Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
340972000 | Runway presentation | 22 |
20080211692 | Airport Viewing System For An Aircraft - The invention concerns a system ( | 09-04-2008 |
20090045982 | SYSTEM FOR AIDING THE GUIDANCE OF AN AIRCRAFT ON AN AIRPORT - The general field of the invention is that of systems for aiding the guidance of an aircraft on an airport. The system according to the invention comprises means for determining at least one element of the topology of the airport in relation to the position of the aircraft for selecting. Selecting means are provided by the pilot of the aircraft for the element. Generating means are provided to generate at least one guidance or safety set-point using the topological element. Presenting means are provided for the element or the associated set-point on a man-machine interface to the pilot of the aircraft. | 02-19-2009 |
20100026525 | AIRCRAFT SYNTHETIC VISION SYSTEM FOR APPROACH AND LANDING - An aircraft synthetic vision system ( | 02-04-2010 |
20100039294 | AUTOMATED LANDING AREA DETECTION FOR AIRCRAFT - A system for detecting a landing area or runway for an aircraft includes a detection subsystem, a processor architecture, flight deck instrumentation, and a runway feature template database. The system is operated to perform an automated method for visually confirming the presence of a runway on approach. The method obtains sensor data indicative of an approach area of the aircraft, and extracts visually distinguishable features of the approach area from the sensor data. The method also accesses the runway feature template corresponding to the intended approach runway for the aircraft, fits the visually distinguishable features to the runway feature template, and provides flight crew feedback in response to the fitting step. | 02-18-2010 |
20100097241 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR DISPLAYING PRIORITIZED PHOTO REALISTIC FEATURES ON A SYNTHETIC VISION SYSTEM - An apparatus and method for displaying photo realistic features ( | 04-22-2010 |
20100127895 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING GRAPHICAL DEPARTURE PROCEDURES - A method of visually presenting aviation obstacles to an operator of an aircraft is disclosed. The method comprises receiving departure information associated with a runway having a departure end, parsing the departure information to determine a presence of an obstacle associated with the runway, determining a location of the obstacle relative to the departure end of the runway, and displaying a graphical representation of the runway and a graphical representation of the obstacle in the location relative to the departure end of the runway. | 05-27-2010 |
20100127896 | Optical path alignment landing system - This invention involves the hardware and system for aiding a pilot in maintaining the desired approach path on VFR during the landing procedure. It is an on-board device comprised of analog parts. Approach path indicator lights or other clues from the ground or air are not necessary. The only requirement is that the pilot see the runway. He can choose and set his own aiming point. The landing by OPAL requires very little, if any, reference to the cockpit's instrument panel. The throttle and control surfaces should be functioning properly. Lights from the pilot's spectacle frame are reflected from a (clear, gravity oriented, pendular, magnetically stabilized) plastic plate to the pilot's eyes. These images are then mentally projected (superimposed) through said plate to the runway at a constant angle. OPAL maintains this angle (approach path) regardless of the attitude of the aircraft. The pilot, by flying, places the lights on the aiming point. | 05-27-2010 |
20110006920 | Aircraft Approach Path Indicator - An aircraft approach path indicator ( | 01-13-2011 |
20110025530 | METHOD AND SYSTEM DISPLAYING A FLIGHT PATH TO INTERCEPT AN ILS GLIDE PATH - A method displaying a pathway ( | 02-03-2011 |
20110090096 | Runway Status Indicator - Technologies are described herein for displaying runway status information to a pilot in an aircraft. In one aspect of the present disclosure, a runway status display module displays a runway status indicator indicating the runway status information at a fixed scale independent of a scale of the map on a map display. In another aspect, the runway status indicator is displayed on a non-map display indicating the runway status of the runway. In another aspect, the runway status indicator is displayed at a position independent from a depiction of the runway on the aircraft display. | 04-21-2011 |
20110095913 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING RUNWAYS AND TERRAIN IN SYNTHETIC VISION SYSTEMS - A method and system for displaying three dimensional images of runways and terrain, as well as additional information, on one or more screens of an avionics display system is provided. The system merges elevation information for terrain points and elevation information for runway points by grouping runways together that are within a threshold distance of each other. For each group, a plane is calculated. The calculated plane is then projected onto all of the runways within the group. The plane may also be projected onto a subset of neighboring terrain points. The adjusted elevation created by the projection of the plane are then used in creating the images for display on the synthetic vision display. The result is that all of the runways within a group, along with their neighboring terrain, are displayed as being coplanar. | 04-28-2011 |
20110241900 | NAVIGATION AID INSTRUMENT FOR AIRCRAFT - Navigation aid instrument for an aircraft pilot including:
| 10-06-2011 |
20120299752 | Air & Ground Surveillance Application for Portable Devices - A method, system, and computer readable medium are provided for displaying air and ground surveillance information on a portable electronic device. The receipt of a plurality of surveillance messages is enabled for both air and ground vehicles on the portable electronic device. The portable electronic device is connected by a wireless connection to a surveillance server. A plurality of surveillance messages are received by the portable electronic device after establishing a communication link with the surveillance server. Surveillance information is extracted from the plurality of surveillance messages by the portable electronic device. The surveillance information is rendered on a display of the portable electronic device. | 11-29-2012 |
