METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR PILOT TARGET AIRCRAFT AND TARGET OBSTACLE ALERTNESS AND AWARENESS

Abstract

There is provided systems and methods for pilot alertness and awareness of target aircraft and target obstacle that are flying within a proceeding flight path collision. Transmitted guiding sound signals consisting of three dimensional effects and tonal sounds are generated by a flight unit, and sent to the pilot's headset for the desired purpose of directing the pilot's head position to locate the target aircraft and target obstacle. The flight unit processes time of collision from received target aircraft broadcast, and contain at least GPS data and target obstacle information from stored navigational maps. The flight unit further receives the pilot's head position through means of a head tracker. Furthermore, the flight unit is able to perform the functions of, storing piloted flight information, voice language instruction, flight assisted notification, and communicating with one or multiple mobile devices such for the information to be displayed visually, and is upgradable remotely.

Claims

1. A method of pilot aircraft traffic awareness and alertness, the method comprising: a. a flight unit receiving broadcast signal by means of target aircraft, and having at least one stored navigational map of target obstacle location; i. the broadcast signal containing at least target aircraft positional information, ii. the flight unit means comprising a means for estimating the time of collision of the target aircraft from receiving broadcast signal within a predetermined collision time; iii. the flight unit further means comprising a means for estimating the time of collision of a known target obstacle from a stored navigation map within the predetermined collision time; b. a head tracker unit affixed to pilots headset measuring the pilot's head position and transmit this information to the flight unit; c. the flight unit deriving the direction of the pilot's head position to the location of at least one target aircraft and target obstacle; and, d. whereby the flight unit further comprising a means of delivering guiding sound signals into the pilot's headset directing the pilot's head position for the pilot to locate the target aircraft and target obstacle.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the sound signal is by means of at least one three dimensional sound effect in the pilot's headset.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the sound signal is a tone modulation effect in the pilot's headset.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein a multiple sound signal identify multiple target aircraft and target obstacle in the pilot's headset.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the receiving broadcast signal comprises at least one of the group consisting of ADS-B, ADS-R, TIS-B, Mode 3A or A, Mode C, Mode S, and Wi-fi.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the broadcast signal of the target aircraft position is GPS.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the time of collision is estimated using linear interpolation.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the target aircraft and target obstacle said time of collision is adjustable.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the flight unit contains data comprising one of the group consisting of flight aircraft coordinates, target aircraft identification, pilot flight pattern, and flight assistance feedback.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the flight unit transmits guiding data by means of wireless to a mobile electronic device, the mobile electronic device visually displays the guiding data as a three dimensional indicator directing the pilot's head position for the pilot to locate the target aircraft and target obstacle.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the head tracker comprises a compass sensor, transmitter, and battery.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the head tracker further comprises an inertial measurement unit.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the flight unit contains voice recognition capability.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein the voice recognition is able to configure the said time of collision.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the flight unit transmits voice information to the pilot's headset comprising one of the group consisting of GPS, barometer, altitude, density altitude, flight rule conditions, fuel remaining, current airspace, upcoming airspace, ambient wind conditions, ambient temperature, current local time, current UTC time, nearest airport, nearest airpot bearing, next waypoint, next waypoint bearing, airspeed, current heading, rate of latitude rate of change, flight assistance information, and identify of other aircraft.

16. A flight unit system for pilot aircraft traffic awareness and alertness, the system comprising: a. an integrated ADS-B receiver to collect surrounding aircraft and ground station radio broadcast; b. at least one controller for the purpose of interpreting receiver ADS-B data, perform calculations from the ADS-B data, collect internal flight information, collect head tracker information, store at least one navigational map of target obstacle, and generate sound signal information; i. the calculation is at least said time of collision identifying the target aircraft; ii. the head tracker information is the pilot's head position; iii. the internal flight information is collected by means of GPS and compass elements as part of the flight unit; and, iv; whereby transmission of sound signal information is relayed by an audio signal; v; the head tracker comprises a compass, transmitter, and battery; d. the audio synthesizer receives the audio signal and transmits audio through an audio interface to the pilot's headset; e. the controller further contains one of the group consisting of bluetooth and Wi-Fi transmitter with respective bluetooth and Wi-Fi receiver interface to exchange data with at least one mobile electronic device.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the flight unit integrates at least one sensor with the controller comprising a sensory group consisting of navigation, position, acoustic, language processing, and optical for the purpose of a group providing one of internal flight information, pilot flight voice feedback information, and aircraft flight assistance notification.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the head tracker further comprises an inertial measurement unit.

