3 and 4 dimensional display of forecast hazards linked to the movement of the subject along a future path in space and time

摘要

The present invention comprises a new method and system for presentation of forecast hazards to vehicles that allows the incremental advance of the time of the display showing the movement of the vehicle in 3 dimensions as an overlay on the movement of hazards to the vehicle also in 3 dimensions. The display itself may be simple 2 dimensional display of the 3 dimensional trajectory and hazards at a particular time, or be a rotatable 3 dimensional display of a particular time. The invention intelligently interpolates the position or existence/disappearance of hazards then providing the capability to the user to move the displayed position of the vehicle in time along its 4 dimensional trajectory and then displays the position or existence of the hazards at the time matching that of the current vehicle position. This allows the user to assess whether the hazards will interfere with the vehicle as it follows its trajectory.