Device for improving the field of vision of aircraft that do not have a sufficient transparent surface area
US5610764A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | May 19, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 11, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 19, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG02B2027/0165
- WIPO fieldOptics
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device to improve the field of vision in aircraft that lack sufficient transparent surface area. The device includes at least one collimator connected to an imaging sensor of the space outside the aircraft. The collimator projects an image in the pilot's field of vision. The image covers both the transparent window surface and the instrument panel of the cockpit. The image coincides with the real image in the field of direct vision produced by the transparent surface. A further image may also be viewed by the pilot through a periscope arrangement.
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