20130271300 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING RUNWAY AWARENESS WITH TAKEOFF AND LANDING PERFORMANCE DATA - Systems and methods for using flight management system (FMS) takeoff and landing (TOLD) data to determine when an alert (advisory and caution) is present. Short-runway alerts are provided on runway line-up on the ground or during approach based on FMS TOLD data. The present invention also integrates FMS TOLD data with a two(or three)-dimensional airport moving map (AMM) display to allow the AMM to display which runways can safely accommodate the aircraft given the aircraft's gross weight and takeoff performance data. Indications are provided when suitable runway length exists for an intersection departure or when suitable runway length exists for landing for any given selected runway or a runway with a land and hold short (LAHSO) clearance in affect. | 10-17-2013 |
20130278444 | SYSTEM AND METHOD OF DISPLAYING A RUNWAY TEMPORARILY DISPLACED THRESHOLD AND AN AIRCRAFT LANDING AIMING POINT - A system and method are described for receiving a NOTAM and storing information relating to the distance of a temporarily displaced threshold for a runway. When that runway is selected for approach and landing, the temporarily displaced threshold and new aiming point are automatically displayed. The change made to the display using NOTAM data can be indicated to the pilot by distinct symbology or particular color, or by using an icon or an annunciation. | 10-24-2013 |
20130300587 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING RUNWAY APPROACH TEXTURE OBJECTS - A system and method are provided for displaying images to an aircrew member of an aircraft during approach to a runway. Synthetic approach texture objects for the runway are modified and displayed in accordance with current coordinates, altitude, and speed of the aircraft. The approach texture objects are identical, regularly spaced objects each having a surface forming a plane parallel to the runway. | 11-14-2013 |
20140015695 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR DISPLAYING RUNWAY INFORMATION - A display system and method for an aircraft are provided. The display device includes a processing unit configured to receive arrestor bed information associated with a runway and to generate display commands based on the arrestor bed information; and a display device coupled the processing unit and configured to receive the display commands and to display symbology representing the arrestor bed information. | 01-16-2014 |
20140062729 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IMPROVING RUNWAY STATUS AWARENESS - An apparatus, method and computer program product for generating and annunciating to a flight crew if they are on or approaching a closed runway. The present invention alerts the pilot to operations on closed runways with appropriate and non-misleading information, thus allowing the pilot to make better decisions. | 03-06-2014 |
20140077975 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING RUNWAY-ENTRY AWARENESS AND ALERTING - Systems and methods for providing runway entry awareness and alerting. An exemplary system includes a processing device that determines pilot intent based on one of a manual runway selection, automatic runway selection, aircraft information received from one or more sensors or received clearance information; receives at least one of aircraft position or motion information; determines if a no access condition exists based on the received information, the stored airport information and the determined pilot intent; and generates at least one of a hold-short gate still image or animation, if the no access condition exists. | 03-20-2014 |
20140097973 | VISION SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT APPROACHING A LANDING RUNWAY AND ASSOCIATED VISION METHOD - The system according to the invention comprises an assembly for managing the graphic interface of a display, capable of controlling the display, on at least a first region of the display, of a peripheral area formed by a synthetic image comprising at least one synthetic surface representation of the terrain, and capable of maintaining at least one area representative of the position of a landing runway, centered on the landing runway, and at least one front area, adjacent to the center area, substantially free of any synthetic surface representation of the terrain. The management assembly includes means for dynamically defining the length (L) of the front area on the display as a function of a vertical decision position (DP) associated with a selected approach for said landing runway. | 04-10-2014 |
20140354456 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A RUNWAY POSITION INDICATOR - A dynamic runway indicator is displayed overlying a conformal runway for assisting a pilot in completing an approach to landing on a runway. The dynamic runway indicator includes a polygon, that by changing position with respect to the conformal runway, provides advanced instrumentation cues to the pilot for adjusting the aircraft flight path to a normal, or recommended, path to the runway for landing, thereby assisting the pilot to improve the accuracy and safety of the approach and landing. | 12-04-2014 |
20150371545 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING A RUNWAY POSITION INDICATOR - A dynamic runway indicator is displayed overlying a conformal runway for assisting a pilot in completing an approach to landing on a runway. The dynamic runway indicator includes a polygon, that by changing position with respect to the conformal runway, provides advanced instrumentation cues to the pilot for adjusting the aircraft flight path to a normal, or recommended, path to the runway for landing, thereby assisting the pilot to improve the accuracy and safety of the approach and landing. | 12-24-2015 |