Stereoscopic Video Navigation System for Armored Vehicles
Find Innovative SolutionsGenerate Solutions
Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional armored vehicles with ballistic glass windows and windshields are prone to damage, leading to visual distortions and costly repairs, and existing navigation systems are limited to two-dimensional displays, which hinder depth perception and effective vehicle operation.
Innovation Solution
A navigation system equipped with stereoscopic video cameras and a display capable of showing three-dimensional images, allowing for enhanced situational awareness without the need for transparent windshields, featuring adjustable camera angles and various display configurations, including holographic and autostereoscopic options.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If ballistic glass windows and windshields are used in armored vehicles, then threat protection is provided to occupants, but the structures are prone to damage causing visual distortions and expensive repairs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent uses video cameras to capture external views and displays them on screens, creating a visual copy of the external environment. This allows occupants to see through the armored windows without relying on the ballistic glass's transparency, eliminating visual distortions while maintaining protection.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical/optical system of transparent ballistic glass with an electronic system consisting of video cameras, processors, and display screens. This substitution eliminates the need for thick armored glass, removing the source of visual distortions and damage while maintaining security.
2Ease of operation
If conventional two-dimensional display navigation systems are used, then basic navigation information is provided, but depth perception is inhibited leading to less-efficient and dangerous vehicle operation
Solution Approach 1:
The patent transitions from two-dimensional display screens to a three-dimensional holographic display system. This dimensional upgrade restores depth perception by presenting spatial information in three dimensions, allowing occupants to perceive distance and spatial relationships accurately while maintaining ease of operation.
3Reliability
If transparent armor ballistic glass is used, then some threat protection is provided, but the structures are unwieldy and frequently damaged requiring expensive repairs
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates electronic copies of external views through video cameras and displays, replacing the need for transparent ballistic glass. This eliminates the expensive and complex armored glass structures while maintaining threat protection through the electronic display system.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent substitutes the mechanical ballistic glass structure with an electronic navigation system. This replacement eliminates the need for expensive armored glass manufacturing and repairs while providing equivalent or superior functionality through cameras and displays.
Data Source
AI summary
A system and method for video navigation is disclosed. The system and method may include one or more video cameras configured to capture views external to the vehicle, a control mechanism for adjusting the sight-line of the one or more video cameras, and a display panel positioned within the vehicle for displaying the views captured within the sight-line of the one or more video cameras.