Aircraft Ground-Object Overlay for Timely In-Flight Information
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems fail to promptly provide associated information for ground objects viewed by a user on an aircraft, leading to missed opportunities for engagement with objects of interest during air travel.
Innovation Solution
An information provision system that includes a flight position recognition unit, map information acquisition, predetermined object extraction, and display control to superimpose object information on the user's field of view, utilizing user preferences, action schedules, speech content, and visual line direction for targeted object selection and display.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of time
If the user manually accesses information about ground objects, then the information can be obtained, but the aircraft moves away from the viewed object before the information is obtained
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary actions by automatically detecting ground objects of interest, extracting their information, and preparing it for display before the user would manually request it. This eliminates the time delay between the user's interest and information delivery, resolving the contradiction between fast information provision and aircraft speed.
Solution Approach 2:
The system provides self-service by automatically monitoring the aircraft position, detecting ground objects, and delivering information without requiring manual user input. The information provision system serves itself by continuously updating and presenting relevant ground object information based on the aircraft's current position and the user's line of sight, eliminating the time loss associated with manual information access.
2Loss of information
If the user looks into information of the viewed object, then the information can be obtained, but the aircraft moves away from the viewed object
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts and prepares ground object information in advance based on the aircraft position and detected user visual attention, so that when the user is interested in a ground object, the information is already available for immediate display, preventing both information loss and time loss.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from the user's line of sight detection and aircraft position data to continuously update and deliver relevant ground object information. This closed-loop feedback mechanism ensures that the correct information is provided at the right time, preventing information loss while minimizing access time despite aircraft movement.
3Ease of operation
If the information is displayed on a communication terminal, then the transportation course progress can be monitored, but the associated information for ground objects cannot be promptly provided
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the transportation course monitoring function with the ground object information provision function in a single integrated display. The course progress and ground object information are combined on the same communication terminal screen, allowing the user to monitor both simultaneously without switching interfaces, thus maintaining ease of operation while enabling prompt ground object information delivery.
Solution Approach 2:
The system adds another dimension to the display by overlaying ground object information on top of the existing transportation course monitoring interface. This multi-layered information presentation allows course monitoring to continue while ground object information is promptly provided in a different visual dimension, resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and information speed.
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AI summary
An information provision system includes: a predetermined object extraction unit configured to extract a predetermined object present on the ground below a target aircraft based on a flight position of the target aircraft and map information; a predetermined object information acquisition unit configured to access an information database in which information regarding the predetermined object is recorded and to acquire predetermined object information regarding the predetermined object; and a display control unit configured to display an information display screen in which object information regarding the predetermined object is superimposed on scenery below the target aircraft on a display unit viewed by a user who is on the target aircraft.