Apparatus and method for providing attitude reference for vehicle passengers

A system, comprising:

• a glare shield positioned between an exterior pane of an aircraft window and an interior portion of an aircraft, the glare shield including at least one anti-reflective mask and at least one viewing aperture, each of the at least one anti-reflective mask positioned adjacent one of the at least one viewing aperture, wherein one or more of the at least one viewing aperture has a shape defined at least in part by a set of corners, wherein at least one of the corners is rounded;
• at least one camera positioned between the exterior pane of the aircraft window and the interior portion of the aircraft, each of the at least one camera mounted to at least one of the glare shield or an exterior wall of the aircraft, each of the at least one camera configured to have a field of view through one of the at least one viewing aperture;
• wherein the at least one anti-reflective mask comprises at least two anti-reflective masks, wherein the at least one viewing aperture comprises at least two viewing apertures, wherein the at least one camera comprises at least two cameras, wherein one or more of the at least two cameras has a different angular field of view than another of the at least two cameras;
• and
• further comprising at least two monitors mounted within an interior of the aircraft, each of the at least two monitors configured to mimic an aircraft window and to display video captured by at least one of the at least two cameras, wherein each camera of the at least two cameras is angled to capture image data at a respective perspective view determined based in part upon a distance between a monitor position of a monitor of the at least two monitors and a passenger reference position corresponding to an estimated view point of a passenger while seated in a passenger seat.

A system, comprising:

• a glare shield positioned between an exterior pane of an aircraft window and an interior portion of an aircraft, the glare shield including three anti-reflective masks and three viewing apertures, each of the three anti-reflective masks positioned adjacent one of the three viewing apertures, wherein one or more of the three viewing apertures has at least one of a size or shape different than another of the three viewing apertures;
• three cameras positioned between the exterior pane of the aircraft window and the interior portion of the aircraft, each of the three cameras mounted to at least one of the glare shield or an exterior wall of the aircraft, each of the three cameras configured to have a field of view through one of the three viewing apertures, wherein one or more of the three cameras has a different angular field of view than another of the three cameras;
• and
• at least two monitors mounted within an interior of the aircraft, each of the at least two monitors configured to mimic an aircraft window and to display video captured by at least one of the three cameras, wherein each camera of the three cameras is angled to capture image data at a respective perspective view determined based in part upon a distance between a monitor position of a monitor of the at least two monitors and a passenger reference position corresponding to an estimated view point of a passenger while seated in a passenger seat.