Tactile and peripheral vision combined modality hover drift cueing

• US 9,563,276 B2
• Filed: 03/26/2014
• Issued: 02/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation (Martin Marietta Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Lockheed Martin Corporation (Martin Marietta Corporation)
• Inventors: Colby, Steven D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Elchanti, Hussein A.
• Application Number:
  US14/225,784
• Publication Number:
  US 20150277561A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,049 Days
• Field of Search: 701/14
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 43/00 Arrangements or adaptations of instruments arrangements of cameras B64D47/08; aeronautical measuring instruments per se G01C
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 45/00 Aircraft indicators or protectors not otherwise provided for camouflage F41H3/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/011 Arrangements for interaction with the human body, e.g. for user immersion in virtual reality blind teaching G09B21/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user

Abstract

Combined modality hover drift cueing methods, systems and computer readable media are disclosed. For example, some implementations can include a system comprising one or more sensors, and a combined modality hover drift cueing controller coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to determine hover drift and to control a plurality of indicators in response to determined hover drift. The system can also include a mode selector coupled to the combined modality hover drift cueing controller and configured to provide an indication of mode selection between one of a first mode, a second mode and a third mode, wherein the first mode is a combined modality mode. The system can further include a peripheral vision hover drift indicator coupled to the controller and mounted on an inside surface of an aircraft cockpit, and a tactile feedback indicator coupled to the controller.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

one or more sensors;

a combined modality hover drift cueing controller coupled to the one or more sensors and configured to determine hover drift and to control a plurality of indicators in response to determined hover drift;

a mode selector coupled to the combined modality hover drift cueing controller and configured to provide an indication of mode selection between one of a first mode, a second mode and a third mode, wherein the first mode is a combined modality mode;

a peripheral vision hover drift indicator coupled to the controller and mounted on an inside surface of an aircraft cockpit; and

a tactile feedback indicator coupled to the controller,

wherein a hover drift cueing signal is sent to both the peripheral vision hover drift indicator and the tactile feedback indicator when the mode selector is in the first mode. and wherein the hover drift cueing signal is sent to only the peripheral vision hover drift indicator when the mode selector is in the second mode and wherein the hover drift cueing signal is sent to only the tactile feedback indicator when the mode selector is in the third mode.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the sensors include one or more high data rate velocity sensors.

3. The system of claim 1, further comprising a second hover drift indicator coupled to the controller.

4. The system claim 1, wherein the first hover drift indicator is configured to indicate fore/aft drift.

5. The system of claim 3, wherein the second hover drift indicator is configured to indicate lateral drift.

6. The system claim 4, wherein the first hover drift indicator is mounted on a door frame of the aircraft adjacent a pilot'"'"'s seat so as to be visible in a peripheral vision field of the pilot.

7. The system of claim 5, wherein the second hover drift indicator is mounted adjacent to a central instrument panel of the aircraft so as to be visible in a peripheral vision field of the pilot.