<s>
A	O
synthetic	B-General_Concept
vision	I-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
(	O
SVS	O
)	O
is	O
a	O
computer-mediated	O
reality	O
system	O
for	O
aerial	O
vehicles	O
,	O
that	O
uses	O
3D	O
to	O
provide	O
pilots	O
with	O
clear	O
and	O
intuitive	O
means	O
of	O
understanding	O
their	O
flying	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synthetic	B-General_Concept
vision	I-General_Concept
provides	O
situational	O
awareness	O
to	O
the	O
operators	O
by	O
using	O
terrain	O
,	O
obstacle	O
,	O
geo-political	O
,	O
hydrological	O
and	O
other	O
databases	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Synthetic	B-General_Concept
vision	I-General_Concept
was	O
developed	O
by	O
NASA	O
and	O
the	O
U.S.	O
Air	O
Force	O
in	O
the	O
late	O
1970s	O
and	O
1980s	O
in	O
support	O
of	O
advanced	O
cockpit	O
research	O
,	O
and	O
in	O
1990s	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
Aviation	O
Safety	O
Program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1980	O
the	O
FS1	B-Application
Flight	I-Application
Simulator	I-Application
by	O
Bruce	O
Artwick	O
for	O
the	O
Apple	B-Device
II	I-Device
microcomputer	O
introduced	O
recreational	O
uses	O
of	O
synthetic	B-General_Concept
vision	I-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
NASA	O
used	O
synthetic	B-General_Concept
vision	I-General_Concept
for	O
remotely	O
piloted	O
vehicles	O
(	O
RPVs	O
)	O
,	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
High	O
Maneuverability	O
Aerial	O
Testbed	O
or	O
HiMAT	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
remote	O
cockpit	O
could	O
be	O
configured	O
with	O
either	O
nose	O
camera	O
video	O
or	O
with	O
a	O
3D	O
synthetic	B-General_Concept
vision	I-General_Concept
display	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
1986	O
RC	O
Aerochopper	O
simulation	O
by	O
Ambrosia	O
Microcomputer	O
Products	O
,	O
Inc	O
.	O
used	O
synthetic	B-General_Concept
vision	I-General_Concept
to	O
aid	O
aspiring	O
RC	O
aircraft	O
pilots	O
in	O
learning	O
to	O
fly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
1995-1996	O
,	O
North	O
Carolina	O
State	O
University	O
flew	O
a	O
17.5	O
%	O
scale	O
F-18	O
RPV	O
using	O
Microsoft	B-Operating_System
Flight	I-Operating_System
Simulator	I-Operating_System
to	O
create	O
the	O
three-dimensional	O
projected	O
terrain	O
environment	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2005	O
a	O
synthetic	B-General_Concept
vision	I-General_Concept
system	I-General_Concept
was	O
installed	O
on	O
a	O
Gulfstream	O
V	O
test	O
aircraft	O
as	O
part	O
of	O
NASA	O
's	O
"	O
Turning	O
Goals	O
Into	O
Reality	O
"	O
program	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2017	O
,	O
Avidyne	O
Corporation	O
certified	O
Synthetic	B-General_Concept
Vision	I-General_Concept
capability	O
for	O
its	O
air	O
navigation	O
avionics	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Other	O
glass	B-Device
cockpit	I-Device
systems	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
Garmin	O
G1000	O
and	O
the	O
Rockwell	O
Collins	O
Pro	O
Line	O
Fusion	O
offer	O
synthetic	O
terrain	O
.	O
</s>
