Abstract: A computerized system for recognizing the need for cognitive tests due to a physiological event and administering such tests includes a plurality of biometric monitoring devices and a pilot input device. When a physiological event is identified, the system selects an appropriate battery of tests and automatically administers those tests. The system offers the opportunity to automate pilot evaluation for single pilot operations, and to reduce the burden on a co-pilot. The cognitive tests may be specific to the physiological event, and may be compared to a pilot-specific profile when evaluating the results.

Abstract: An aircraft is described. The aircraft includes an avionics management system including one or more control display units. The control display units include an alphanumeric keyboard. By the alphanumeric keyboard, an operator within the aircraft may input a personal identification number (PIN). The input PIN is received from the alphanumeric keyboard and compared with a PIN stored in memory. When the input PIN is validated, the avionics management system changes a system state from not validated to validated, thereby permitting the control display unit to access otherwise unavailable mobile user objective system (MUOS) feature sets, such as viewing MUOS presets or tuning to the MUOS presets.

Abstract: A roll stabilization system for an aircraft ejection seat may be provided. An integral seat sequencer may activate an ejection sequence causing an aircraft ejection seat to be ejected from an aircraft. In various instances, particularly with lighter occupants of the aircraft ejection seat, the aircraft ejection seat may begin a rotational movement. To ameliorate this rotational movement, a roll correction rocket motor is installed on the aircraft ejection seat and selectively activated by the integral seat sequencer in the event that an undesired rotational movement is detected.

Abstract: Embodiments of the inventive concepts disclosed herein are directed to systems and methods of providing in-flight entertainment related content. A content server may upload first content to in-seat client terminals for local storage and subsequent playback. The content server may upload second content to overhead client terminals for local storage and subsequent playback. Each client terminal may synchronize to a defined reference point for initiating playback of the first content and of the second content. Each client terminal may operate independently of each other and the content server subsequent to initiation of the playback. Subsequent to the initiation of the playback and in response to a system disruption to the playback at a client terminal, the client terminal may resume the playback of the corresponding content at the client terminal at a point at which the disruption occurred. The resumption may be independent of the playback in other client terminals.

Abstract: A radar system and method for sharing threat data is configured to communicate with other radar systems in surrounding aircraft and share threat specific data. Each radar system may be configured to a specific task according to the priorities of the aircraft and the capabilities of the surrounding aircraft; the gathered data is then shared with the surrounding aircraft such that each aircraft may commit longer dwell time to individual tasks while still receiving data for all of the potential tasks. The radar system may identify a fault and send a request for radar threat data to nearby aircraft. The radar system may receive such data within the operating band of the radar and allow continued operation.

Abstract: A system and method for creating avionic databases is disclosed. The system may receive an avionic database of an area, surveyed coordinate points of the area, and new satellite imagery of the area. The system may georeference the new satellite imagery using the surveyed coordinate points as ground control points, generating georeferenced coordinate points of the new satellite imagery in different locations of the area. The system may create a second avionic database based on the georeferenced coordinate points.

Abstract: An ejection handle separation system is disclosed herein. The ejection handle separation system includes an ejection seat handle, a rotatable component, a cable connected to the handle and coupled to the rotatable component, wherein the rotatable component rotates in response to pulling the ejection seat handle, and an anchor inserted into the rotatable component and configured to releasably connect the cable to the rotatable component.

Abstract: A system and method for synchronizing two or more display elements of a multiple element display, is disclosed. The method includes embedding a frame count signal into the blanking portion of a video frame for each data stream received by the multiple display elements. Upon displaying the pixel data from a video frame, a frame count signal containing an identifying frame count is transmitted back to the computer. The computer compares the frame count signals to determine if the multiple display elements are synchronized. Upon a determination that the multiple display elements are not synchronized, the data stream for one or more display elements are adjusted accordingly. The system may be configurated as a federated system with two or more computers each communicatively coupled to each display element in a hierarchal system, where a secondary computer can control a display element if the primary computer or primary computer link fails.

Abstract: A system may include a transmitter node and a receiver node. Each node may include a communications interface including at least one antenna element and a controller operatively coupled to the communications interface, the controller including one or more processors. Each node may be time synchronized to apply Doppler corrections to said node's own motions relative to a stationary common inertial reference frame. The stationary common inertial reference frame may be known to the transmitter node and the receiver node prior to the transmitter node transmitting signals to the receiver node and prior to the receiver node receiving the signals from the transmitter node.

Abstract: A system for incorporating predictive health data into a mission timeline receives a predictive health event, identifies a time frame for the event, and incorporates the event into a mission timeline. The event may define a probability window with weighted probabilities overlaid onto the mission timeline. The event may define an uncorrected outcome. The uncorrected outcome is rendered onto the mission timeline at a point when the uncorrected outcome will likely occur if no remedial action is taken.

Abstract: An avionics computer system receives or calculates storm growth rate data, converts that data into a renderable format, and displays that data visually. The avionics computer system receives location and trajectory data, projects a future storm size/height based on the trajectory and growth rate, and determines if the storm is likely to intersect the trajectory when the aircraft is projected to reach the storm location. Certain threshold growth rates are associated with some artifice indicating the severity of the storm. The application of such artifice may be weighted according to the aircraft trajectory, estimated growth rate, and a projected proximity to the storm.

