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| 20080231473 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDICATING THE FIELD OF VIEW OF A THREE DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY ON A TWO DIMENSIONAL DISPLAY - An aircraft display system is provided that is configured to render a perspective display having a field of view. The aircraft display system includes a monitor and a processor coupled to the monitor. The processor is configured to generate a map display on the monitor. The map display indicates the value of at least one parameter of the field of view of the perspective display. | 09-25-2008 |
| 20090207048 | System and method for increasing visibility of critical flight information on aircraft displays - System and method increase the visibility of critical flight information on electronic displays. An aircraft display system includes a processing unit, a flight management system, a navigation system, a database for storing target data and terrain data, a graphics display generator, and a visual display. The flight management system and/or the navigation system provide real-time aircraft operational and flight control information. The processing unit directs the graphics display generator to generate graphic control signals for the visual display, which increase the transparency of a segment of a zero pitch reference line in the vicinity of a flight path marker on the display. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20100023187 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DISPLAYING CONSTRAINT INFORMATION ON A GRAPHICAL AIRCRAFT INSTRUMENT TAPE ELEMENT - A flight deck display system for an aircraft includes a processor architecture configured to receive aircraft instrument data (e.g., altimeter or airspeed) and position data for the aircraft and, based upon the instrument data and the position data, generate image rendering display commands. The system also includes a display element configured to receive the image rendering display commands and, in response thereto, to render a graphical instrument tape. The instrument tape includes a graphical representation of a scrolling altitude or airspeed range that dynamically scrolls in response to changes in the altitude/airspeed data, along with a graphical representation of a position-dependent altitude/airspeed clearance element that conveys an altitude/airspeed restriction for an approaching geographic position of the aircraft. The content of the position-dependent clearance element is influenced by the position data. | 01-28-2010 |
| 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 |
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| 20090326744 | METHOD AND SYSTEM DISPLAYING CROSSWIND CORRECTION FOR APPROACH TO A RUNWAY - An aircraft display system ( | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100026525 | AIRCRAFT SYNTHETIC VISION SYSTEM FOR APPROACH AND LANDING - An aircraft synthetic vision system ( | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100036548 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR OPERATING A DISPLAY DEVICE ON-BOARD AN AIRCRAFT - Methods and systems for operating a display device that is viewable by a user of an aircraft are provided. A first image is caused to be displayed on the display device. The first image is at least representative of a field of view from on-board the aircraft of an actual terrain. A second image is rendered over the first image on the display device. The second image includes a vertical position indicator indicating a vertical position of the aircraft relative to a selected flight path. The vertical position indicator is moved in a pitch direction on the display device in response to the aircraft moving relative to the actual terrain. The pitch direction corresponds to a change in the pitch of the aircraft. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100073359 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SETTING A WAYPOINT - A display system for use on a vehicle is presented. The display system comprises a cursor control device, at least one electronic display for displaying a first image comprising a three-dimensional conformal view of a terrain and a first movable cursor, and a processor that is coupled to the cursor control device and the at least one electronic display. The processor is configured to move the first movable cursor on the first image in response to input from the cursor control device and to determine a latitude and longitude that correspond to the position of the first movable cursor. | 03-25-2010 |
| 20100141482 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING A PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY HAVING AN ATTITUDE FRAME ELEMENT - A flight deck display element for an aircraft includes a primary flight display rendered thereon. The primary flight display includes a primary display region having a perimeter, a perspective view of terrain corresponding to a flight deck viewpoint, and an attitude frame surrounding the perimeter of the primary display region. The perspective view of terrain is rendered in the primary display region, and the attitude frame includes a first region and a second region rendered with different visually distinguishable characteristics. The boundaries of the first region and the second region are defined by a current attitude condition of the aircraft. | 06-10-2010 |
| 20100161160 | METHODS FOR DISPLAYING AIRCRAFT PROCEDURE INFORMATION - Methods are provided for presenting procedure information for an airport on a display device onboard an aircraft. A method comprises displaying a map on a display device and displaying a briefing panel overlying a portion the map. The briefing panel includes a plurality of segments, wherein each segment is associated with a type of procedure information for the airport. | 06-24-2010 |
| 20100194602 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING A PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY HAVING A CONFORMAL TERRAIN AVOIDANCE GUIDANCE ELEMENT - A flight deck display system and related operating methods for an aircraft are provided. The system includes a processor architecture and a display element coupled to the processor architecture. The processor architecture is configured to receive real-time aircraft data and terrain data for the aircraft and, based upon the real-time aircraft data and the terrain data, generate image rendering display commands. The display element receives the image rendering display commands and, in response thereto, renders a primary flight display that includes a conformal view of terrain corresponding to a flight deck viewpoint. The primary flight display also includes a conformal terrain avoidance guidance (TAG) element on the view of terrain. The TAG element includes visual indicia of a desired navigation path that is intended to avoid terrain that obstructs a current flight path of the aircraft. | 08-05-2010 |
