VIVID/futureVision^™

This is the current portfolio of V/fV developed innovations, which are available to industry and academia to help spearhead next-generation new thinking, and to drive powerful new solutions for major problems :

New thinking and new human factors focused technology enabling complete unhindered, unstressed, manual flight handling and total situational awareness for helicopters in zero-zero visibility conditions—including take-off, en-route, mission, approach and landing. Innovation developed specifically for military helicopters operating in desert and arctic conditions.
A DEMONSTRATION IS AVAILABLE  

▶ Aircraft protection against laser attack—
Robust countermeasure against high energy asymmetric MANPAD laser / pulse energy weapon threat.
Designed to fully protect low flying aircraft's aircrew against asymmetric improvised energy weapon attacks in three scenarios: (1) Airliners on approach to city airports; (2) low level and ultra low level tactical air operations with platforms such as A400M; C130J; and Chinook; (3) Police and security forces helicopter operations.

This concept became the preferred choice of Dstl (electro optic sensors) for onward development.
A DEMONSTRATION IS AVAILABLE  

▶ Night vision / flight control—
Ultra low level (<50ft/15m) next generation night mission flight control and vision system replacing HUD / HMD / NVG—with integrated navigation, mission management, asymmetric defence and enhanced vision system (EVS).
Addresses all of the limitations and critical human factors, flight safety, and control issues in ultra low level (<50ft/15m) operations whilst fully blacked-out, at night, in poor weather, in mountainous hostile terrain—and eliminating any potential for CFIT or asymmetric attack. Designed for A400M, C130J and Chinook III/IV low-level and ultra low-level operations.

Radical new thinking with significant advances [and advantages] over HUD, HMD, and NVG: delivering a fused, 24 bit ultra high definition, full colour display interface—with fully integrated CFIT protection, asymmetric laser-attack protection, and intuitive flight control, mission management, and navigation suite.

A version has also been developed for strategic tanker aircraft operations to enable complete air-to-air refuelling situational awareness and mission management whilst blacked out, at night, and operating in comms silence.
A DEMONSTRATION IS AVAILABLE  

▶ Future cockpit displays—
Next generation widescreen (eg: F35 JSF Lightning II; Typhoon II/III) cockpit presentation display and interface. Integrated VIVID, PPVCNBD, and IPRS delivering significant mission advantages and enabling supreme pilot confidence in critical, previously hazardous scenarios.
A completely new fully integrated re-design—based on software changes only. Delivering highly intuitive single-seat cockpit flight control, navigation, data comms, and mission / combat management systems and systems integration—not based on two-seat / two-crew paradigms.

Human factors focused design specifically for next generation single-pilot military platforms in critical mission scenarios. Highly intuitive and very innovative VIVID, PPVCNBD, and IPRS maintains complete mission viability, absolute safety from CFIT in all weathers and all mission scenarios and conditions, and delivers supreme pilot confidence. Radical, fully congruent, completely intuitive, single-pilot flight-control, targeting, and combat management display and aircraft / crew interface.

Completely new thinking, designed to substantially enhance next generation UX, pilot confidence, and mission success in single-pilot manned strike / combat aircraft (eg: F-35 JSF; and Typhoon II/III) and deliver a significant mission / combat advantage with congruent, totally intuitive, new HOTAS and vision interface, enabling faster, more intuitive, combat and operational mission management, linked to innovative imaging suite.

This radical new system concept alleviates a considerable element of cognitive pilot workload—enabling faster, easier, multiple target engagement and combat management in single-pilot aircraft.
 
Advantages:
a. Highly intuitive single-pilot cockpit display that is [proven in tests to be] easier to fly and operate than existing systems without the requirement for hardware changes or physical re-engineering.
b. Flexible and retrofitable enhancement and advantage capable of implementation across a wide range of digital cockpit platforms.
c. Does not compromise current practice or require major crew retraining.
A DEMONSTRATION IS AVAILABLE  

▶ Target acquisition—
Radically new, single pilot target acquisition and combat management system—simplifying multiple air-to-air and air-to-ground engagements in single-seat combat / strike aircraft.
Designed specifically for single-seat aircraft flying multi-role / mixed ground attack / air defence / self defence missions. Simplifies multiple and mixed target acquisition and engagements (using existing HOTAS switching and displays) — but delivering clear mission and combat advantage for the pilot.

This highly intuitive innovation presents targeting and engagement information in a radical new form—which moves the whole concept into the next generation, but which is totally compatible with existing hardware; which does not compromise existing practice; and does not require retraining. Specifically designed to enable quicker, more intuitive, more effective, multiple target combat management—whilst reducing pilot workload in single pilot aircraft.

