Aircraft Cockpit Mask With Integrated Video Display
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Solution Overview
Problem
In aircraft cockpits, smoke and fumes can severely impair pilots' vision, making it difficult to control instruments and navigate safely, and there is a need for systems that enhance vision for multiple pilots to share flight data and terrain features, especially during emergencies or training.
Innovation Solution
A system comprising a primary display system and a supplemental display system, including a mask with a video display device, which provides a sealed barrier against smoke and fumes, allowing pilots to view critical flight data and external features through visual representations displayed on the mask.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If a mask with video display device is provided for each pilot, then each pilot can view flight data independently, but system complexity and cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple video display devices into a single shared display unit that can be viewed by multiple pilots simultaneously. The mask system includes a common video display device that projects flight data onto a shared viewing surface, allowing all pilots to access the same flight information without requiring separate display systems for each pilot.
Solution Approach 2:
The video display device is designed to serve multiple functions and multiple users simultaneously. The same display device can be viewed by any pilot wearing the mask, and it can display different flight data parameters as needed. This universal display approach eliminates the need for pilot-specific display systems while maintaining independent viewing capability.
2Reliability
If multiple pilots can view the same flight data, then situational awareness is improved, but the system becomes more complex
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the viewing capability into a single shared display system rather than providing separate displays for each pilot. The mask with video display device creates a common viewing platform that all pilots can access simultaneously, improving situational awareness through shared information while avoiding the complexity of multiple independent display systems.
Solution Approach 2:
The mask with integrated video display device acts as an intermediary between the flight data sources and multiple pilots. Instead of connecting each pilot directly to separate display systems, the mask serves as a central mediator that receives flight data and presents it to all pilots in a unified manner, simplifying the overall system architecture.
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AI summary
A system for enhancing vision inside an aircraft cockpit may include a primary display system configured to receive the signals related to flight data and display visual representations based on the flight data. The system for enhancing vision may also include a supplemental display system, including a mask configured to provide a substantially sealed barrier between a wearer of the mask and at least one of smoke and fumes in the cockpit. The supplemental display system may also include a video display device associated with the mask. The video display device may be configured to receive the signals related to the flight data and display the visual representations based on the flight data, wherein the video display device is associated with the mask such that the wearer of the mask is able to see the visual representations based on the flight data displayed by the video display device.