Birds eye view virtual imaging for real time composited wide field of view

Abstract

A live image and a previously acquired or generated image are superimposed or composited to represented a virtual vantage point for flying, driving or navigating a plane, vehicle or vessel.

1 . A method for generating a dynamic composite image by combining a live image and a previously acquired or generated input image, the method comprising the steps of aligning said live image with said previous image, wherein the alignment is performed before or after the input image and the live image are converted to represent a common virtual vantage point. 
     
     
         2 . A method of illustrating relative position of a vehicle with respect to its surroundings comprising taking a first image at a first time and taking a second image at a second time, superimposing the first and second images and correcting the first and second images to account for different image sizes due to the difference in the first and second times.