CROSSED MONITORING DEVICE FOR HEAD-UP DISPLAYS

• US 20100207843A1
• Filed: 09/26/2008
• Published: 08/19/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Airbus Operations (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS NV)
• Original Assignee: Airbus Operations (European Aeronautic Defence and Space Company EADS NV)
• Inventors: Coloma, Laurent, Bideau, David
• Granted Patent: US 8,497,816 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/1.100
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0123 comprising devices increasing the field of view
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/01 Head-up displays

Abstract

A crossed monitoring device for a head-up display that can be used for displaying a representation of at least one first datum. The device includes a mechanism generating at least one first image from the at least one first datum, a mechanism receiving from the at least one second display at least one second image generated from at least one second datum, and a mechanism selecting one of the first and at least one second image. The device can further include a mechanism modifying images according to characteristics of the displays. Each display can modify the images to be displayed according to its characteristics, and each display can modify the images according to the characteristics of each display.

Claims

1-10. -10. (canceled)

11. A crossed monitoring device for a first display unit of a display system for an aircraft comprising the first display unit and a second display unit, separate from the first display unit, each of the first and second display units being of head-up type and comprising means for generating an image from at least one datum and for displaying the generated image, the device comprising:

means for receiving from the second display unit, a second image, generated in the second display unit, the image generated in the first display unit being a first image; and

means for selecting one of the first images and one second image, the selected image being capable of being displayed by the first display unit.

12. A device according to claim 11, further comprising means for modifying the first image according to characteristics of the first display unit.

13. A device according to claim 11, further comprising means for transmitting the first image to the second display unit.

14. A device according to claim 13, further comprising means for modifying the first image according to characteristics of the second display unit.

15. A device according to claim 14, further comprising means for receiving the characteristics of the second display unit.

16. A device according to claim 11, further comprising means for modifying the second image according to characteristics of the first display unit.

17. A device according to claim 11, further comprising:

means for receiving at least one third image, from an external source; and

means for combining the first and third images.

18. A device according to claim 11, further comprising means for receiving an independent external synchronization signal.

19. A device according to claim 11, further comprising means for inserting, in the second image, an indication that the second image originates from the second display unit.

20. An aircraft comprising the device according to claim 11.