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METHODS AND APPARATUS TO ASSIST PILOTS UNDER CONDITIONS IN WHICH SPATIAL DISORIENTATION MAY BE PRESENT

  • US 20090295602A1
  • Filed: 06/03/2008
  • Published: 12/03/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2008
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for assisting a pilot of an aircraft that includes a cockpit and a windshield, the system comprising:

  • a near-eye display having a transparent display panel, wherein the transparent display panel is adapted to be oriented in proximity to at least one eye of the pilot; and

    a processing subsystem communicatively coupled to the near-eye display, wherein the processing subsystem is adapted to receive aircraft data that indicates an attitude of the aircraft, to determine whether the aircraft data indicates a potential spatial disorientation situation, and when the aircraft data indicates the potential spatial disorientation situation, to cause the near-eye display to display an exterior display indicator overlying at least a portion of the windshield, wherein the exterior display indicator includes a visual representation of an earth-based reference, and the exterior display indicator is oriented to indicate the attitude of the aircraft.

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