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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 23, 2014
Filed:
Dec. 14, 2012
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Fort Worth, TX (US);
Charles E. Covington, Colleyville, TX (US);
Bradley Regnier, Fort Worth, TX (US);
Robert Worsham, Weatherford, TX (US);
Troy S. Caudill, Burleson, TX (US);
Thomas E. Archer, II, Keller, TX (US);
James M. McCollough, Arlington, TX (US);
Bell Helicopter Textron Inc., Forth Worth, TX (US);
Abstract
According to one embodiment, a landing point indication system includes an image provider, a rotorcraft position provider, a pilot image generation system, and a display device. The image provider is operable to provide a visual representation of an area underneath a rotorcraft. The rotorcraft position provider is operable to provide information indicating a position of the rotorcraft. The pilot image generation system is operable to generate a supplemented visual representation. The supplemented visual representation includes the visual representation of the area underneath the aircraft and information indicating a position of the rotorcraft relative to the visual representation. The display device is operable to display the supplemented visual representation within the rotorcraft.