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

Claim 0:
1. A method of presenting graphics to a vehicle operator during operation of a vehicle, comprising the steps of:
determining a position of a vehicle operator within a vehicle testing environment;
executing an augmentative simulation of the vehicle testing environment, wherein the augmentative simulation is used to provide a position of one or more virtual objects within the vehicle testing environment;
generating 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
presenting 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.