Patent ID: 6489898
Filing Date: 2002-12-03
Classification: G01C

Abstract:
A system for displaying the position of a vehicle, comprising:a processor configured to receive and process position information of said vehicle, said position information comprising information associated with the rate of turn of said vehicle; a display element configured to receive at least one position signal representative of said position information and to generate viewable images in response to said at least one position signal, said viewable images comprising: a scale comprising a plurality of markers, wherein each of the plurality of markers correlates to a value for a desired vehicle bank angle; and a value indicator positioned on said scale and configured to convey the value of the actual vehicle bank angle; wherein the processor is operable to substantially continuously and dynamically update the values for said desired vehicle bank angle and said actual vehicle bank angle on the display element during operation of said vehicle according to changing vehicle speed and position information.