Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Joseph L Tchon

Tracy J Barnidge

Brian W Walker

Ross Keith Wilcoxon

James D Sampica

Nathan P Lower

Donald E Mosier

Paul R Nemeth

Jason C Wenger

Albert N Stuppi

Timothy J Etherington

Bruce Hufnagel

Alex Postnikov

Laura Maxine Smith-Velazquez

Vijay M Sethna

Sandra S Dudley

Neil C Johnson

Birendra Bahadur

Christopher R Chapman

Blake P Covington

Maria A Appel

A system for aircraft display device feedback may include a personal electronic device. The personal electronic device may be configured to generate a feedback response based on a signal received from an aircraft controller of an aircraft. In addition or in the alternative, the system may include a personal electronic device configured to generate a feedback response, where the feedback response may be generated by an aircraft controller via the personal electronic device. The feedback response may be based on an input received via an aircraft touchscreen display device coupled to the aircraft controller. The feedback response may at least include a haptic feedback response. The input received via the touchscreen aircraft display device may be directed to at least one of adjusting, troubleshooting, or updating one or more components of an avionics system installed within the aircraft.

System and method for aircraft display device feedback

A system includes a display device, a haptic feedback device coupled to the display device, and a control circuit. The control circuit is configured to receive an indication of a sonic boom. The control circuit is configured to cause the display device to display a visual representation of the indication of the sonic boom. The control circuit is configured to cause the haptic feedback device to output feedback corresponding to the sonic boom.

Sonic boom display systems and methods

A touch screen or touch screen appliance includes built-in UV LEDs. The LEDs sterilize the touch screen at start-up, and periodically during operation. The LEDs may be disposed at the edges of the glass display such that the UV light is completely internally reflected within the glass display to prevent damage or strain to the user's eyes. Alternatively, the LEDs may be disposed behind the glass display, potentially also behind a UV fluorescing or phosphorescing layer to sterilize the glass from behind. Alternatively, the LEDs may be disposed in a layer in front of the glass display, or at angles around the perimeter of the glass display.

Sterilizing touch screen displays with ultraviolet light

The present disclosure is directed to a system for controlling light. The system may include a display. The display may include a light source configured to emit light having a specified spectral output. The system may also include a light filter applied to a substrate separate from the display. The light filter is configured to block light within the specified spectral output. The light filter is further configured to allow light outside of the specified spectral output to pass through the light filter.

Light control system

A system may include a display, a haptic feedback system including ultrasonic transducers, a gesture recognition system, and a processor. The processor may be configured to output a stream of graphical data to the display, output a stream of haptic feedback data to the haptic feedback system, and output user-manipulatable region data to the gesture recognition system. The display may be configured to present a stream of images. The ultrasonic transducers may be configured to form an ultrasonic acoustic field in front of the display. The gesture recognition system may be configured to recognize a user gesture in the user-manipulatable region as a user input and to output gesture recognition data to the processor. The processor may be further configured to update the stream of graphical data and the stream of haptic feedback data based at least on the gesture recognition data.

Ultrasonic haptic feedback control system and method

Redundant display systems and methods for providing display redundancy are disclosed. A display system may include a primary display and at least one secondary display. The primary display and the at least one secondary display may be stacked in series relative to a line of sight of a user, and the at least one secondary display may be configured to serve as a backup to the primary display upon a failure of the primary display.

Redundant display system using emissive display

A system and method for video display aboard an aircraft, automobile, or other vehicle includes a housing and an assembly including a display screen partially or completely contained within the housing. When the display screen is impacted by an object or a passenger of the vehicle, brackets and support members absorb and dissipate impact energy such that the display screen is prevented from breakage or dislodgement due to absorbed energy. Instead, the display screen may absorb impact energy insufficient to break it but sufficient to direct or shift the display screen from its original position to a new position. The video display system may also include spring-loaded or actuated brackets to return the display screen to its original position after an impact, and sensors to alert a user to inspect, repair or replace the brackets, display screen, or other system components.

Impact-resistant mounting designs

A piecewise light control layer includes a plurality of light control portions including a first light control portion and a second light control portion. The first light control portion is configured to restrict light having a first angular profile. The second light control portion is configured to restrict light having a second angular profile, wherein the first angular profile is different from the second angular profile.

Tailored stray light control for display applications

A method and system are disclosed for stereoscopic three dimensional (S3D) display of synthetic environment (SE) data simultaneously with operational symbology data to the operator of a vehicle. The method receives a plurality of data objects and places the objects within a plurality of levels of a presentation hierarchy and further within a plurality of S3D depth layers based on a set of data and operator focused rules. The method simultaneously displays to the operator each of the plurality of objects in the plurality of S3D depth layers according to the placement. The method transitions an object from one depth layer to a more proximal or distal depth layer to indicate relative motion or urgency. The method reserves a depth layer most proximal to the operator for a warning while a most distal set of depth layers is reserved for SE objects.

Synthetic environments with stereoscopic avionics displays system and related method

A method and system for autostereoscopic display of stereoscopic images may include: illuminating at least one light source; configuring a lightguide to direct light from at least one light source to a first focal point; configuring a transmissive optical display according to a first stereoscopic image of a stereoscopic image pair; configuring the lightguide to direct light from at least one light source to a second focal point; and configuring the transmissive optical display according to a second stereoscopic image of the stereoscopic image pair.

Autostereoscopic display

A display assembly comprises an electronic display element, a layer of material, and an alkali silicate glass material at least partially covering at least one of the electronic display element and the layer of material.

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Cedar Rapids, IA, United States of America

Joseph L Tchon