Synthetic vision

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Synthetic Vision Systems (SVS) is a set of technologies that provide pilots with clear and intuitive means of understanding their flying environment.

Synthetic Vision was developed by NASA in mid to late 1990s as part of the Aviation Safety Program. NASA initiated industry involvement in early 2000 with major avionics manufacturers.

Synthetic Vision provides Situational Awareness to the operators by using terrain, obstacle, geo-political, hydrological and other databases. A typical SVS application uses a set of databases stored on board the aircraft, an image generator computer, and a display. Navigation solution is obtained through the use of GPS and Intertial Reference Systems.

Highway In The Sky (HITS) is often used to depict the projected path of the aircraft in perspective view. Pilots acquire instantaneous understanding of the current as well as the future state of the aircraft with respect to the terrain, towers, buildings and other environment features.

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References

• NASA Synthetic Vision

Makers

Transport and Business and Regional Categories

• Rockwell Collins Synthetic Vision
• Honeywell SVS

General Aviation

• VistaNav Portable Synthetic Vision Systems
• Chelton Flight Systems
• Universal Avionics

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Systems (UAV/UAS)

• Mercury Computer Systems - UAV Synthetic Vision Systems