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Display of airport signs on head-up display

  • US 7,382,288 B1
  • Filed: 06/30/2004
  • Issued: 06/03/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/30/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A computing device for use in a head-up display system (HUD) on board an aircraft, the HUD includes a projector, a computing device, a combiner, the combiner enabling viewing of the world outside of the combiner, and allowing viewing of information provided from the projector, the computing device comprising:

  • a display circuit coupled to the projector for causing the projector to provide airport runway and taxiway symbols conformally mapped onto the combiner, and providing a conformal mapping of virtual airport signs at a position onto the combiner where the position corresponds to an actual location of a sign and a text of the sign is reproduced to allow the text of the sign to be readable;

    a non-conformal region of the combiner for receiving non-conformal information; and

    wherein the display circuit is configured to provide a hold line icon on the combiner.

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