NOVEL SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IMPROVING SAFETY WHEN OPERATING AIRCRAFT IN REDUCED- OR MODIFIED-VISIBILITY CONDITIONS

摘要

A system and method for improving safety when operating an aircraft in reduced or modified visibility conditions is disclosed. The system includes optical material having an electrically controllable optical state, one or more sensors to monitor flight parameters (aircraft, pilot, or environmental), and a processing circuit capable of collecting the sensor data and using it to generate electrical signals to establish the optical state of the material. The method includes using a sensor to monitor fight parameters and using the sensor information to modify a sequence of electrical signals that are used to control an optical state of an optical material having an electrically controllable optical state.