Patent ID: 11919510
Assignee: ELTA SYSTEMS LTD.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B

Claim 20:
21. A computer-implemented method of monitoring a point turn of a vehicle using a graphical user interface, the method comprising:
plotting a set of real-time range values and their corresponding set of vehicle-contour range values in a first histogram and a second histogram, respectively;
wherein each range value in the set of real-time range values is determined from a given rotation-point of the vehicle towards a certain direction and wherein each corresponding vehicle-contour range value in the corresponding set of vehicle-contour range values is determined from the given rotation-point to a perimeter of the vehicle in the certain direction;
displaying the first histogram and second histogram within a graphical user interface on a computer screen;
displaying shifting between relative positions of the first histogram and second histogram and comparing values in the two histograms, in different relative positions to thereby determine differences between real-time range values in the set and corresponding vehicle-contour range values in a corresponding set; and
determining, based on the differences, conditions for executing a point-turn that avoids collision with nearby objects;
thereby enabling an operator to monitor and/or control the generation of a point-turn command for causing the vehicle to execute a point-turn according to the point-turn conditions.