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An airplane (11) includes a system (10) which provides synthetic vision using a reality updated virtual image. The system includes a processor (17) which receives real-time image information regarding a scene of interest from a sensor (12), the sensor being supported on the airplane by a gimbal (13)

An airplane (11) includes a system (10) which provides synthetic vision using a reality updated virtual image. The system includes a processor (17) which receives real-time image information regarding a scene of interest from a sensor (12), the sensor being supported on the airplane by a gimbal (13). The processor receives information regarding the orientation of the sensor from the gimbal, and receives navigational information regarding the airplane from a navigation system (14). The processor maintains virtual image information (23) regarding the scene of interest. The processor updates the virtual image information using the real-time image information, in a manner which improves the quality of the representation in the virtual image information of the scene of interest. The processor prepares combined image information (24, 31), by selectively combining information from the real-time and virtual image information.

대표청구항 ▼

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method, comprising the steps of:causing a sensor to generate sensor image information which includes information representative of subject matter of interest and information representative of other subject matter;maintaining virtual image information, including the step

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A method, comprising the steps of:causing a sensor to generate sensor image information which includes information representative of subject matter of interest and information representative of other subject matter;maintaining virtual image information, including the step of separately maintaining first virtual information representative of the subject matter of interest and second virtual information representative of the other subject matter;updating the virtual image information using the sensor image information in a manner which improves the quality of the representation of the subject matter of interest in the first virtual information and the quality of the other subject matter in the second virtual information; andpreparing combined image information by combining information from the sensor image information with information from the first virtual information, the combined image information including an image of the subject matter of interest.