AUGMENTED REALITY ENHANCED NAVIGATION
A control circuit detects a present navigation concern within a physical boundary such as a building and augments the presentation of a piloted vehicle's pilot's field of view to include cautionary imagery regarding the present navigation concern. Examples of navigation concerns include but are not limited to a risk of colliding with another piloted vehicle, human activity in the physical boundary, and a blocked-passageway state of concern. Examples of cautionary imagery include but are not limited to an image of a STOP sign, an image of a traffic light, and an image of a barrier.
1 . An apparatus comprising:
a physical boundary;
a plurality of piloted vehicles disposed within the physical boundary;
at least one augmented reality display configured to provide at least one pilot of one of the piloted vehicles with an augmented presentation of their field of view;
a control circuit operably coupled to the at least one augmented reality display and configured to:
detect a present navigation concern within the physical boundary; and
augment the presentation of the pilot's field of view with cautionary imagery regarding the present navigation concern.
2 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the physical boundary comprises a warehouse.
3 . The apparatus of claim 2 wherein the warehouse includes driving lanes bordered, at least in part, by storage shelving.
4 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the piloted vehicles include human-piloted forklifts.
5 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the augmented reality display comprises a head-worn display.
6 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the augmented reality display is not accompanied by augmented reality audio content.
7 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the present navigation concern comprises another of the piloted vehicles.
8 . The apparatus of claim 7 wherein the present navigation concern comprises a risk of colliding with the another of the piloted vehicles.
9 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the present navigation concern comprises human activity in a particular part within the physical boundary.
10 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the present navigation concern comprises a blocked-passageway state of concern.
11 . The apparatus of claim 10 wherein the blocked-passageway state of concern comprises spillage.
12 . The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the cautionary imagery comprises at least one of:
an image of a STOP sign;
an image of a traffic light;
an image of a barrier.
13 . A method comprising:
automatically detecting a present navigation concern within a physical boundary; and
augmenting a presentation of a pilot's field of view for a pilot of a piloted vehicle located within the physical boundary with cautionary imagery regarding the present navigation concern.
14 . The method of claim 13 wherein the physical boundary comprises a warehouse.
15 . The method of claim 14 wherein the augmenting of the presentation of the pilot's field of view comprises using a head-worn display to present the augmented presentation of the pilot's field of view.
16 . The method of claim 13 wherein the present navigation concern comprises another of the piloted vehicles.
17 . The method of claim 16 wherein the present navigation concern comprises a risk of colliding with the another of the piloted vehicles.
18 . The method of claim 13 wherein the present navigation concern comprises a blocked-passageway state of concern.
19 . The method of claim 18 wherein the blocked-passageway state of concern comprises spillage.
20 . The method of claim 13 wherein the cautionary imagery comprises at least one of:
an image of a STOP sign;
an image of a traffic light;
an image of a barrier.