Control software HORUS

on-board system programmingfor aeronauticsaugmented reality

Horus is a product which integrates tactical moving map software with cutting-edge EO/IR turrets in a state-of-theart touch-screen display with advanced sensor-data fusion technologies. Mission Computer and Smart Display are the available configurations. Once installed onboard an aircraft or helicopter equipped with EO/IR sensors, the system will allow the Tactical Flight Officer (TFO) to take advantage of many interactive map control and visualization functions including: • Interface with and image control of various EO/IR turret suppliers: ◦ Full video or moving map ◦ Picture-by-picture with moving map ◦ Picture-in-picture with moving map * • Camera/sensor footprint/point of impact overlaid on the map • Point and click gimbal control • Recording and playback of video from airborne cameras including support for video metadata • Augmented reality visualization: ◦ EO/IR video overlaid with geo-referenced vector data and labels ◦ EO/IR video overlaid with a synthetic mesh of the terrain and labels ◦ Synthetic video overlaid with geo-referenced data and labels • Street and parcel maps including street and address lookup capabilities • External system interface: ◦ AIS transponder ◦ ADS-B transponder ◦ Data Link ◦ Weather & SAR radar * ◦ Direction finder * ◦ FMS * Features, Applications and Benefits In addition to the previously mentioned map control and visualization functions, the Horus software includes a number of special features which enhance mission situational awareness and have been designed for use in a variety of operational scenarios including: