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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 17, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 06, 2007
Roger L. Yum, Marion, IA (US);
Daniel Y. Chiew, Marion, IA (US);
David A. Frank, North Liberty, IA (US);
Roger L. Yum, Marion, IA (US);
Daniel Y. Chiew, Marion, IA (US);
David A. Frank, North Liberty, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a dynamic field of view (FOV) for a synthetic vision system (SVS) scene. The FOV within the SVS scene may switch between a FOV conformal to the real world outside of a vehicle and a wider FOV when beneficial. In an aircraft, for example, generating the SVS scene with the narrower FOV may be optimal during flight, while on the ground a wider FOV may improve situational awareness during taxiing. Determination of the airborne or grounded status of the aircraft may be based on speed, altitude, user input, or a received signal. Although the foregoing has been described within a particular context, the present disclosure is not limited to this scenario and may be applied to any vehicle in any situation where dynamically changing between a narrower FOV and a wider FOV is beneficial.