B64D2011/0061

Apparatus for Providing External Panoramic View Contents for Aircraft During Flight
20210006712 · 2021-01-07 ·

Provided is an apparatus for providing external panoramic view contents for an aircraft during flight by installing a plurality of cameras in a plurality of windows installed in an aircraft for displaying external panoramic views inside the aircraft while the aircraft flies in order for aircraft passengers to enjoy them. The apparatus includes a shooting unit having a plurality of cameras for shooting aircraft's external panoramic views; a control unit for receiving a plurality of images from the cameras and processing them; and a display unit comprising a single display and a multi-display including a plurality of sub-displays.

Room partion assemblies, systems, and methods
10875650 · 2020-12-29 · ·

A room partition assembly is configured to selectively convert an area within an internal cabin of a vehicle between a standard use and a non-standard use. The room partition assembly includes a mounting frame that is configured to be secured to a monument within the internal cabin, and a panel that is moveably coupled to the mounting frame. The panel is selectively moved between a retracted position and an extended position with respect to the mounting frame. The area is configured for the standard use when the panel is in the retracted position. The area is configured for the non-standard use when the panel is in the extended position.

Integrated micro-LED luminous aircraft panel

An integrated aircraft lighting and display panel includes high-density arrays of micro-scale light-emitting diodes (LED) set into a flexible printed circuit board (PCB). The PCB and LED arrays may be set into structural layers corresponding to overhead panels, side panels, bin panels, divider panels, doorway panels, or other interior structural panels of the aircraft. The LED arrays may be activated by a controller to provide cabin lighting, indicate aircraft signage, display high-resolution image or video graphics, or any simultaneous combination of all three. The panel may have a translucent or transparent decorative outer skin which may mimic the outward appearance of wood, stone, bamboo, or other decorative materials while the integrated lighting and display panels are inactive. Highly reflective core materials, such as an aluminum core in a honeycomb pattern, may guide the luminous output of the LED arrays through the outer skin.

Avoiding dazzling of persons by a light source
10858105 · 2020-12-08 · ·

In a method for avoiding dazzling of a person (10) by a light source (6) arranged in an interior (20) of a vehicle (22), wherein the light source (6) during operation emits light (24) within a beam cone (26), a camera (4) is arranged in the interior (20) and oriented such that at least one monitoring section (28) of the beam cone (26), in which the person (10) can enter, is located in the field of view (30) of the camera (4), the camera (4) records a camera image (32), using machine person detection, it is ascertained from the camera image (32) whether at least one part of the person (10) is located within the beam cone (26), in this case, at least the region (18) of the beam cone (26) in which the part of the person (10) is located is switched to glare-free.

Interactive vehicle window system including augmented reality overlays

A device may identify first content to be provided for display via a window system of a vehicle. The device may provide, for display via the window system of the vehicle, information associated with the first content as a first augmented reality overlay based on identifying the first content. The device may receive information associated with a user interaction with the window system of the vehicle based on providing, for display via the window system of the vehicle, the information associated with the first content as the first augmented reality overlay. The device may identify second content based on the information associated with the user interaction with the window system of the vehicle. The device may provide, for display via the window system of the vehicle, information associated with the second content based on identifying the second content.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VIDEO DISPLAY
20200351451 · 2020-11-05 ·

Implementations provide an aircraft synthetic vision system (SVS) giving passengers an exterior view. Omitting windows reduces costs, lowers weight, and simplifies hypersonic aircraft design and construction. Unlike contemporary SVSs, no lag exists between the exterior view and actual aircraft motion. Passengers experience no airsickness associated with a visual and vestibular system feedback mismatch. Lag is eliminated by predicting aircraft interior motion based on sensor feedback, and (b) displaying video camera images transformed to match the predicted aircraft orientation when the images get through the display system latency. Implementations predict aircraft orientation and pre-transformthrough the use of dead reckoning to adjust a video signal based on sensed aircraft dynamics and an aircraft electronic modelan image captured from a video camera to match that orientation at the image display time. This approach is robust, cheaper, and more effective than conventional SVS at providing an airsickness-free view of the aircraft exterior.

Passenger rest compartments for remote aircraft spaces

Passenger rest compartments may be incorporated into remote areas of an aircraft, either in the overhead crown region or in lower lobe cargo decks. Each passenger rest compartment includes two-way audio communication with the flight deck and non-intrusive non-visual monitoring of the compartments and surrounding environment to determine passenger presence, absence, and general well-being as well as environmental safety. Rest compartments may be integrated into rest cabins in the overhead or lower lobe areas, the rest cabins accessible from the main passenger cabin via an entry vestibule providing dedicated enclosed paths to the overhead and lower cabins. Additional deployable egress hatches may allow passengers to rapidly return to the main deck from the overhead and lower lobe cabins in the event of an emergency. Selected passenger seats (e.g., partitioned or other premium seats) may include private access to passenger rest compartments.

Methods of altering a field of view

A multi-layered intelligent display system includes a first LCD display panel; a second OLED display panel; a smart panel disposed behind the second display panel; an LED panel disposed between the second display panel and the smart panel; a sensor for detecting the ambient light behind the smart panel and activating the LED panel if the ambient light is below a predetermined illuminance; a memory having programming instructions stored thereon; and a controller in communication with the first and second display panels, the smart panel, and the memory. The multi-layered intelligent glass display is operable in each of a display mode, a multilayer display mode, and a transparent mode.

OPTICALLY ENHANCED AIRCRAFT WINDOW
20200298952 · 2020-09-24 ·

A window includes a first transparent pane having a first surface and a second surface and a second transparent pane having a third surface and a fourth surface. The third surface faces the second surface and is separated from the first transparent pane by a distance. The window also includes an optical enhancer positioned at least one of between the second surface and the third surface, or adjacent to the fourth surface. The first transparent pane transmits light therethrough as a first image with a first image area. The optical enhancer receives the first image, modifies the first image, and produces a second image with a second image area larger than the first image area.

TIME OF DAY SIMULATION SYSTEM
20200283151 · 2020-09-10 · ·

A time of day simulation system for an aircraft comprising: a master controller operable to: receive departure data, the departure data corresponding to a local departure time and a departure location of the aircraft. Receive arrival data, the arrival data corresponding to a local arrival time and arrival location of the aircraft. Receive time of flight data, the time of flight data corresponding to a time of flight of the aircraft. Analyze the departure data, arrival data, and time of flight data to determine a time difference between the local departure time and local arrival time, based on the analyzed data, calculate a time of day simulation. A window controller in communication with the master controller operable to control a transmission level of one or more electro-optic window assemblies. Wherein the master controller is further operable to, based on the identified time of day simulation, generate a control signal to adjust the transmittance level of the electro-optic window assemblies.