CPC G05D 1/0044 (2013.01) [G05D 1/0038 (2013.01)] | 14 Claims |
1. A remote vehicle control system, comprising:
a horizontal display;
a vehicle bot configured to move on the horizontal display, to be selected to activate a control mode, and to provide a visual indicator when selected, wherein the vehicle bot is a physical vehicle bot configured to physically move on the horizontal display, and wherein the visual indicator is located on the vehicle bot;
an input device comprising at least one input mechanism; and
a remote computer, comprising:
a processor; and
a memory, comprising computer executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
display, using the horizontal display:
a digital image of a map of a geographical area; and
a vehicle graphic at a location on the map, wherein the location of the vehicle graphic on the map is based on vehicle location data of a vehicle, wherein the vehicle bot is configured to link to the vehicle and, when linked, a first position and first direction of the vehicle bot is configured to correspond with a second position and second direction of the vehicle graphic;
determine a first device input from the at least one input mechanism of the input device;
determine the first device input matches one of a set of stored device inputs; and
determine a vehicle control input that is associated with the one of the set of stored device inputs.
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