Visual perception augmentation system
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsAlejandro Torres Gámiz, Barend-Jan Van Bruchem, Maxim Constantijn Vos
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Abstract
In some implementations, a system within a flight deck of an aircraft determines, based on line-of-sight data associated with an aircraft operator stationed within the flight deck of the aircraft, a field of view (FOV) of the aircraft operator. The system determines display configuration information based on a set of one or more visual references derived from the FOV of the aircraft operator. The system updates a projection display component that is positioned within the flight deck and within the FOV of the aircraft operator to display at least visual representation information associated with the set of one or more visual references based on the display configuration information.
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A visual perception augmentation system, within a flight deck of an aircraft, comprising:
- a first projection display component configured to be within a field of view (FOV) of a first aircraft operator;
- a second projection display component configured to be within a FOV of a second aircraft operator;
- a camera system configured to observe a line of sight of the first aircraft operator and a line of sight of the second aircraft operator;
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- one or more processors configured to:
- determine, based on relative position information derived from aircraft data, a first alignment vector associated with a first point of view (POV) of the first aircraft operator and a visual reference;
- determine, based on the first alignment vector, first display configuration information based on a first set of one or more visual references derived from the FOV of the first aircraft operator;
- determine, based on the relative position information, a second alignment vector associated with a second point of view (POV) of the second aircraft operator and the visual reference;
- determine, based on the second alignment vector, second display configuration information based on a second set of one or more visual references derived from the FOV of the second aircraft operator;
- update the first projection display component to display at least first visual representation information associated with the first set of one or more visual references based on the first display configuration information;
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- update the second projection display component to display at least second visual representation information associated with the second set of one or more visual references based on the second display configuration information.
A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a set of instructions, the set of instructions comprising:
- one or more instructions that, when executed by one or more processors of a system within a flight deck of an aircraft, cause the system to:
- determine, based on line-of-sight data associated with an aircraft operator, a field of view (FOV) of the aircraft operator;
- determine, based on relative position information, an alignment vector associated with a point of view (POV) of the aircraft operator and a visual reference;
- determine, based on the alignment vector, display configuration information based on a set of one or more visual references derived from the FOV of the aircraft operator;
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- update a projection display component that is positioned within the flight deck and within the FOV of the aircraft operator to display at least visual representation information associated with the set of one or more visual references based on the display configuration information.
A method performed by a system within a flight deck of an aircraft, comprising:
- determining, based on line-of-sight data associated with an aircraft operator, a field of view (FOV) of the aircraft operator;
- determining an alignment vector associated with a point of view (POV) of the aircraft operator and a visual reference;
- determining, based on the alignment vector, display configuration information based on a set of one or more visual references and derived from the FOV of the aircraft operator;
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- updating a projection display component that is positioned within the flight deck and within the FOV of the aircraft operator to display at least visual representation information associated with the set of one or more visual references based on the display configuration information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.