Abstract: A vehicle control system includes at least one control inceptor to provide pilot control of an associated vehicle and a communications interface to process external entity SA data associated with an external entity that is received at a communications system associated with the associated vehicle. An SA video screen displays video data to a pilot of the associated vehicle. The video data includes pilot-perspective visual data corresponding to a real-time dynamic virtual representation of surroundings of the associated vehicle that simulates a real-world visual perspective of the pilot to the surroundings of the associated vehicle and is responsive to the pilot control. A visual indicator of the external entity is superimposed onto the pilot-perspective visual data at an approximate location corresponding to an actual location of the external entity relative to the associated vehicle and beyond a visual range of the pilot based on the external entity SA data.

Abstract: A vehicle control system includes at least one control inceptor to provide pilot control of an associated vehicle and a communications interface to process external entity SA data associated with an external entity that is received at a communications system associated with the associated vehicle. An SA video screen displays video data to a pilot of the associated vehicle. The video data includes pilot-perspective visual data corresponding to a real-time dynamic virtual representation of surroundings of the associated vehicle that simulates a real-world visual perspective of the pilot to the surroundings of the associated vehicle and is responsive to the pilot control. A visual indicator of the external entity is superimposed onto the pilot-perspective visual data at an approximate location corresponding to an actual location of the external entity relative to the associated vehicle and beyond a visual range of the pilot based on the external entity SA data.

Abstract: A system is disclosed which allows two image signal sources with different update rates to timeshare a single calligraphic display monitor, such that the resulting image is a combination of the image data from both sources. The image signals from one source are monitored and analyzed by the system controller, which is adapted to locate temporal locations of the correct duration and frequency in the update cycle when the first source is not writing to the monitor. The controller controls the triggering of write signals by the second source to occur in the located temporal location in the write cycle of the first source. The controller also controls an analog switch for switching the image signals to the monitor during the times when the second image source is writing to the monitor. By controlling the timing of write signals from the second source, the two sources are maintained in the correct phase relationship with no overlap of write signals.