Abstract: The invention provides an enhanced computer simulator for large vehicles, in which simulated convex mirrors are provided, inset into side displays adjacent to simulated flat side-view mirrors. The right- and left-hand mirror groups are independently adjustable, and the convex mirror images are configured to show a wide-angle version of the rear view shown by the adjacent flat image.

Abstract: A semi-interactive driver training simulator in which the projected image contains simultaneous synchronized front view and side-view mirror images, in which the side-view mirror images have both large “flat” mirror and smaller “convex” images. To create the projected image, five separate cameras are mounted on a real vehicle, and used to take five views simultaneously—a front driver's view, upper “normal” left and right rear views and lower “wide angle” rear views. The two lower cameras are equipped with wide-angle lenses which simulate the convex mirrors used on real vehicles. The five images are separately recorded, with each video stream time-stamped. The time stamps are used to electronically combine the five images into the single synchronized image which is recorded for projection.