# US 10,119,833 B2 · Projected synthetic vision > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,119,833 B2 - Document ID: US10119833B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 15/179,270 - Filed: 2016-06-10 - Published: 2017-03-02 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2014-02-24 - Assignees: Lockheed Martin Corporation - Applicants: Lockheed Martin Corporation - Inventors: Steven D. Colby - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10119833B2 ## CPC - G01C 23/00: Combined instruments indicating more than one navigational value, e.g. for aircraft; Combined measuring devices for measuring two or more variables of movement, e.g. distance, speed or acceleration - G02B 27/0103: {comprising holographic elements} - G08G 1/09626: {where the origin of the information is within the own vehicle, e.g. a local storage device, digital map} - G08G 5/21: located onboard the aircraft - G08G 5/53: for cruising - G08G 5/55: for a single aircraft - G08G 5/74: for monitoring terrain - G02B 2027/014: {comprising information/image processing systems} - G02B 2027/0141: {characterised by the informative content of the display} - G01C: MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS; SURVEYING; NAVIGATION; GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS; PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY (measuring liquid level G01F; radio navigation, determining distance or velocity by use of propagation effects, e.g. Doppler effects, propagation time, of radio waves, analogous arrangements using other waves G01S) - G02B: OPTICAL ELEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) ## Abstract Projected synthetic vision methods, systems and computer readable media are disclosed. For example, a system can include one or more sensors, a terrain database, and a projected synthetic vision controller coupled to the one or more sensors and the terrain database, the projected synthetic vision controller configured to generate and project synthetic vision images based on aircraft position, terrain information and aviator boresight information. The system can also include one or more projectors coupled to the projected synthetic vision controller. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A system comprising: one or more sensors; a terrain database; a projected synthetic vision controller coupled to the one or more sensors and the terrain database, the projected synthetic vision controller configured to generate and project synthetic vision images based on vehicle position, terrain information and vehicle operator boresight information; and one or more projectors coupled to the projected synthetic vision controller, wherein the one or more projectors are configured to display images onto a diffractive holographic member on an interior surface of a vehicle window. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the vehicle includes an aircraft and the sensors include one or more of a radar altimeter, an air data system, an inertial navigation system, a traffic alert and collision avoidance system, an Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS)/Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) system, a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) receiver, a microwave radar, a forward looking infrared (FLIR) camera, and/or a video camera. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the terrain data includes one or more of natural terrain features, vegetation, and manmade structures. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more projectors each correspond to a window of the vehicle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the vehicle includes one of a land vehicle, a surface water vessel, an underwater vessel, an aircraft and a spacecraft. ### Claim 6 (depends on 4) The system of claim 4, wherein the projected synthetic vision controller is configured to receive vehicle operator boresight information and to adjust generated synthetic vision images based on the vehicle operator boresight information. ### Claim 7 A method comprising: obtaining, at a processor, position information from one or more sensors; retrieving, at the processor, terrain information from a terrain database based on the position information; obtaining, at the processor, boresight information; generating, using the processor, one or more synthetic vision images based on the position information, terrain information and boresight information; and projecting the one or more synthetic vision images, via one or more projectors, onto a diffractive holographic member on a surface of a corresponding vehicle window. ### Claim 8 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more sensors include one or more of a radar altimeter, an air data system, an inertial navigation system, a traffic alert and collision avoidance system, an Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS)/Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) system, a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) receiver, a microwave radar, a forward looking infrared (FLIR) camera, and/or a video camera. ### Claim 9 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the terrain data includes one or more of natural terrain features, vegetation, and manmade structures. ### Claim 10 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the one or more projectors each correspond to a cockpit window of an aircraft. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the vehicle is a helicopter. ### Claim 12 (depends on 7) The method of claim 7, wherein the projected synthetic vision controller is configured to adjust the generated synthetic vision images based on the boresight information. ### Claim 13 A nontransitory computer readable medium having stored thereon software instructions that, when executed, cause a processor to perform operations including: obtaining, at a processor, position information from one or more sensors; retrieving, at the processor, terrain information from a terrain database based on the position information; obtaining, at the processor, boresight information; generating, using the processor, one or more synthetic vision images based on the position information, terrain information and boresight information; and projecting the one or more synthetic vision images, via one or more projectors, onto a diffractive holographic member on a surface of a corresponding vehicle window. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the one or more sensors include one or more of a radar altimeter, an air data system, an inertial navigation system, a traffic alert and collision avoidance system, an Enhanced Ground Proximity Warning System (EGPWS)/Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) system, a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver, a Differential Global Positioning System (DGPS) receiver, a microwave radar, a forward looking infrared (FLIR) camera, and/or a video camera. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the terrain data includes one or more of natural terrain features, vegetation, and manmade structures. ### Claim 16 (depends on 13) The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the one or more projectors each correspond to a cockpit window of a helicopter. ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The nontransitory computer readable medium of claim 13, wherein the projected synthetic vision controller is configured to adjust the generated synthetic vision images based on the boresight information.