Abstract: A system may include a processor installed in an aircraft. The processor may be configured to: obtain runway friction coefficient data and runway surface condition data for a runway; obtain braking coefficient data and braking action index data; obtain equivalent runway condition data and runway length data for the runway; obtain aircraft speed data of the aircraft and aircraft configuration data; based at least on the runway friction coefficient data, the runway surface condition data, the braking coefficient data, the braking action index data, the equivalent runway condition data, the aircraft speed data, and the aircraft configuration data, determine a rejected takeoff (RTO) initiating point (RIP) and a start automated RTO sequence point; and cause an automated RTO sequence to be performed if the start automated RTO sequence point is reached without the automated RTO sequence being manually overridden.

Abstract: A system may include a display and a processor. The processor may be configured to: output a view of an airport moving map (AMM), the AMM depicting a location of an aircraft on an airport surface; receive aircraft state data and airport surface data, wherein the airport surface data includes information of the airport surface, wherein the aircraft state data includes a current position of the aircraft; generate taxi routing guidance content, wherein the taxi route data includes information of a taxi route for the aircraft on the airport surface, wherein the taxi routing guidance content includes graphical and/or audio content to be presented to a flight crew to guide the aircraft along the taxi route, wherein the taxi routing guidance content further includes an approaching runway annunciation, wherein the approaching runway annunciation indicates that the aircraft is approaching a runway; and output the taxi routing guidance content.

Abstract: A system includes a touchscreen display computing device including a touchscreen display and at least one processor. The touchscreen display may be communicatively coupled to the at least one processor. The touchscreen display computing device may be installed in a vehicle. The at least one processor may be configured to: receive vibration data from a vibration sensor installed onboard the vehicle; calculate, in real time, at least one slew setting associated with an adjustable sensitivity of the touchscreen display based at least on the vibration data; adjust, in real time, the adjustable sensitivity of the touchscreen display based at least on the at least one slew setting; receive, from a user in real time, a touch input from the touchscreen display using the adjusted adjustable sensitivity; and output an instruction based at least on the touch input.

Abstract: A system may include a display and a processor communicatively coupled to the display. The processor may be configured to: output, to the display, a first view of an airport moving map (AMM) having a first map range, the AMM depicting a location of an aircraft on an airport surface; receive aircraft state data and airport surface data; based at least on the aircraft state data and the airport surface data, change the first view of the AMM having the first map range to a second view of the AMM having a second map range; and output, to the display, the second view of the AMM having the second map range.

Abstract: A system is disclosed, in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure. In one embodiment, the system includes a plurality of image capture devices, a controller communicatively coupled to the plurality of image capture devices, wherein the controller includes one or more processors configured to receive a plurality of reference images including one or more source objects, identify the one or more source objects, determine one or more gestures indicative of one or more control signals of the one or more source objects, determine the one or more control signals; and provide the one or more control signals.

Abstract: A visor for a helmet is disclosed. The visor includes a first lens member, which includes a first transparent shield configured with a photochromic layer. The photochromic layer is configured to adjust a first transmission state of a first viewing area of the first lens member based on the transmission of ambient light through the first viewing area. The visor also includes a second lens member that includes an electrochromic layer. The electrochromic layer is configured to adjust the transmission of ambient light through a second viewing area upon an application of a voltage to the electrochromic layer. The visor also includes a controller configured to adjust a voltage applied to the electrochromic layer, and an attachment element coupled to the first lens member configured to attach to a headgear.

Abstract: A system may include an aircraft including a processor. The processor may be configured to: receive a lead aircraft assignment instruction, the lead aircraft assignment instruction instructing the aircraft to follow a lead aircraft; determine whether the aircraft is receiving sufficient lead aircraft traffic data from the lead aircraft to record a four-dimensional (4D) track of the lead aircraft; upon a determination that the aircraft is receiving the sufficient lead aircraft traffic data, output an acceptance of the lead aircraft assignment instruction; receive the lead aircraft traffic data from the lead aircraft, the lead aircraft traffic data including information at least one of associated with or of the track of the lead aircraft; record the track of the lead aircraft; and output commands configured to cause (a) the aircraft to follow the recorded track, or (b) guidance content for following the recorded track of the lead aircraft to be presented.

Abstract: A flight display is described. The flight display includes a display screen, a physical network interface, and multiple processors. The flight display interfaces with the flight deck by way of the physical network interface. The display screen displays images representative of avionics data in response to signals generated by one or more of the processors. The processors also generate command signals causing an actuator of the aircraft to control a flight control surface or a throttle. In this regard, the one or more of the processors perform various automatic flight control system (AFCS) functions. A system is further described including multiple of the flight displays. By hosting the AFCS functions across processors of the multiple flight displays, a level of command integrity may be reached. Furthermore, backups flight displays are available to be reconfigured to perform the AFCS functions.

Abstract: A system and method for integrity monitoring generates primary control output via a primary module. The primary control output is configured to be used to control an autonomous vehicle (AV). The system and method receive situational data comprising AV data and environmental data. The system and method generate, using a monitor module configured to monitor the AV, a set of fallback actions based on at least the situational data. The system and method generate, using the monitor module, a fallback status based on at least the set of fallback actions, where the fallback status is configured to correspond to a determination of whether to override the primary control output.