19. The system of claim 16, wherein the flight unit controller is a single board computer.

20. The system of claim 16, wherein the flight unit controller is powered by a battery.

21. The system of claim 16, wherein the flight unit controller contains program software reprogrammable through the use of a mobile electronic device.

22. The systems of claim 21, wherein the mobile electronic device contain application software communicating wireless with the flight unit to perform remote programming.

23. A method of pilot aircraft traffic awareness and alertness, the method comprising: a. a flight unit receiving broadcast signal by means of target aircraft, and having at least one stored navigational map of target obstacle location; i. the broadcast signal containing at least target aircraft positional information, ii. the flight unit means comprising a means for estimating the time of collision of the target aircraft from receiving broadcast signal within a predetermined collision time; iii. the flight unit further means comprising a means for estimating the time of collision of the target obstacle from the said navigation map within a predetermined collision time; b. a head tracker unit affixed to pilots headset measuring the pilot's head position and transmit this information to the flight unit; c. the flight unit deriving the direction of the pilot's head position to the location of the at target aircraft and target obstacle; d. the flight unit further comprising a means from transmitting wireless to the mobile electronic device guiding information directing the pilot's head position for the pilot to locate the target aircraft and target obstacle; and, e. whereby the mobile electronic device graphically displaying an indicator directing the pilot's head position for the pilot to locate the target aircraft and target obstacle.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the flight unit generates a sound signal.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the wireless transmitting is by means comprising one of the group consisting of bluetooth and Wi-Fi.

26. The method of claim 23, wherein the flight unit further communicating data with the at least one mobile electronic device graphically displayed comprising one of the group consisting of flight aircraft coordinates, target aircraft identification, pilot flight pattern, and flight assistance feedback.

27. The method of claim 23, wherein the flight unit integrates at least one sensor with the controller comprising a sensory group consisting of navigation, position, acoustic, language processing, and optical, whereby communicating this information to the mobile electronic device for the purpose of providing a graphical display of one of surrounding non-target aircraft information, target aircraft information, navigational maps, target obstacle information, internal flight information, verbal commands to display information, and aircraft flight assistance notification.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

[0028] FIG. 1 is a graphical representation of an example of a system of the present invention of a pilot's head position guided for the pilot to the location of a target aircraft using sound signals.

[0029] FIG. 2 illustrate the pilot locating a target aircraft from a visual display in communication with a flight unit.

[0030] FIG. 3 illustrate exemplary a flight unit affixed to a headset as a pilot's head position is guided for the pilot to the target aircraft.

[0031] FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram example of a flight unit configuration.

[0032] FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of an exemplary flight unit configuration with speech language processing feedback.

[0033] FIG. 6 illustrate a flight unit communicating it's sensory information with an external mobile electronic device.

[0034] FIG. 7 schematic diagram exemplary of a head tracker sensory unit configuration.

[0035] FIG. 8 illustrate the head tracker unit calibrated to the pilot's head position and airplane by means of an un-attached communicating sensor.

[0036] FIG. 9 illustrate the flight unit is receiving a non-standard aircraft protocol.

DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS AND THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0037] In general, the present inventions relates to systems and methods for use in pilot traffic alertness and awareness using sound signals in the pilot's headset for the pilot's head position to be guided to the target aircraft and target obstacle location. The pilot to locate the target aircraft using sound signals in the pilot's headset is instinctive and seamless, this is because the present invention provides sound signals that are of a natural neuro-stimuli for the pilot to comprehend in guiding the pilot to locate the target aircraft and target obstacle. This by the use of sound signals consisting of three dimensional audio effects and tonal sensations. In particular, the systems and methods of the pilot traffic alertness and awareness is a flight unit of controlling and sensory elements that generate appropriate sound signals; and thereby process the pilot's head position, receiving aircraft and stored navigational map target obstacle information; and additionally sending information to at least one mobile electronic device for the purpose of visually displaying guiding information directing the pilot's head position for the pilot to locate the target aircraft and target obstacle. Further, the use of verbal speech language feedback, whereby the pilot speaking into the pilot's headset to configure the flight unit properties, and further visually displaying mobile electronic device information, and collision awareness and alertness sound signal capability, and thus making the flight unit system multi-purpose. The present inventions, among other things, solves these needs by providing the systems and methods taught herein.

