Patent ID: 8493241

Claim:
A system for displaying a first image and a second image to a pilot of an aircraft during flight, the system comprising: a dynamic condition subsystem configured to detect a dynamic condition of the aircraft and to generate a first signal indicative of the dynamic condition of the aircraft; a sensor subsystem configured to detect a light transmission originating from an exterior of the aircraft and to generate a second signal indicative of the light transmission; a display unit having a display screen; and a computing device communicatively coupled to the sensor subsystem and to the dynamic condition subsystem and operatively coupled to the display unit, the processor configured to: obtain the first signal and the second signal, command the display unit to display the first image on the display screen corresponding to the first signal, compute an image moving velocity of the first image; estimate an image flow velocity for the second image based on the second signal; compare the moving velocity of the first image to the image flow velocity of the second image; command the display unit to display the second image overlaid on the first image; and command the display unit to establish the intensity of the second image within a predefined range based upon the comparison.