Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Peter J Flugstad

Max G Taylor

Scott E Schultz

Shawn M Spencer

Matthew Jacob Cunnien

Michael J Armstrong

Ryan J Olson

Roy Allen Rhodes

Jennifer A Myren

Daniel J Henry

Donald E Glass

Thomas Schnell

Brian J Davis

David Ray Hershman

Avionics display with icon

Avionics display screen with transitional icon set

Present novel and non-trivial system, device, and method for enhancing a three-dimensional synthetic image are disclosed. The image generating system is comprised of a first image data source, a second image data source, an image processing unit ('IPU'), and a display system. The IPU may be configured to receive first image data of a first image of a first external scene produced from object data; receive second image data of a second image of a second external scene produced from point cloud data acquired by one or more image capturing devices or object data augmented with point cloud data; combine the first image data with the second image data to produce third image data of a third image of the first external scene; and provide the third image data set to the display system. Fourth image data could be received and included in the production of the three image data.

Synthetic image enhancing system, device, and method

An aviation display system includes an input source configured to provide a left eye input channel including a first band and an input source configured to provide a right eye input channel having a second band different from the first band. A processor is coupled with the input sources and with a non-transitory processor readable medium storing processor executable code, which causes the processor to receive data indicative of the left eye and right eye input channels from the input sources and to generate a left eye output channel and a right eye output channel. A display is configured to receive the left and right eye output channels from the processor and to provide an image indicative of the left eye output channel to a left eye of a user, and an image indicative of the right eye output channel to a right eye of the user.

Aviation display system and method

A present novel and non-trivial system, device, and method for generating surface information presentable on a display unit is disclosed, where the surface information may be presented to draw a viewer's attention to the presence of threatening object(s). An image generator ('IG') may be configured to receive navigation data; retrieve object data representative of vertical measurements of objects; and generate an image data set representative of an image comprised of object highlighting band(s) capable of highlighting object(s) which meet object highlighting band criteria, where such criteria could include an object reference. In one embodiment, the object highlighting band could be horizontally-disposed, where the object reference may be a horizontal measurement referenced to aircraft position to which the retrieval of the object data may be limited. In another embodiment, an object highlighting band could be vertically-disposed, where the object reference may be a vertical measurement referenced to aircraft position.

Surface information generating system, device, and method

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Marion, IA, United States of America

Peter J Flugstad