[0038] Thus, in general, and by way of example, there is provided in FIG. 1 a target aircraft 1012 flying within a time of collision 1000 depicted by a virtual 360 degree airspace zone. The calculation for time of collision by example may be linear, bilinear interpolation, nonlinear interpolation, simultaneous localization and mapping techniques. Wherein, the data is received from the target aircraft broadcast including Doppler, GPS, and navigation and depth sensory information; and additionally without limitation, of other means, such as rotation, gravitation, angular velocity, pitch, roll, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic signal strength, acceleration, and the like, known by those skilled in the art.

[0039] FIG. 1 further provides a perspective view showing the aircraft 1001 the aircrafts cockpit 1002, and with a portable flight unit 1004 that is placed in the on instrument panel 1003, and receives requested aircraft signal 1008 received by the said flight unit of a target aircraft 1012. This flight unit is at least calculating for the time of collision, and capturing and interpreting the head tracker 1007 of the pilot's head position 1010 from sensory information, whereby the said head tracker is affixed to the pilot's headset 1006. The said flight unit receives the pilot's head position from the head tracker, and determines the target aircraft location 1011, and thus where the pilot's head position must be directed to locate the target aircraft 1009. The flight unit then generates sound signals 1113 in the pilot's headset directing the pilot's head position for the pilot 1110 to locate target aircraft location. The said directing pilot's head position is further of a 360 degree motion for the pilot to locate the target aircraft.

[0040] Moreover, FIG. 2 presents further the head tracker 1007 communicating with the flight unit 1004 in the cockpit 1002 and a target aircraft 1012 has entered the time of collision 1000 from FIG. 1, wherein the said flight unit receives the data of the pilot's head position 1009 from the head tracker 1007 affixed to the pilot's headset 1007 and determines the location and time of collision of the target aircraft 1011. This information is communicated wireless to 2000 the mobile electronic device 2004 to indicate the direction of aircraft using a 3 dimensional arrow 2003 and displayed pop-up location of the aircraft 2002 on the mobile electronic device display, and wherein the mobile electronic device communicates 2001 with the flight unit. Further other electronic devices may be employed, by way of example, such a project, transparent electronic display, and the like known to those skilled in the art may be used.

[0041] A first aspect, by way of non-limiting example, relates to the type of sound signals 1113 consisting of three dimensional sound effects and tonal sensations generated by the flight unit 1004, and the sound signals are heard in the pilot's headset 1006 as illustrated exemplary in FIGS. 1-2 to locate at least one target aircraft 1000. The three dimensional sound effect may be the same and varying intensity and same and varying with reverberations in the pilot's headset. The three dimensional sound effect is calculated by the said flight unit using a means of calculating at least one head-related transfer function, using filters, and z-transform, Fourier transform of single and multidimensional, the frequency response of the system, and the like known by those skilled in the art. The three dimensional effecting sound signal in produced in accordance for the pilot to locate the target aircraft and target obstacle to each ear side. The three dimensional audio effect is interpreted to indicate to the sound location registered by the brain, wherein this may be of about eight side sounds in each ear with a such as front, right, front left, left; rear leaf, rear, and rear right directions, from about 16 side sounds in ear, from about 32 sounds in each ear, and, and about 32 sound or more in each ear. The three dimensional effect may vary by verbal sound with three dimensional effect, tonal sensation; and multiple verbal sounds and tonal sensations or a combination of these to indicate the target aircraft and target obstacle location in the pilot's headset.

[0042] As a further embodiment, the sound of pilots of two or more aircraft on a collision course, wherein each are notified by the said three dimensional effect sound signals in the pilot's headset; and where each pilot is to fly the aircraft to avoid collision in a predetermined time of collision and heading of the other aircraft. The flight unit can automatically communicate with another flight unit to coordinate the heading of each aircraft of the other pilot by means of receiving guiding sound signals in the headset to avoid the collision path of both aircraft. They may also be notified by sound signals to locate the other pilot's head direction and notification of directions to avoid one or multiple aircraft and obstacle direction using multiple three dimensional effects, tonal sensations, or a combination of these. In addition, if the flight unit is part of a drone, the drone is flown automatically by the flight unit once a predetermined flight collision is known, and the piloted aircraft receives guiding sound signals as to where to fly. This is not within limitation of flight, but aircraft taxiing, takeoff, and landing.

