Patent ID: 6111526
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: G01C,G05D

Abstract:
Device for assisting the piloting, or the simulation of the piloting, of a vehicle, this device comprising means for determining the current position of the vehicle, a generator of symbols for aiding piloting, means for displaying these symbols, which include a velocity vector symbol whose position on the display means represents the direction of movement of the vehicle with respect to the ground and a guidance symbol whose position on the display means represents a datum direction in which the vehicle ought to move so as to join up with a predetermined path and means for computing this datum direction from the current position and from information about the said predetermined path, characterized in that the datum direction computed by the said computing means is the direction of the straight line connecting the current position of the vehicle to a datum point situated on a guidance path corresponding to the said predetermined path and a predetermined datum distance d away from the said position of the vehicle.