Novel system and method for improving safety when operating aircraft in reduced- or modified-visibility conditions

A system for training a pilot to operate an aircraft in sudden-onset reduced-visibility conditions using an integrated or non-integrated flight-safety sensor, the system comprising:

• (a) an optical material having an electrically controllable optical state;
• (b) a computer memory;
• and
• (c) a processing circuit connected to the optical material, the flight-safety sensor, and the computer memory, wherein the processing circuit is configured to perform an algorithm comprising:
• (i) collect information from the flight-safety sensor,
• (ii) retrieve values from the computer memory,
• (iii) generate, based on the values retrieved from computer memory, electrical signals that correspond to optical states of the optical material,
• (iv) generate, based on the collected information, electrical signals that correspond to optical states of the optical material, and
• (v) provide to the optical material at least one of the group consisting of the electrical signals generated based on the retrieved values and the electrical signals generated based on the collected information.

A system for training a pilot to operate an aircraft in sudden-onset reduced-visibility conditions, the system comprising:

• (a) an optical material having an electrically controllable optical state;
• (b) a first flight-safety sensor;
• (c) a second flight-safety sensor;
• and
• (d) a processing circuit connected to the optical material, the first flight-safety sensor, and the second flight-safety sensor, wherein the processing circuit is configured to perform an algorithm comprising:
• (i) collect information from the first flight-safety sensor,
• (ii) collect information from the second flight-safety sensor,
• (iii) generate, based on the information collected from the first flight-safety sensor and the information collected from the second flight-safety sensor, electrical signals that correspond to optical states of the optical material, and
• (iv) provide to the optical material the electrical signals.

A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions to configure a processing circuit to perform an algorithm comprising:

• (i) collect information from a flight-safety sensor,
• (ii) retrieve values from computer memory,
• (iii) generate, based on the values retrieved from computer memory, electrical signals that correspond to optical states of an optical material,
• (iv) generate, based on the collected information, electrical signals that correspond to optical states of the optical material, and
• (v) provide to the optical material at least one of the group consisting of the electrical signals generated based on the retrieved values and the electrical signals generated based on the collected information.