[0043] And, by way of example, the mobile electronic device graphically displays information from at least one three dimensional arrow signal directing the pilot's head position to the location of one and multiple target aircraft and target location. This may further be combined with sound signals into the pilot's headset to locate the one and multiple target aircraft and target location. The graphically displayed information from the flight unit further may include relevant flight information, target aircraft information, weather, navigational maps, and controlling the configurations of one or multiple time of collision that is graphically displayed by the mobile electronic device. This may be further capable by means of verbal commands to change the configurations of the flight unit stored by the mobile electronic device. This is of benefit particularly for heads up display, and augmented reality glasses, and use of portable computers, like smart-phones to hold up and see information with quick visual response. And, as yet a further embodiment, pilot to locate two or more on a collision course, as each are notified by visual display, such as one or multiple three dimensional arrow, where each pilot is to fly the aircraft to avoid collision in a predetermined time of collision and heading of the other aircraft. They may additionally be also notified by sound signals to locate the target aircraft and target obstacle.

[0044] Systems and methods may further generally include one or more sound signals to indicate multiple target aircraft and targets obstacle one and thus multiple times of collision. The pilot is capable of receiving the sound signal consisting of three dimensional sounds and tones to indicate a first target aircraft and target obstacle, and a second sound signal to indicate a second, and so forth to indicate target aircraft and target obstacle. The configuration of the systems and methods further may have a single and multiple beeps to indicate a second aircraft, third aircraft, and so forth of target aircrafts and target obstacles within the time of collision. As an embodiment of the systems and methods, the pilot may configure verbal commands, whereby the flight unit contains voice recognition capability to define the sound signal and beep for target aircraft and target obstacle. As a second embodiment, the pilot can predetermine multiple sound signals and beeps for one and multiple time of collisions of target aircrafts and target obstacles. The methods and systems may have a set predetermined non-adjustable time of collision for safety of about 5 seconds, of about 10 seconds, of about 30 seconds, of about 1 minute, of about 3 minutes, and more than 3 minutes.

[0045] And, yet further the sound signal may further be discontinuous to allow the pilot to recognize more than one signal being sent in the pilot's headset indicating more than one target aircraft and target obstacle. The discontinuity of sound signal may be of about 1 second, of about 3 second, of about 5 second, of about 20 seconds, and more than 20 seconds. The discontinuity of the sound signal may have verbal information from the methods and systems, and of the following: verbal description of the sound signal, identification of target aircraft and target obstacle, meaning of the sound signal, such as target aircraft identified, and time of collision, and the like sent the pilot's headset during the discontinuity between sound signal, which does not produce a three dimensional sound.

[0046] In addition the sound signal providing target location guidance for the pilot in the pilots headset are tonal sensations. The tone properties may be a variation in intensity of modulation, such as a tremolo effect, variation in phase, or a combination of these. The tremolo effect, for example, is stronger when the pilot's head position is turned to the location of the target aircraft and target obstacle, and weaker when turned away as the signal will grow weaker.

[0047] And, further in addition, in accordance with one or more aspects of the systems and methods, the sound signals indicate flight assisted behavior. The said sound signals consisting of three dimensional audio effects, tone, and mixed verbal commands, or a combination thereof offering flight notification instructions. This for example, landing and aligning with the airstrip as the aircraft is needed to be tilt based on navigational stored maps and possibly camera and LIDAR information, wherein the sound signal intensity is three dimensional to indicate the airplane movement without having to visualize instrument data with verbal commands, such as move the aircraft left, and as the pilot moves the aircraft left, the sound signal grows weaker when reaching the right alignment position. The flight assisted information is without limitation to additionally being graphically displayed by a mobile electronic device transparent display, and projector with the said sound signals.

[0048] As a second aspect, the flight tracking and awareness methods and systems relate to FIG. 3, wherein the flight unit 3001 is detachable and affixed 3000 to the pilot's headset 1006 and the head tracker unit 3003 connected to the flight unit 3002 is embedded to the flight unit to form a single unit. The head tracker as an embodiment of the second aspect, may be embedded in the mobile electronic device that is worn by the pilot.

[0049] The affixed systems and methods thereof of the flight unit, elements of the flight unit, and head tracker, and any other object are affixed by means comprising of Velcro, fastener, magnet, strap, and the like to the pilot garments, parts of the cockpit, and pilot's headset. Further of the methods and systems, the flight unit, head tracker, and aspects the flight unit may be affixed or embedded to and inside a mobile electronic device.

