Patent ID: 11893658
Assignee: THE REGENTS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC B  G

Claim 10:
11. An augmented virtual vehicle testing system, comprising:
at least one computer having one or more processors and at least one non-transitory, computer-readable memory storing computer instructions; and
an electronic display that is configured to present graphics representing one or more virtual objects to a vehicle operator in an augmented reality fashion and that is communicatively coupled to the at least one computer;
wherein the one or more processors are configured to execute the computer instructions that, when executed, cause the augmented virtual vehicle testing system to:
determine a position of the vehicle operator within a vehicle testing environment;
execute an augmentative simulation of the vehicle testing environment, wherein the augmentative simulation is used to provide a position of the one or more virtual objects within the vehicle testing environment;
generate the graphics representing the one or more virtual objects based on the position of the vehicle operator and the position of the one or more virtual objects within the vehicle testing environment; and
present the graphics on an electronic display and to the vehicle operator during operation of the vehicle,
wherein the vehicle testing environment includes a traffic signal or control that is controlled at least in part on information obtained by a sensor, and wherein, as a part of the augmentative simulation, a state of the traffic signal or control is changed as a result of a presence of at least one of the one or more virtual objects as if the at least one virtual object were each actually a real object that was proximate a location at which the traffic signal or control is located.