Information projection and control system

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2020290751-A1
Application number	US-202016782294-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 5, 2020
Priority date	Mar 14, 2019
Publication date	Sep 17, 2020
Grant date	—

Abstract

An information projection and control system for projecting information onto a projection area provided by a vehicle door, comprising at least one control unit that generates information, for projection onto the projection area; at least one projection device that projects the generated information onto the projection area; and at least one movement sensor that detects movements in a sensing area associated with the projection area, wherein the at least one control unit is adapted to control generation of the generated information on the basis of the detected movements.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An information projection and control system for projecting information onto a projection area provided by a vehicle door, comprising:
at least one control unit that generates information for projection onto the projection area, at least one projection device that projects the generated information onto the projection area, and at least one movement sensor that detects movements in a sensing area associated with the projection area, wherein the at least one control unit is adapted to control generation of the generated information on the basis of the detected movements.

2 . The information projection and control system of claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one control unit is adapted to control operation of the vehicle door in response to the detected movements.

3 . The information projection and control system of claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one control unit is adapted to adjust projection parameters of the at least one projection device, in particular color, contrast and/or brightness, dependent on environmental conditions currently prevailing in respective surroundings of the vehicle door, in particular visibility and luminosity.

4 . The information projection and control system of claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one projection device is mounted to the vehicle door.

5 . The information projection and control system of claim 1 ,
wherein the generated information comprises at least one of pictures, symbols, text, videos or live pictures.

6 . The information projection and control system of claim 1 ,
wherein the generated information is related to at least one of a vehicle door status, entertainment and advertisement, a seat number scheme, instructions for passengers, or operation of the vehicle door.

7 . The information projection and control system of claim 1 ,
wherein the generated information is related to maintenance of the vehicle door, in particular to dismantling and/or assembly instructions for the vehicle door.

8 . The information projection and control system of claim 1 , further comprising:
at least one camera that is adapted to monitor respective surroundings of the vehicle door.

9 . The information projection and control system of claim 1 ,
wherein the vehicle door comprises associated blocking and locking components which are electrically operable in response to the detected movements.

10 . The information projection and control system of claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one control unit is connected to at least one first and one second vehicle door and adapted to generate information related to the first vehicle door for display on the second vehicle door.

11 . The information projection and control system of claim 1 ,
wherein the vehicle door is an aircraft door, in particular a cabin access door of an aircraft.

12 . The information projection and control system of claim 11 ,
wherein the aircraft door is associated with an emergency slide, and wherein the generated information is intended to interdict opening of the aircraft door in normal operation mode of the aircraft as long as the emergency slide is in armed state.

13 . The information projection and control system of claim 12 ,
wherein the at least one control unit is adapted to prevent the opening of the aircraft door in normal operation mode of the aircraft as long as the emergency slide is in the armed state, independent of the detected movements.

14 . An aircraft with at least one aircraft door that comprises at least one information projection and control system according to claim 1 .

15 . A method of operating an information projection and control system according to claim 1 in an aircraft having a plurality of vehicle doors, wherein the information projection and control system is associated with at least one vehicle door of the plurality of vehicle doors, the method comprising:
using the at least one control unit of the information projection and control system to generate information for projection onto the projection area of the at least one vehicle door,
using the at least one projection device of the information projection and control system to project the generated information onto the projection area of the at least one vehicle door,
using the at least one movement sensor of the information projection and control system to detect movements in a sensing area associated with the projection area of the at least one vehicle door, and
controlling generation of the generated information on the basis of the detected movements.

Assignees

• Airbus Helicopters Deutschland GmbH

Inventors

• Waffler Daniel
• Renner Uwe

Classifications

• E05Y2400/818

  Visual · CPC title

• B64D2045/007

  Indicators or signs in the cabin, e.g. exit signs or seat numbering · CPC title

• B64D45/0053

  using visual equipment, e.g. cameras · CPC title

• B64C1/1461

  Structures of doors or surrounding frames · CPC title

• E05F15/73

  responsive to movement or presence of persons or objects · CPC title