Google Glass in the cockpit?

On Tuesday, May 28, 2013 12:23:38 AM UTC-4, wrote:
Wrong platform. It will be these. http://www.reconinstruments.com/

On Wednesday, May 29, 2013 7:39:24 AM UTC-4, Evan Ludeman wrote:
I think a *far* more important issue is the tendency of humans to focus on the attractive nuisance of a display.


As wrru points out, there are a variety of wearable computers. This one www.reconinstruments.com does not turn the display on until you look at it and the blindspot is lower relative to the horizon on Google Glass.

On Wednesday, May 29, 2013 11:16:21 AM UTC-4, son_of_flubber wrote:
On Tuesday, May 28, 2013 12:23:38 AM UTC-4, wrote:

Wrong platform. It will be these. http://www.reconinstruments.com/



On Wednesday, May 29, 2013 7:39:24 AM UTC-4, Evan Ludeman wrote:

I think a *far* more important issue is the tendency of humans to focus on the attractive nuisance of a display.





As wrru points out, there are a variety of wearable computers. This one www.reconinstruments.com does not turn the display on until you look at it and the blindspot is lower relative to the horizon on Google Glass.

People have made careers out studying this stuff. It's not a question of lack of "adaptability" (thanks Sean, roll eyes). It's the way our perception, attention and task switching work. We are *really* vulnerable to missing the forested mountain looming outside the window for the attractive little display. Texting while crashing, etc.

It's NOT about the blind spot. That's my point. It's about the fact that your perception is otherwise occupied. As well, the perception that you think you can multi-task is an illusion.

Not sure the military HUD is relevant to soaring. Might be fun for the Labor Day flour bombing contest. Most of the information we need for XC soaring is nav-related and better displayed on a map. I don't think I'd want my view of terrain and sky cluttered up with an information overlay anyway.

T8

On Wednesday, May 29, 2013 11:55:42 AM UTC-4, Evan Ludeman wrote:

It's NOT about the blind spot. That's my point. It's about the fact that your perception is otherwise occupied.

I agree that adding a constant stream of "extra information" with a HUD is a very bad idea, but a well-designed HUD interface seems worthy of consideration. For example, having airspeed digits pop up just below the top edge of the glare shield (via HUD), should I get close to stall speed, (because I hit wind shear in the pattern), is something that I would be willing to try. Likewise, a synthetic voice that calmly tells me that my spoilers popped open during takeoff would be worthwhile to consider.

The traditional way of using panel mounted analog instruments is not perfect. Looking down and reading an analog ASI is not a cost-free operation. If HUD allowed us to reduce the size of the traditional instrument panel, say drop the top of the glare shield by six inches, pilots would have a greatly improved field of vision forward.

Likewise down the road, HUD could patch in video images of the blind spots created by the structure of the glider. You could look through your wings to see the glider that is slightly below you in the thermal.

I agree that poorly designed and tested technology (both old and new) makes flying more dangerous for everyone.

Sigh. I find this thread so telling. Inability to change...

son_of_flubber wrote, On 5/29/2013 9:43 AM:
Likewise, a synthetic voice that calmly tells me that my spoilers
popped open during takeoff would be worthwhile to consider.

Your vario may already be able to warn you of spoilers open on takeoff.
My Cambridge 302 warns me, though not with a voice.

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On Sunday, May 26, 2013 12:26:10 PM UTC-7, son_of_flubber wrote:
This is funny, but it gives a good idea of the Google Glass point of view.



http://mashable.com/2013/05/25/googl...-photographer/



Will we all want to be wearing these in the cockpit three years from now?



Not shown is the ability to interact through voice commands and receive information via a synthetic voice. That seems to have potential above the sunlight readable display angle.



Anyone working on an XCSoar port to Google Glass?

It looks like HUDs are here for sport aviation.
http://www.patavionics.com/index.php/en/

As for Google Glass, here's an article about learning the fly the Apache helicopter which has a monocle for one of the pilot's eyes. http://blogs.airspacemag.com/daily-p...ardest-to-fly/
Suffering with headaches while trying to integrate information from multiple sources simultaneously doesn't sound like a fun way to fly.

Craig