Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Ryan J Olson

Max G Taylor

Scott E Schultz

Peter J Flugstad

Shawn M Spencer

Matthew Jacob Cunnien

Michael J Armstrong

Jennifer A Myren

Roy Allen Rhodes

Avionics display with icon

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

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

Ryan J Olson