Cockpit augmented vision system for aircraft
AssigneeGulfstream Aerospace Corporation
InventorsScott Buethe, Nicholas Kershaw, Jeffrey Hausmann, Donald Mentch, Liam Bruen
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Abstract
The disclosed embodiments relate to a cockpit augmented vision unit (CAVU) is provided that includes a video signal feed, a housing configured to house a display, and an attachment mechanism coupled to the housing that is configured to secure the housing and the display to an oxygen mask. The video signal feed can be communicatively coupled to at least one source of a video signal, and the display can be coupled to the video signal feed. The display is configured to display the video signal.
Claims20
A cockpit augmented vision unit (CAVU), comprising:
- a video signal feed configured to be communicatively coupled to at least one source of a video signal;
- a housing configured to house a display that is coupled to the video signal feed and configured to display the video signal;
- and
- an attachment mechanism coupled to the housing that is configured to secure the housing and the display to an oxygen mask.
An aircraft system, comprising:
- an aircraft comprising:
- at least one source of a video signal;
- and
- an oxygen mask that is configured to be deployed within the aircraft;
- a cockpit augmented vision unit (CAVU) communicatively coupled to the source, comprising:
- a display;
- a housing configured to house the display;
- and
- an attachment mechanism coupled to the housing that is configured to secure the display to the oxygen mask, wherein the display is configured to display the video signal.
A method, comprising:
- communicating a video signal from a source inside an aircraft;
- and
- displaying the video signal on a display that is configured to be secured to an oxygen mask of the aircraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.