Advantages:
a. Clear combat advantage over existing systems in multiple and mixed target engagements.
b. Delivers the equivalent of two crew multiple targeting and combat management operational effectiveness in single pilot operations.
c. Designed to enhance next-generation single-seat strike / air defence assets.
d. Substantially improved targeting reaction times and weapons deployment times.
e. Substantially improved multiple engagement combat management.
f. Does not compromise current practice or require retraining.
g. This is a digital software solution with re-coding of existing hardware, switching, and displays—no physical re-engineering of the aircraft is required.
A DEMONSTRATION IS AVAILABLE

This innovation substantially improves the performance, economy, and efficiency of the aircraft—and addresses a number of key fuel usage, ecological, and environmental issues.
Advantages:
a. Significant fuel usage reduction / major fleet fuel-cost reduction.
b. Significant carbon footprint reduction.
c. Significant environmental noise pollution reduction.
A DEMONSTRATION IS AVAILABLE

▶ Future flight decks—
Radical new thinking in next generation airliner cockpit flight displays—transforming flight safety: highly intuitive, human machine interface, and aircraft control paradigms incorporating VIVID, IPRS, and PPVCNBD.
Defining new frames of reference and cockpit instrumentation designs for the complete elimination of CFIT and loss of control—the major causes of aircraft loss in commercial airline operations and military logistics flight operations worldwide.

Developments of this program also offer significant carbon footprint reduction, noise-pollution reduction and fuel usage reduction. The background of this work was presented at the RAeS / CEAS International Aerospace Innovations Conference, Manchester.
A DEMONSTRATION IS AVAILABLE

▶ The elimination of catastrophic controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) and loss of control (LoC) accidents in global airline operations.
The outcome of twelve years intensive research investigation and design development which enables the complete elimination of the two major causes of loss-of-life in global passenger carrying aircraft—controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) and loss of control (LoC).

This research identifies and substantiates previously unrecognized causes, causal issues, and factors in CFIT and LoC in commercial aircraft operations—which are significantly different to the causal issues often proposed. This new direction of investigation enables radical new thinking in human factors and human / machine interface paradigms together with radical and highly original cockpit / pilot interface designs which address ALL of the causal issues.

[This research identifies that a specific 'point' of pilot error exists; that previously unidentified root causes have been identified—and paradigms for elimination defined.]

Elements of this research have been presented at various events under the title: 'Why do airliners fly into mountains and how do we stop them?'

Core innovations coming from this program :
a. Novel human / machine interface paradigms; and novel, highly intuitive next generation flight management and flight control system paradigms.
b. Highly intuitive, radically innovative flight and navigation displays (PPVCNB / VIVID) [proven in tests to be significantly superior to current systems].
c. Intuitive error eliminating control systems (IPRS).
 
Advantages:
a. The complete elimination of the major causes of CFIT or LoC.
b. The enhancement of global flight safety.
c. The enhancement of global airliner performance and economy.
d. The enhancement of global air transport customer confidence.
ALL OF THESE NEW DIRECTIONS AND INNOVATIONS ARE AVAILABLE

▶ The autonomous satellite download of cockpit black box data [aviation safety / accident investigation].
First proposed in 2004, paradigms and technologies for the autonomous satellite downlink of airliner cockpit voice recorder and (black box) flight data recorders—pre-CFIT or LoC terminal events. Relinquishing costly and often dangerous searches to recover the 'black box' from inhospitable terrain or the depths of an ocean in the event of an aircraft loss. The satellite download is triggered by a series of pre-defined events and exceedences of normal allowable pilot error.

The overriding objective of the technology [presented and published at the RAeS / CEAS Aerospace Innovations Conference, Manchester, 2009] is to arrest the accident trajectory prior to it developing into an irrecoverable controlled flight into terrain (CFIT) or loss of control (LoC) event—the download only being initiated when all rectification attempts have failed.
A DEMONSTRATION IS AVAILABLE 

This radical new thinking in vehicle design and deployment of super-massive, ultra-long-range, ultra-long endurance UAVs—is in scenarios where being unmanned is a distinct mission advantage. These game-changing innovations introduce a whole suite of new technologies in wing-forms, flight dynamics, flight control, and air-to-air unmanned autonomous refuelling—enabling rapid transit to mission, with on-station loiter and hover—and flight times, if needed, extending into weeks or months.

This work, some of which was originally presented at the RAeS Structural Design Conference, Delft University, Netherlands, and UAS2014 conference, Twickenham, includes—innovative UAV technologies; radical new forms of vehicle structure and technologies; lift enhancing innovations and new material forms.
DEMONSTRATIONS AND DETAILS OF THE INNOVATIONS ARE AVAILABLE

▶ Global ultra-high altitude air cargo vehicles and air cargo trains.
Radical new thinking in developing unmanned autonomous ultra high altitude, ultra long endurance cargo vehicles and vehicle trains to transit the globe at higher speed than surface vessels, but slower than manned air cargo—for very low fuel consumption, and very low carbon and environmental impact.
FULL INNOVATION DETAILS AND PARADIGMS ARE AVAILABLE