[0050] The systems and methods pertaining to an aircraft flight environment, the flight unit, head tracker, and any elements of the pilot traffic alertness and awareness system using sound signals in the pilot's headset directing pilots head position to locate target aircraft is to withstand flight environment vibrations, buffet, and flutter, and encased with such materials comprising of steel, plastic, titanium, and the like to also withstand flight vibration, buffet, and flutter.

[0051] The Flight Unit.

[0052] For systems of the general type illustrated in FIGS. 1-2, the pilot locates target aircraft by means of listening to directional sound signals generated in the pilot's headset, with at least the elements of a head tracker and flight unit to provide the pilot head position and target aircraft time of collision. The flight unit performs the desired functions of transmitting and receiving aircraft broadcast signal, storing data including without limitation wireless transmitted/received mobile electronic devices, receiving flight protocol signal of surrounding aircraft and navigational mapping data information, including target obstacles, and to perform calculations of the said information, and receiving and sending guiding sound signals into the pilot's headset, and further without limitation verbal commands and verbal information of flight information and assisted flight information. The flight unit in its simplest form of configuration comprises of the elements of a said broadcast receiver collecting and interpreting aircraft standard signal and new protocols including Wi-Fi, Wi-Lan, and the like known to those skilled in the art, and at least one controller, preferably a single board computer, generating sound signal in the pilots headset, or sending the generated sound signal information to a mobile electronic device to generate the pilot's headset the sound signal, and an audio synthesizer, which may include at least one speaker.

[0053] For systems of the general type illustrated in FIG. 1, by way of example, the schematic diagram illustrated in FIG. 4 showing the flight unit 1004 communicating to the mobile electronic device 2000 and the mobile electronic device 2004 to communicate 2001 with the flight unit, wherein the flight unit elements comprise of a controller 4000 that serves as the central computer connecting multiple sensors 4003, and without limitation navigation sensors that include GPS, magnetometer, altimeter, yaw, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, altimeter, air speed indicator, inertial reference unit, gimbal, and variometer; and non-navigational sensors that include at least one, voice recorder, microphone, voice recognition chip, sound chip, Wi-Fi receiver, Wi-Lan receiver, with an radio antenna 4002 to receive signal from the said controller and radio antenna 4001 to broadcast signal to request said aircraft receiving data, an audio synthesizer 4004 and transmitter 4005 to then send audio signal instructions to an audio synthesizer into the pilot's headset 1006 and thereby the pilot's ear 4007, and Bluetooth transmitter/receiver 4008 to said communicate with a mobile electronic device.

[0054] In accordance with one or more aspects of the flight unit system and methods, the flight unit additionally having the ability of a controller with the additional function of storing navigational mapping of data, specifically of target obstacles. The information provides the pilot a means for tracking target obstacles and generating sound signals when the target obstacles enters a time of collision. The flight unit may receive sensory data from other wireless mobile electronic devices, for example, a magnetometer, altimeter, yaw, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, altimeter, air speed indicator, inertial reference unit, gimbal, and variometer, and other data, such as, navigation maps, weather, remote software changes/upgrades to provide information to pilot's that is verbal or use the information to generate sound signals based on the flight information feedback.

[0055] There is further provided the flight unit having the capability of speech language processing of verbal information sent from/to the pilot's headset produced by the audio synthesizer from a controller, which may be connected to a speaker, microphone, and voice recognition processing integrated chip. A further illustrate of the flight unit with voice processing is shown in FIG. 5, wherein the pilot is able to speak in their pilot headset's 1006 and request by voice 5000 aircraft information 5001, including time of collision, identification of target aircraft, configuration of the flight unit software, and like to the flight unit 1004, which is able to send said aircraft information of particularly voice speech 2000. The flight unit includes further a voice recognition chip 5002 and microphone 5003 to receive voice from pilot from the flight unit shown in FIG. 4, processed by a controller 4000 with a radio antenna 4002 to receive signal from the said controller and radio antenna 4001 to broadcast signal to request said aircraft receiving data, an audio synthesizer 4004 and transmitter 4005 to then send audio signal instructions and additionally voice to an audio synthesizer into the pilot's headset 1006 and thereby the pilot's ear 4007, and Bluetooth transmitter/receiver 4008 to said communicate with a mobile electronic device. In this case, for example, the time of collision information may be processed from the pilot's voice commands, and displayed on mobile electronic device, as well as, piloted aircraft speed 5002, and data of target aircraft heading 5003. Further, the pilot may receive a verbal response from the flight unit triggered by the controller and sent from the audio synthesizer of FIG. 5. The said controller is able to provide the sound signals thereby to direct the pilot's head position for the pilot to locate the target obstacle from stored navigation data entering a predetermined time of collision of shown in FIG. 2.

