Augmented reality aircraft management system

摘要

A method and apparatus for providing assistance to a flight crew during flight. An image of a group of instruments on a flight deck of an aircraft is generated with an image sensor in a data processing system. Assistance information configured to assist the flight crew from flight information displayed by the group of instruments in the image is generated. The assistance information is displayed on a display device in the data processing system.

主权项

1. A method for providing assistance to a flight crew during flight, the method comprising:
receiving, in an information identifier component of a computer system, an image of flight information from an image sensor; processing, in the information identifier, the image and generating graphical indicators, for a group of instruments on a flight deck of an aircraft, on a display device; determining, using a data processor in a flight assistance system, whether the information identifier requires a user input to identify assistance information for an instrument in the group of instruments, and, when the information identifier requires the user input, displaying, on the display device, a group of actions to be performed; generating, in the information identifier, using the flight information displayed by the group of instruments in the image, assistance information that assists the flight crew; and displaying the assistance information on the display device.