▶ Edge-of-space, ultra high altitude, ultra long endurance communications relay vehicles.
Totally new concepts—unlike ANY previous air vehicles—delivering ultra high altitude telecoms relay and broadcast satellite replacement systems—offering lower entry costs than satellite systems, and the ability to easily recover the technology for maintenance, upgrade, or replacement—which since the retirement of the Space Shuttle, satellite based systems do not.
A DEMONSTRATION IS AVAILABLE

▶ Unmanned Air Systems control—next generation UAV and UCAV control aesthetics and operator interface.
Designed specifically for unmanned air vehicles, unmanned air combat systems, and unmanned ground systems. A natural development of the highly intuitive, congruent, VIVID / PPVCNBD crew / aircraft IPRS interface.
A DEMONSTRATION IS AVAILABLE

▶ Next generation UAV control suite design.
Radical new thinking in fully integrated vehicle control / mission management suite; offering significant command and control and mission management advantages over current offer.
A DEMONSTRATION IS AVAILABLE

Developed as a first-line defence against asymmetric and other threats on underground and overground mass transit (rail) systems and in other public spaces. Provides completely covert, non-cooperative, close-quarter, autonomous 3D scanning of people in public spaces, with autonomous suspect threat identification, material / object / weapon identification, compositional analysis, suspect tracking overlaid on CCTV with positional / threat information enabling suspect tracking and detention.
A DEMONSTRATION IS AVAILABLE

▶ Homeland security / aviation security.
Autonomous detection of liquid explosives in passenger hand baggage.

Robust, new thinking science approach for high speed, high-throughput, fully autonomous airport security-check examination of unopened drinks cans and bottles in passengers' carry-on luggage, and the detection of liquid explosive components and other energetics being concealed [liquids and non-liquids].
FULL INNOVATION DETAILS AND PARADIGMS ARE AVAILABLE

▶ Covert surveillance systems.
Robust new thinking in close surveillance techniques and evidence gathering.
FULL INNOVATION DETAILS AND PARADIGMS ARE AVAILABLE

▶ Completely tamper proof alarms and individual item security protection.
All intruder alarm systems and individual item (eg: car alarm systems) have weak points which enable compromise. This alarm system does not.
FULL INNOVATION DETAILS AND PARADIGMS ARE AVAILABLE

▶ Covert surveillance systems.
Robust new thinking in close surveillance techniques and evidence gathering.
FULL INNOVATION DETAILS ARE AVAILABLE

Robust, online and telephone 'card not present' credit card transactional metholdology and technology to provide complete protection against phishing and credit card data theft. This technology, which fits within accepted financial industry norms and practices, renders any information derived from phishing, trojan horse, and man-in-middle attacks as completely worthless.
A DEMONSTRATION IS AVAILABLE

▶ The elimination of global online
home banking / e-banking fraud.
This is a completely different issue the credit card problem.
We have developed a novel, extremely robust, and totally uncrackable next generation methodology which totally eliminates the potential for identity theft and customer data theft in online banking transactions.
A DEMONSTRATION IS AVAILABLE

The programme creates a series of extremely high value, highly desirable, hybrid, interactive, innovatively multi-coded DVD / CD / and multiple games format discs—each disc will autoload—and play—on any platform format.

At no time does any of the content say "No" or "Don't". The 'JustBe' programme is designed as a win-win-win collaboration between UK Government and major international media entertainment, music, games publishers.

Each 'JustBe' edition [made highly desirable through very high production values and lavish media-wide PR] includes the very latest pop music videos across a whole range of youth genres; working copies of top games; and video content of extreme and urban sports and activities like the world's best in snowboarding, skateboarding, stunt scooters, BMX, free-running and street dance.

There are special edition very high value complete copies of the top-selling computer games; exclusive new games demos; cheats; the very latest full music tracks and videos; street dance; fashion; gadgets; sports—football, gymnastics, martial arts, surfing, sky-diving, aerobatics—and urban sports, skateboarding, basketball, free-running. And vouchers to try a whole range of sports and street activities.

The whole objective (subliminally communicated) is that there ARE superb lifestyle alternatives to using alcohol and substances at 8 —11 years old. And that there are very credible role models in youth culture who don't drink or use drugs.

So along with the pop promos, games and video content, there are quite subtle messages from top international footballers, boy bands, girl celebs, and TV personalities eg: top American wrestlers stop half way through a fight to say to camera "Drugs? Drugs are for mugs." (The image cutting to a drunk person lying passed-out in a pool of vomit.) (Note: it ridicules drug use—but it doesn't say "Don't".)

The interface for this programmes has been prototyped and tested on 8 —11 year olds. It showed powerful communications potential, and is proposed for Government / PFI funding, testing, and onward production development.
A DEMONSTRATION IS AVAILABLE

Using paradigms developed in VIVID and IPRS, an intuitive, elegant, and extremely simple non-verbal communications system opens up totally effective communications between patient and doctor—and enables patients to express their needs quickly and clearly.
A CONCEPT DEMONSTRATION IS AVAILABLE