Remote Vehicle Teleoperation Interface for Low-Latency Situational Awareness
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional remote piloting systems suffer from limited bandwidth, high latency, and unreliable communications, leading to reduced situational awareness and increased operational risks for remote pilots, particularly in challenging environments.
Innovation Solution
A system combining fly-by-wire control, bidirectional wireless communications, and immersive human-machine interfaces that adapt to pilot movements, providing omnidirectional views and real-time data processing to enhance situational awareness and control performance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If a pilot is situated inside the vehicle for direct control, then control responsiveness and situational awareness are improved, but vehicle security requirements and pilot exposure to environmental risks increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the pilot's presence through immersive displays that replicate the visual and sensory experience of being inside the vehicle. The system transmits real-time video feeds, sensor data, and environmental information to the remote pilot, creating a digital twin of the in-vehicle experience without requiring physical presence, thereby maintaining control responsiveness while eliminating environmental exposure risks.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a communications system as an intermediary between the pilot and the vehicle. This intermediary transmits control commands, sensor data, and environmental information through wireless communications, enabling the pilot to control the vehicle remotely while being protected from environmental hazards. The intermediary maintains real-time bidirectional communication to preserve control responsiveness.
2Object-affected harmful factors
If remote control is implemented without in-vehicle pilot, then pilot safety is improved, but control effectiveness and situational awareness deteriorate due to limited bandwidth and high latency
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the information transmission into multiple parallel channels: high-bandwidth video feeds for situational awareness, low-latency control command channels for responsiveness, and sensor data streams for environmental perception. This segmentation allows each channel to be optimized for its specific function, maintaining control effectiveness despite remote operation constraints.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent adds multiple dimensions to the remote control experience by incorporating immersive three-dimensional displays, spatial audio, and multi-sensory feedback. This dimensional enhancement compensates for the physical distance between pilot and vehicle, restoring situational awareness and control effectiveness that would otherwise be degraded by remote operation.
3Device complexity
If fixed displays and traditional interfaces are used for remote control, then device complexity is reduced, but user experience and situational awareness are significantly degraded
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements dynamic displays that adapt in real-time to the pilot's needs, vehicle state, and environmental conditions. The interface automatically adjusts display content, resolution, and presentation based on the current operational context, providing enhanced situational awareness without requiring complex manual configuration. The system dynamically prioritizes information based on mission phase and detected pilot attention.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent incorporates multiple feedback loops where the system monitors pilot interactions, display performance, and vehicle state, then automatically adjusts the interface to optimize situational awareness. The feedback mechanism provides real-time information about the vehicle's environment, system status, and pilot control actions, creating an intuitive interaction loop that enhances ease of operation without increasing apparent interface complexity.
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AI summary
The present invention provides a system for remote vehicle operation by human pilot and artificial intelligence systems. The system comprises: a vehicle capable of movement, a human operator and control station situated outside of the vehicle in a remote location, a bidirectional wireless communications channel, which transmits commands from the control station to the vehicle and which receives information related to the vehicle's state and its environment from the vehicle, and a human interface device conveying information to the human operator and receiving inputs.