Patent ID: 9569848
Date: 2017-02-14
CPC Classifications: G01C,G01S,G02B,G06T,G08G,H04N

Claim:
1. In an aircraft performing a landing maneuver, a method for enhancing pilot vision, comprising: receiving, by a processor onboard the aircraft, data from sensors or systems onboard the aircraft at least one of the sensors or systems providing an aircraft altitude; (a) determining, by the processor, a position of the aircraft relative to a runway using the data; (b) adjusting the gain of a first vision system according to a gain control curve based upon the aircraft altitude to provide an adjusted first image; (c) adjusting the gain of a second vision system according to a corresponding opposite gain control curve based upon the aircraft altitude to provide an adjusted second image; (d) merging the adjusted first image and the adjusted second image to provide a merged image; (e) displaying the merged image; and (f) repeating steps (a)-(e) until the aircraft has completed the landing maneuver.