Patent ID: 8063798
Filing Date: 2011-11-22
Classification: G01C,G02B

Abstract:
1. A system for assisting a pilot of an aircraft that includes a cockpit and a windshield, the system comprising: a near-eye display having a transparent display panel, wherein the transparent display panel is adapted to be oriented in proximity to at least one eye of the pilot; and a processing subsystem communicatively coupled to the near-eye display, wherein the processing subsystem is adapted to receive aircraft data that indicates an attitude of the aircraft, to determine whether the pilot has provided one or more control inputs to a rudder of the aircraft, to determine whether a combination of the aircraft data and the one or more control inputs provided by the pilot indicate a likelihood that the pilot is experiencing a potential spatial disorientation situation, and when the aircraft data and the one or more control inputs indicate the likelihood of the potential spatial disorientation situation, to cause the near-eye display to display an exterior display indicator overlying at least a portion of the windshield, wherein the exterior display indicator includes a visual representation of an earth-based reference, and the exterior display indicator is oriented to indicate the attitude of the aircraft.