[0056] In FIG. 6, is shown as an illustrate of the flight unit 1004 communicating wireless 2001 from a mobile electronic device 2004, and the transmitting and receiving sensory data of target aircraft 6000 and flight sensory information 4003 with a controller 4000 and Bluetooth receiver/transmitter 4008, with the information of sensory may be navigation data, voice commands, remote upgrades of the flight, and configuration of the flight unit.

[0057] In some further aspects of the flight unit systems and methods, the at least one controller element may receive target aircraft and flight information for a variety of other purposes and include without limitation the pilot analyzing pilot flight pattern, weather reports, flight heading, and to generate verbal and sound information into the pilot's headset for such purposes. This, for example, flight management information wherein, the pilot is verbally informed the direction to set a course, and further example of, the piloted aircraft descending too fast on approach of a landing and the pilot should check their decent pattern or to reduce decent rate.

[0058] It is thus the invention to remotely upgrade the software in the flight unit from a mobile electronic device by means of Bluetooth, this for example, the mobile app downloading a software upgrade in the software application, and to transfer the upgraded information to the flight unit software. The software mobile app may be upgraded to include new versions of software, such as weather display, notification information, flight information data graphs, and the like. The flight unit may be upgraded to include new speech processing, configuration of flight unit information, and the like.

[0059] It is readily understood in the art that the terms flight unit, as used herein is used in is used in its broadest terms and thus may also refer any elements are powered by at least one battery either part of the element or battery powering this and multiple elements.

[0060] The Head Tracker.

[0061] The head tracker in general performs the desired functions of determining the pilot's head position and comprising of navigation sensors of the simplest elements being a compass, transmitter to relay pilots head position information to the flight unit, and at least one source of power that hereby powered by at least one battery.

[0062] The present methods and systems and in particular the head tracker, may include further from the simplest elements without limitation at least one GPS, magnetometer, altimeter, yaw, accelerometer, gyroscope, compass, variometer, and the like, wherein the system element configurations to navigate the pilot's head position is known to those skilled in the art.

[0063] Thus by way of example, as illustrated in FIG. 7 the head tracker 1007 is affixed 7006 to the pilot's headset 1006 with the unit transmitting to the flight unit 1004, wherein the said head tracker determine the direction of the pilot's head relative to the position of the aircraft 7000. The elements of the head tracker unit 7001 consist of a compass 7002, inertial measurement unit 7004, transmitter 7005, and powered by a battery 7003. The transfer of information to the flight unit is in the form of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, Radio Frequency, or a combination of these.

[0064] Furthermore, and by way of example, as illustrated in FIG. 8 from FIG. 7 of a head tracker 1007, the head tracker may communicate with an external sensor 8000 that communicates 8002 with the said head tracker affixed 8001 to the cockpit 1002, to determine the position of the aircraft and the said head tracker calibrates the position of the pilot's headset 1006 position to the said aircraft 7000 for the purpose of receiving the position of the pilot's head relative to direct the pilot by to measure the pilot's cockpit angular velocity around its vertical axis, wherein the head tracker is affixed 7006 to the said pilot's headset. The external may be at least a yaw sensor

[0065] Yet furthermore, and by way of example, the head tracker may be embedded in the pilot's headset, mobile electronic device, affixed to the pilot's garment, and packaged in an augmented reality or heads up display, and the like.

[0066] The flight unit and mobile electronic device may test the head tracker to determine if the head tracker is removed from the pilot's headset by using software as a means to determine if the head tracker is producing a head motion and instructs a sound signal that is either a beep, verbal, or tone into the pilot's headset to affix the head tracker to the pilot's headset, low battery by communicating with the flight unit.

[0067] In FIG. 9, the flight unit 1004 is receiving a non-standard target aircraft protocol 9000 of Wi-Fi, Wi-Lan, and those known skilled in the art. This may be preferably a drone signal that is not a said standard signal.

[0068] As such, from the foregoing description, one skilled in the art can readily ascertain the essential characteristics of this invention, and without departing from the spirit and scope thereof, can make various changes and/or modifications of the invention to adapt it to various usages and conditions.