Head up display for integrating views of conformally mapped symbols and a fixed image source
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1. A head up display for integrating views of conformally mapped symbols, the head up display comprising:
- a display configured to provide a first image in an environment, the display having a screen at a location in the environment;
a computer; and
a combiner configured to provide a second image in response to the computer, the second image comprising the conformally mapped symbols, the second image having a window for viewing the first image, wherein the window has a virtual location matching the location of the screen.
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Abstract
A method or system can be used with an aircraft or other vehicle. The system can include or the method can use a head up display for integrating views of conformally mapped symbols and a first image from at least one image source in an environment. The head up display includes a computer and a combiner configured to provide a second image in response to the computer. The second image includes the conformally mapped symbols and a window for viewing the first image on the image source.
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1. A head up display for integrating views of conformally mapped symbols, the head up display comprising:
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a display configured to provide a first image in an environment, the display having a screen at a location in the environment; a computer; and a combiner configured to provide a second image in response to the computer, the second image comprising the conformally mapped symbols, the second image having a window for viewing the first image, wherein the window has a virtual location matching the location of the screen. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for use with a head up display for integrating views of conformally mapped symbols in an environment, the head up display comprising a display for providing a first image, a computer, and a combiner for providing a second image in response to the computer, the display having a screen at a location in the environment, the method comprising
providing the conformally mapped symbols in the second image, the conformally mapped symbols being mapped to features in the environment; - and
providing a window in the second image for viewing the first image, wherein the window has a virtual location matching the location of the screen. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A head up display for integrating views of conformally mapped symbols in an environment and allowing a first image to be seen, the first image being provided by a head down display having a screen at a location in the environment, the head up display comprising:
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a computer; and a combiner for providing a second image in response to the computer, wherein the conformally mapped symbols are provided in the second image, the conformally mapped symbols being mapped to features in the environment, wherein a window is provided in the second image for viewing the first image, wherein the window has a virtual location matching the location of the screen. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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