Thales

Sylvain Hourlier

Bruno Aymeric

Yannick Le Roux

Jean-Louis Bigand

Michael Manceau

The invention relates to the management of binocular rivalry, and by extension of attentional rivalry, in a display system. A method of the invention may include determining visual surroundings parameters; determining a risk of visual suppression by binocular rivalry between an element of the visual surroundings and an element displayed by the display device on the basis of the visual surroundings parameters; and, on the basis of the determined risk, adjusting the display.

Binocular rivalry management

A data-input device comprises a designator able to point to a position on a screen of a computer system to which the device is intended to be connected and a body intended to be fixed to a workstation, the body comprising a support zone intended to support the hand of an operator as he manipulates the designator. The device further comprises a knob arranged in such a way that it can be manipulated by the fingers of the operator, his hand remaining supported on the support zone. The knob is configured to allow at least two distinct data selections of which one is a choice of values in a series and one is a binary acquisition in relation to the chosen value.

Ergonomics of a data-input device

Hover hold aid systems for helicopters are described. One system comprises a navigation system that determines a helicopter's current position in relation to a terrestrial frame of reference and a helmet-mounted visualization system comprising a helmet-mounted display (HMD) and at least one symbol generation processing device that generates symbols in the HMD at fixed positions in relation to the terrestrial frame of reference. The symbols are displayed in an angular field of display of the HMD. When the helicopter has to home or stay in a vicinity of a predetermined position, the at least one symbol generation processing device calculates a first and a second representation containing a first target and a second target referenced in the terrestrial frame of reference. The first target is located in the direction of the homing course to the predetermined position. The second target is located in a direction perpendicular to this same course.

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Bordeaux, France

Sylvain Hourlier