# US 10,121,390 B2 · Helmet point-of-view training and monitoring method and apparatus > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 10,121,390 B2 - Document ID: US10121390B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 14/939,142 - Filed: 2015-11-12 - Published: 2017-05-18 - Granted: 2018-11-06 - Earliest claimed: 2015-11-12 - Applicants: Donald Kennair, Jr. - Inventors: Donald Kennair, Jr. - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US10121390B2 ## CPC - G09B 19/16: Control of vehicles or other craft (simulators G09B9/02) - F16M 13/04: for supporting on, or holding steady relative to, a person, e.g. by chains {, e.g. rifle butt or pistol grip supports, supports attached to the chest or head (apparatus or arrangements for taking photographs or for projecting or viewing them G03B)} - G03B 17/561: {Support related camera accessories} - G03B 17/566: {Accessory clips, holders, shoes to attach accessories to camera (if integral part of camera body G03B17/02)} - G09B 9/05: the view from a vehicle being simulated (G09B9/052, G09B9/058 take precedence) - G09B 9/063: {by using visual displays} - G09B 9/307: {by helmet-mounted projector or display (G09B9/36 takes precedence; optical parts of head-up displays G02B27/01)} - G09B 19/162: {Control of ships, boats, or other waterborne vehicles} - G09B 19/165: {Control of aircraft} - G09B 19/167: {Control of land vehicles} - H04N 5/77: between a recording apparatus and a television camera - H04N 5/91: Television signal processing therefor - H04N 7/185: {from a mobile camera, e.g. for remote control} - H04N 23/54: Mounting of pick-up tubes, electronic image sensors, deviation or focusing coils - H04N 23/57: Mechanical or electrical details of cameras or camera modules specially adapted for being embedded in other devices - A42B 3/04: Parts, details or accessories of helmets - F16M 11/041: {Allowing quick release of the apparatus} - F16M 11/10: around a horizontal axis {(F16M11/12 takes precedence)} - G09B: EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES; APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND, DEAF OR MUTE; MODELS; PLANETARIA; GLOBES; MAPS; DIAGRAMS (devices for psychotechnics or for testing reaction times A61B5/16; games, sports, amusements A63; projectors, projector screens G03B) - F16M: FRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS - G03B: APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS FOR TAKING PHOTOGRAPHS OR FOR PROJECTING OR VIEWING THEM; APPARATUS OR ARRANGEMENTS EMPLOYING ANALOGOUS TECHNIQUES USING WAVES OTHER THAN OPTICAL WAVES; ACCESSORIES THEREFOR (optical parts of such apparatus G02B; photosensitive materials or processes for photographic purposes G03C; apparatus for processing exposed photographic materials G03D) - H04N: PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION - A42B: HATS; HEAD COVERINGS (headbands A41D20/00; head-scarves A41D23/00) ## Abstract A helmet point-of-view training and monitoring method and apparatus to solve problems encountered in the training and monitoring of pilots of airplanes and other air, sea, land, and space vessels, or vehicles where the seating arrangement in the cockpit prevents an instructor or evaluator from sitting beside or directly observing the pilot's view of the controls and indicators in the cockpit and the outside view from the pilot's position in the cockpit, by providing an apparatus to affix a camera to the standard multi-angle mounting surface found on pilot's helmets, in a proper position and at a proper angle, and by capturing a series of images from the pilot's point of view and displaying such images in real time to an instructor and as recordings for review by pilots, instructors, and others. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A helmet point-of-view training and monitoring method for a pilot wearing a helmet having a standard NVD-ANVIS mount, comprising: (i) providing a helmet point-of-view training and monitoring apparatus comprising: an intermediate mating structure, comprising: (a) a multi-angled face adapted to mate with different-angled faces of the standard NVD-ANVIS mount; (b) a plurality of mounting studs arrayed on said multi-angled face and adapted to fit the holes and slots of the standard NVD-ANVIS mount; (c) a single planar face extending opposite the multi-angled face and adapted to be oriented essentially co-planar with the pilot's point of view when wearing the helmet; and (d) a camera-specific mounting structure attached to said single planar face of said intermediate mating structure, adapted to mount a camera to said intermediate mating structure at a determined position and angle to said single planar face; where said intermediate mating structure with said camera-specific mounting structure attached is adapted to be removably attached and mated with the different-angled faces of the standard NVD-ANVIS mount, placing the camera at a pre-determined position and angle relative to the standard NVD-ANVIS mount, and in turn relative to the point of view of a pilot wearing a helmet having the standard NVD-ANVIS mount; (ii) mounting a camera on said helmet point-of-view training and monitoring apparatus; (iii) capturing a series of images from the pilot's point of view during flight; and (iv) displaying said captured series of images on a display device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The helmet point-of-view training and monitoring method of claim 1, further comprising said displaying of said captured series of images on a display device in real time. