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Man-machine interface in aerospace craft that produces a localized sound in response to the direction of a target relative to the facial direction of a crew

  • US 5,647,016 A
  • Filed: 08/07/1995
  • Issued: 07/08/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/07/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A man-machine interface in an aerospace craft for conveying a direction of a detected target to a crew of the aerospace craft by a localized sound comprising the steps of:

  • (a) obtaining the direction of the detected target;

    (b) detecting a crew'"'"'s facial direction;

    (c) calculating a direction of the detected target with respect to the crew'"'"'s facial direction from the direction of the detected target and the crew'"'"'s facial direction;

    (d) producing the localized sound by localizing a sound used as a sound source in the direction of the detected target with respect to the crew'"'"'s facial direction; and

    (e) outputting the localized sound binaurally to the crew by a sound-output device.

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