Device for visualizing military operations

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9530330-B2
Application number	US-201313749837-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 25, 2013
Priority date	May 7, 2012
Publication date	Dec 27, 2016
Grant date	Dec 27, 2016

Abstract

A device for visualizing military operations for depicting a scenario for a plurality of action subjects represents each action subject by a representative. The device for visualizing military operations has a memory unit, a first representation unit, and a computing unit. The computing unit is designed to control the first representation unit in such a way that a scenario stored in the memory unit together with the action subjects represented by the representatives are reproduced.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device for visualizing military operations for depicting a scenario for a plurality of action subjects, each of the plurality of action subjects being respectively controlled by a representative, wherein the device for visualizing military operations comprises:
a first memory unit configured to store the scenario;
a first representation unit configured to represent the stored scenario; and
a computing unit configured to control the first representation unit in such a way that the stored scenario, including a plurality of moveable and fixed scenario objects, together with the action subjects controlled by the plurality of representatives are reproduced on the first representation unit, wherein the reproduction on the first representation unit occurs over time with the moveable scenario objects and the action subjects moving over the time of the reproduction and movement of the moveable scenario objects being controlled by the device,
wherein the first representation unit is a shared representation unit for the plurality of representatives such that all representatives being part of the visualized military operation are able to view the scenario depicted on the first representation unit;
a plurality of input units,
wherein each of the plurality of input units is configured to transmit control signals to the computing unit,
wherein the computing unit is configured to control an action subject in the scenario, associated with an input unit, corresponding to the control signals of the associated input, and
wherein each of the plurality of input units is configured to control at least one moveable object displayed on the shared representation unit;

a second memory unit configured to store a plurality of state vectors, wherein each of the plurality of state vectors contains properties of the moveable scenario objects at a particular time during the reproduction;
a configuration unit configured to receive an instruction to replay the reproduction at a specified time and an assignment of one of the plurality of moveable objects to one of the plurality of representatives, wherein in response to receipt of the instruction
the computing unit retrieves a first state vector of the plurality of state vectors corresponding to the specified period of time; and
the computing unit controls during the replay reproduction of the stored scenario on the first representation unit starting from the specified period of time over a remaining period of the time of the reproduction using
the stored plurality of state vectors to control reproduction of all the moveable scenario objects for at least a portion of the reproduction,
control instructions, received during the reproduction, corresponding to an assignment of one of the plurality of moveable objects to one of the plurality of representatives, for the reproduction of the moveable object assigned to the one of the plurality of representatives,
wherein, in response to the assignment of the one of the plurality of moveable objects, the stored plurality of state vectors cease to be used by the computing unit to control the reproduction of the assigned moveable object, whereby control of the reproduction of the assigned moveable object is carried out thereafter in accordance with the control instructions.

2. The device for visualizing military operations according to claim 1 , wherein the fixed scenario objects include predefined objects or freely configurable objects.

3. The device for visualizing military operations according to claim 1 , further comprising:
an interface configured to receive information concerning movement of an actual object,
wherein the movement information corresponds to a movement of a person or a vehicle,
wherein the computing unit is configured to record the movement information and control an action object or action subject in the scenario that is associated with the actual object.

4. The device for visualizing military operations according to claim 1 , wherein the computing unit is configured to simultaneously reproduce a first scenario and a second scenario on the first representation unit.

5. The device for visualizing military operations according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a second representation unit, wherein the second representation unit is configured to depict the scenario from a viewing angle that is different from a viewing angle of the first representation unit.

6. The device for visualizing military operations according to claim 1 ,
wherein the configuration unit is arranged to configure a design of the scenario.

7. A method for visualizing military operations for depicting a scenario for a plurality of action subjects, each of the plurality of action subjects being respectively controlled by a representative, the method comprising:
storing the scenario in a memory unit;
representing the stored scenario on a first representation unit;
controlling, by a computing unit, the first representation unit in such a way that the stored scenario, including a plurality of moveable and fixed scenario objects, together with the action subjects controlled by the plurality of representatives are reproduced on the first representation unit, wherein the reproduction on the first representation unit occurs over time with the moveable scenario objects and the action subjects moving over the time of the reproduction and movement of the moveable scenario objects being controlled by the computing unit,
wherein the first representation unit is a shared representation unit for the plurality of representatives such that all representatives being part of the visualized military operation are able to view the scenario depicted on the first representation unit;
receiving, by the computing unit, control signals from each of a plurality of input units;
controlling, by the computing unit, an action subject in the scenario, associated with an input unit, corresponding to the control signals of the associated input unit;
controlling, by each of the plurality of input units, at least one moveable object displayed on the shared representation unit;
storing a plurality of state vectors, wherein each of the plurality of state vectors contains properties of the moveable scenario objects at a particular time during the reproduction;
receiving an instruction to replay the reproduction at a specified time and an assignment of one of the plurality of moveable objects to one of the plurality of representatives, wherein in response to receipt of the instruction
a first state vector of the plurality of state vectors corresponding to the specified period of time is retrieved;
the stored scenario is reproduced on the first representation unit starting from the specified period of time over a remaining period of the time of the reproduction using
the stored plurality of state vectors to control reproduction of all the moveable scenario objects at least for a portion of the reproduction,
control instructions, received during the reproduction, corresponding to an assignment of one of the plurality of moveable objects to one of the plurality of representatives, for the reproduction of the moveable object assigned to the one of the plurality of representatives,
wherein, in response to the assignment of the one of the plurality of moveable objects, the stored plurality of state vectors cease to be used by the computing unit to control the reproduction of the assigned moveable object, whereby control of the reproduction of the assigned moveable object is carried out thereafter in accordance with the control instructions,
wherein the first representation unit is a shared representation unit for the multiple representatives such that all representatives being part of the military operation are able to

Assignees

• Eads Deutschland Gmbh
• Airbus Defence & Space Gmbh

Inventors

• Vogelmann Dietmar
• Foerster Martin
• Koch Martin
• Radetzky Arne

Classifications

• G09B9/003 Primary

  for military purposes and tactics · CPC title

• G09B5/02 Primary

  with visual presentation of the material to be studied, e.g. using film strip · CPC title