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The helmet point-of-view training and monitoring method of claim 1, further comprising said displaying of said captured series of images on a display device in real time to an instructor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The helmet point-of-view training and monitoring method of claim 1, further comprising said displaying of said captured series of images on a display device as a recording. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The helmet point-of-view training and monitoring method of claim 1, where said display device further comprises a small portable video display. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The helmet point-of-view training and monitoring method of claim 1, where said display device further comprises a large video display. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The helmet point-of-view training and monitoring method of claim 1, where said camera has a moderate wide angle of view approximately corresponding to the angle of view of a 35 mm lens on a 35 mm camera. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The helmet point-of-view training and monitoring method of claim 1, where said camera is mounted at approximately 45 degrees downward from said single planar face. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The helmet point-of-view training and monitoring method of claim 1, where said displaying of said captured series of images on a display device is used by an instructor for the purpose of training the pilot. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The helmet point-of-view training and monitoring method of claim 1, where said displaying of said captured series of images on a display device is used by a pilot for the purpose of review. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The helmet point-of-view training and monitoring method of claim 1, where said displaying of said captured series of images on a display device is used in order to monitor the pilot and derive information relevant to specific flights and to multiple flights in the aggregate. ### Claim 12 A helmet point-of-view training and monitoring apparatus for a pilot wearing a helmet having a standard NVD-ANVIS mount, the helmet point-of-view training and monitoring apparatus comprising: (i) an intermediate mating structure, comprising: (a) a multi-angled face adapted to mate with different-angled faces of the standard NVD-ANVIS mount; (b) a plurality of mounting studs arrayed on said multi-angled face and adapted to fit the holes and slots of the standard NVD-ANVIS mount; and (c) a single planar face extending opposite the multi-angled face and adapted to be oriented essentially co-planar with the pilot's point of view when wearing the helmet; and (ii) a camera-specific mounting structure attached to said single planar face of said intermediate mating structure, adapted to mount a camera to said intermediate mating structure at a determined position and angle to said single planar face; where said intermediate mating structure with said camera-specific mounting structure attached is adapted to be removably attached and mated with the different-angled faces of the standard NVD-ANVIS mount, placing the camera at a pre-determined position and angle relative to the standard NVD-ANVIS mount, and in turn relative to the point of view of a pilot wearing a helmet having the standard NVD-ANVIS mount. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The helmet point-of-view training and monitoring apparatus of claim 12, where said multi-angled face further comprises a nominally lower sub-face and a nominally middle sub-face having an angle of 14 degrees. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The helmet point-of-view training and monitoring apparatus of claim 12, where said mounting studs are arrayed with two nominally lower studs located 0.625 inches below the line of the angle break between the nominally lower sub-face and the nominally middle sub-face, with two nominally upper studs located 0.75 inches above the same angle-break line, with 1.1 inches nominally horizontal distance between studs, and with the upper studs vertically above the lower studs. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The helmet point-of-view training and monitoring apparatus of claim 12, where said single planar face is parallel to a nominally lower sub-face of said multi-angle face. ### Claim 16 (depends on 12) The helmet point-of-view training and monitoring apparatus of claim 12, where said camera-specific mounting structure further comprises a standard tripod mount. ### Claim 17 (depends on 12) The helmet point-of-view training and monitoring apparatus of claim 12, where said camera-specific mounting structure further comprises a bayonet mount. ### Claim 18 (depends on 12) The helmet point-of-view training and monitoring apparatus of claim 12, where said camera-specific mounting structure further comprises a buckle mount. ### Claim 19 (depends on 12) The helmet point-of-view training and monitoring apparatus of claim 12, where said camera-specific mounting structure further comprises a concentric-circle rotating mount. ### Claim 20 (depends on 12) The helmet point-of-view training and monitoring apparatus of claim 12, where said camera-specific mounting structure further comprises a standard Picatinny-rail or tactical-rail mount.