Peripheral vision guidance display

A display system responsive to target deviation signals indicative of the direction and magnitude of the deviation of the target from a reference position, and responsive to a target range signal for displaying the target position and range to a viewer, comprising:

• a first plurality of light sources of a first color arranged in a circle, a point within which substantially corresponds to the reference position, and having a diameter such that the first plurality of light sources are within the peripheral vision of the viewer positioned at a predetermined distance from the circle;
• at least one light source of a second color located at a position where it will be within the peripheral vision of the viewer positioned at the predetermined distance from the circle;
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• processing means responsive to the target deviation signals for illuminating selected light sources of the first plurality as a function of the direction of deviation of the target and for flashing selected illuminated light sources at a rate which is a function of the magnitude of deviation of the target from the reference position, and also responsive to the target range signal for illuminating the at least one light source of a second color upon the target attaining a predetermined range.

A display system responsive to target deviation signals indicative of the direction and magnitude of the deviation of the target from a reference position, and responsive to a target range signal for displaying the target position and range to a viewer, comprising:

• at least four light sources of a first color arranged such that they are equally spaced around a circle, the center of which corresponds to the reference position, and having a diameter such that the at least four light sources are within the peripheral vision of the viewer positioned at a predetermined distance from the circle;
• at least four light sources of a second color arranged such that they are equally spaced around the circle and interspaced with the at least four light sources of the first color;
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• processing means responsive to the target deviation signals for illuminating all of the at least four light sourcs of the first color when the magnitude of deviation of the target from the reference position is less than a predetermined amount, and for flashing a light source of the first color which is located in a direction from the center of the circle corresponding to the direction of deviation of the target from the reference position, and for flashing two adjacent light sources of the first color when the direction of deviation of the target from the reference position corresponds to a direction from the center of the circle between the two adjacent light sources, the flash rate increasing as the magnitude of deviation increases, and also responsive to the target range signal for illuminating the at least four light sources of the second color upon the target attaining a predetermined range.