. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein, The controller is connected with or communicates with a broadcast automatic dependent surveillance system, and / or an airborne weather radar, and / or a terrain awareness warning system, and / or an air traffic advisory and collision avoidance system, and / or a navigation system.

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