Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Jaclyn A Hoke

David W Jensen

Jason C Wenger

Brian R Wolford

Steven E Koenck

Joshua R Bertram

Angus L McLean

Matthew Michael Lorch

Alex Postnikov

Subhashish Chakravarty

Scott S Rediger

Kevin Michael Kronfeld

Scott J Zogg

Shubha L Kadambe

James N Potts

Angela N Dunlay

Bernard Dion

Kevin J Delaney

Thomas Schnell

David J Weiler

Alex W Halfpenny

Steven D Acheson

A system and method for automation of flight functions across an aircraft cockpit provides an open systems architecture to meet next generation mission capabilities for increased aircrew effectiveness. A mission reasoner (MR) receives inputs from a vehicle health system, mission phase analysis, and external assets (wingmen) to build a decision network based on a knowledge database providing a decision aid to automate flight functions across the cockpit. The MR reduces crew workload by providing an automated decision aid and increased situational awareness of own ship aircraft and cooperating nearby vehicle health status relating to a phase of mission success. The MR provides predictive decisions and alternative actions to complete one or more desired mission objectives and determines predictive maintenance and future failures to optimize condition-based maintenance and reduce cost.

Mission reasoner system and method

A method for testing platforms (e.g., live, virtual, and/or constructive platforms associated with autonomous aircraft systems and their component subsystems) in a live/virtual/constructive (LVC) environment. In embodiments, the method includes determining, via a testbed engine, the development state of a platform component under test. The method includes retrieving a test to be executed, the test including test conditions to be applied to the component. The method includes determining whether the component is enabled to respond to the test conditions. The method includes, if the component is enabled to respond to the test conditions, executing the test while monitoring the component to detect a first output response and a second output response. The method includes identifying, via the testbed engine, at least one change in the development state of the component by comparing the first and second output responses.

Systems and methods for autonomous vehicle systems testing

A method includes displaying content including an environment, a user entity, and a synthetic entity. The user entity is controllable by a user with respect to the environment and the synthetic entity. The environment and the synthetic entity operate according to a pre-scripted scheme. The method further includes receiving user information. The user information is at least one of a user input and a current physiological state of the user. The method further includes modifying the pre-scripted scheme based on the user information and prior user information. The prior user information comprises at least one of a prior user input and a prior physiological state of the prior user received in response to an interaction of the prior user with the pre-scripted scheme.

Intelligent adaptive entities

A system for manufacturing, testing, integrating, and operating of live or virtual platforms and components thereof uses a simulation engine and/or a testbed engine in a live-virtual-constructive (LVC) environment. The system can be used in a pure simulated environment or for testing of individual subsystems on a live platform (e.g., a live aircraft) with remaining subsystems in simulation, to incremental integration of all subsystems onto live aircraft.

A system for determining a flight plan based on internet connectivity includes at least one processor coupled with a non-transitory processor-readable medium storing processor-executable code for causing the at least one processor to receive internet connectivity data for a plurality of airspace regions, where the internet connectivity data is indicative of an internet connectivity characteristic; and determine a flight plan for an aircraft through at least one region of the plurality of airspace regions based on the internet connectivity characteristic.

Flight plan optimization for maintaining internet connectivity

The present invention relates to improved systems and methods of image processing and more particularly to improved systems and method of image processing using modified image data to produce enhanced data and images using fewer processing cycles and lower system power.

Image processing using multiprocessor discrete wavelet transform

A training data management method and related system is disclosed comprising three integrated elements. A training data network may provide a network linking a remote instructor operating an off-board data network with a student operating an onboard data network. The remote instructor may, via the datalink connection, maintain a level of control of the data set available to the student. A method for providing training data may include an onboard and off-board safety monitor configured for perceiving a safety event and sending a notification thereof to an involved participant. A system for providing training data may include a data guard configured to monitor all communications between two networks and block sensitive information, training data, and classified communications between the networks.

Training data management method and related system

A system and method are disclosed for offering a trainee presentation blending live and virtual entities to create a training scenario unconstrained by live entity operational performance and geographical limitations. The system blends an instance of a virtual entity with an actual presentation of a live entity within a trainee presentation. Outside of trainee local sensor range, the system presents a virtual entity to the trainee while occluding local sensor presentation of the live entity. As the scenario progresses to a lessor range or higher criticality, the system offers the live entity emulation information concerning characteristics of the virtual entity so the live entity may anticipate and begin to emulate the virtual. At a crossover point, the system determines if the live entity has successfully emulated the virtual and if so, discontinues presentation of the virtual while removing the occlusion allowing presentation of the live entity.

Virtual/live hybrid behavior to mitigate range and behavior constraints

A system and method is disclosed for correlation of received objects offering a valid presentation to an operator. The method correlates actual objects and simulated objects to offer a valuable training presentation environment to an operator. The method may receive a plurality of data streams including sensed data, simulated sensed data, and truth data to correlate among the plurality of data to determine if the data corresponds to a common object. Each of these data streams may be received from an off-board source via datalink or generated by an onboard simulation data source. The system correlates data received from an onboard source with data received from an off-board source to present the best available training scenario to the operator.

Embedded simulator method and related system

A method for low-light imaging may include, but is not limited to: detecting one or more photons via the least one photon-counting sensor; determining an orientation of at least one photon-counting sensor; and correlating data associated with the at least one photon-counting sensor with the orientation of the at least one photon-counting sensor. A system for low-light imaging may include, but is not limited to: one or more photon-counting sensors configured for detecting one or more photons via the least one photon-counting sensor; one or more inertial sensors; and at least one processing unit configured for: determining an orientation of at least one photon-counting sensor and correlating data associated with the at least one photon-counting sensor with the orientation of the at least one photon-counting sensor.

Photon-starved imaging system

The present invention includes a distributed, parallel processing optical helmet tracking system. The system includes at least one imaging sensor mounted to a helmet that outputs image data at a first helmet orientation and at a second helmet orientation. The system uses a plurality of processors, each of which receives from the imaging sensor, data representative of an independently viewable, complete and separate image subsection. A designated processor receives output data from each of the plurality of processors, and processes such output data to generate a signal which is representative of differences between the first helmet orientation and the second helmet orientation. The invention also includes methods for determining movement of a sensor.

Optical helmet tracking system

The present invention includes a system and method for increasing sensitivity of a video sensor which includes in one embodiment a distributed, parallel processing motion blur reduction system. The system includes at least one imaging sensor that outputs image data. The system uses a plurality of processors, each of which receives from the imaging sensor, data representative of an independently viewable, complete and separate image subsection. A designated processor receives output data from each of the plurality of processors, and processes such output data to generate a signal which is representative of blur causing motion. The invention also includes methods for removing motion blur.

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Marion, IA, United States of America

Jaclyn A Hoke