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A human centered informational display is disclosed that can be used with vehicles (e.g. aircraft) and in other operational environments where rapid human centered comprehension of an operational environment is required. The informational display integrates all cockpit information into a single disp

A human centered informational display is disclosed that can be used with vehicles (e.g. aircraft) and in other operational environments where rapid human centered comprehension of an operational environment is required. The informational display integrates all cockpit information into a single display in such a way that the pilot can clearly understand with a glance, his or her spatial orientation, flight performance, engine status and power management issues, radio aids, and the location of other air traffic, runways, weather, and terrain features. With OZ the information is presented as an integrated whole, the pilot instantaneously recognizes flight path deviations, and is instinctively drawn to the corrective maneuvers. Our laboratory studies indicate that OZ transfers to the pilot all of the integrated display information in less than 200 milliseconds. The reacquisition of scan can be accomplished just as quickly. Thus, the time constants for forming a mental model are near instantaneous. The pilot's ability to keep up with rapidly changing and threatening environments is tremendously enhanced. OZ is most easily compatible with aircraft that has flight path information coded electronically. With the correct sensors (which are currently available) OZ can be installed in essentially all current aircraft

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1. In a vehicle in which a sensing system is configured to sense orientation and location parameters of the vehicle and a plurality of operational parameters of the vehicle, and a processing system is configured to process the sensed parameters for display on a visual display, an improved visual dis

1. In a vehicle in which a sensing system is configured to sense orientation and location parameters of the vehicle and a plurality of operational parameters of the vehicle, and a processing system is configured to process the sensed parameters for display on a visual display, an improved visual display configuration comprising non alpha numeric perceptual primitives configured into metaphorical structures whose appearance, location, and interactivity conveys information simultaneously about the orientation, location and operational parameters of the vehicle, and the processing system is configured to process the sensed parameters and to produce the visual display in non alpha numeric perceptual primitives according to the metaphorical structures, wherein the vehicle is an aircraft, said visual display is configured to be at least partially within a viewer's peripheral vision field, and at least part of the operational parameters are conveyed by perceptual primitives within the viewer's peripheral vision field, and the operational parameters include the drag curve for the aircraft and the airspeed of the aircraft.