Systems and methods for positioning a heading-based image within a track-based image and for generating steering commands to a steerable forward-looking image capture device of an enhanced vision system

摘要

Present novel and non-trivial systems and methods for positioning a heading-based image within a track-based image and for generating steering commands for a forward-looking image capture device of an enhanced vision system (“EVS”). The positioning system is comprised of a source of navigation data, a source of first image data representative of a track-based image, a source of second image data representative of a heading-based image, and an avionics system processor (“ASP”) configured to receive the navigation data, the first image data, and the second image data, determine image positioning data, and merge the first image data with the second image data as a function of the image positioning data. The steering commands generating system is comprised of a source of navigation data, the ASP configured to generate steering command data commensurate to a wind correction angle, and the EVS configured to receive the steering data.

主权项

1. A system for positioning a heading-based image within a track-based image, such system comprising:
a source of navigation data; a source of first image data; a source of second image data; and an avionics system processor configured to
receive the navigation data representative of a measurement of aircraft direction,receive the first image data representative of a first image representing a first track-based scene located outside an aircraft,receive the second image data representative of a second image representing a heading-based scene located outside the aircraft,determine image positioning data of the second image, andmerge the first image data with the second image data as a function of the image positioning data to produce third image data, where
the third image data is
representative of a third image representing a second track-based scene located outside the aircraft, andcomprised of at least a partial first image and at least a partial second image, such thatthe position of the partial second image within the third image is dependent upon at least the measurement of aircraft direction.