SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AIDING LANDING OF VERTICAL TAKEOFF AND LANDING VEHICLE

    公开(公告)号:US20210225180A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-07-22

    申请号:US17062781

    申请日:2020-10-05

    摘要: The present disclosure relates to a vertical takeoff and landing, VTOL, vehicle having a landing aid and associated methods. The landing aid includes at least one processor is configured to: receive image data from an image capture device, receive altitude data from the altimeter, retrieve template landing pad image data for a target landing pad from the database, scale the template landing pad image data based on the altitude data, compare the scaled template landing pad image data and the image data received from the image capture device to locate the target landing pad therein, thereby providing target landing pad localization data, and control a function of the VTOL vehicle based on the target landing pad localization data.

    Methods, systems, and apparatuses for identifying and indicating the secondary runway aiming point (SRAP) approach procedures

    公开(公告)号:US11030907B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-06-08

    申请号:US16983191

    申请日:2020-08-03

    IPC分类号: G01C23/00 G08G5/02 G08G5/00

    摘要: Methods, systems, and apparatuses are provided for a Secondary Runway Aiming Point (SRAP) procedure of an approach by an ownship that includes identifying at least one aircraft making an approach that satisfy a set of preconditions to pair the aircraft to the ownship in the SRAP procedure; calculating a set of results based on lateral and vertical deviations of a paired SRAP aircraft to the ownship, and differential lateral and vertical rates of the paired SRAP aircraft to the ownship; deriving one or more points from the calculated set of results to determine whether in a flight path of the ownship there is an occurrence of an intrusion into a wake of the paired SRAP aircraft during the approach, and generating graphic data to present on the cockpit display the occurrence of the intrusion in the wake of the flight path of the ownship to the paired SRAP aircraft.

    ONBOARD AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IDENTIFY MOVING LANDING PLATFORMS
    14.
    发明申请
    ONBOARD AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO IDENTIFY MOVING LANDING PLATFORMS 有权
    ONBOARD飞机系统和识别移动平台的方法

    公开(公告)号:US20170030735A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-02-02

    申请号:US14813957

    申请日:2015-07-30

    IPC分类号: G01C23/00 B64D45/04 G08G5/02

    摘要: A display system for an aircraft includes a sensor configured to capture data associated with a landing platform on a movable carrier. The data includes current energy parameters of the movable carrier. The display system further includes a processing unit configured to receive the data representative of the landing platform. The processing unit is further configured to generate display commands associated with the landing platform. The display system further includes a display device coupled the processing unit for receiving the display commands and operable to render first symbology representing the landing platform.

    摘要翻译: 用于飞机的显示系统包括被配置为捕获与可移动托架上的着陆平台相关联的数据的传感器。 数据包括可动载体的当前能量参数。 显示系统还包括被配置为接收代表着陆平台的数据的处理单元。 处理单元还被配置为产生与着陆平台相关联的显示命令。 显示系统还包括耦合处理单元的显示设备,用于接收显示命令并且可操作以呈现代表着陆平台的第一符号。

    Methods and systems for representing a time scale on a cockpit display

    公开(公告)号:US11787557B2

    公开(公告)日:2023-10-17

    申请号:US17352526

    申请日:2021-06-21

    摘要: Methods and systems are provided for displaying multiple time rings on an avionic display. The method includes displaying at least a first time ring in an avionic display; displaying at least a second time ring in the avionic display wherein the first and second time rings include a pair of visually spaced apart time rings wherein a visual spacing apart between the first and second time rings is indicative of a range and a separation flight time between each of the time rings; and displaying, about at least the first time ring in the avionic display, a distance marker of a value for a range and a time marker of a value for separation flight time about an ownship's position and airspeed, and to at least one time ring.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALERTING WHEN AN INTRUDER TREND VECTOR IS PREDICTED TO INTERCEPT WITH AN AIRCRAFT TAXI PATH

    公开(公告)号:US20230093956A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-03-30

    申请号:US17663467

    申请日:2022-05-16

    IPC分类号: G08G5/00

    摘要: A system and method for alerting when a trend vector associated with a traffic aircraft is predicted to intercept a travel route of an ownship aircraft. A control module receives real-time aircraft state data, flight plan data, and traffic data associated with the traffic aircraft. The control module processes these data and constructs the travel route of the ownship aircraft from the current location to the intended destination The control module generates the trend vector associated with the traffic aircraft, predicts a location of an intersection of the trend vector and the travel route, determines an amount of time it will take for the ownship aircraft to reach the location of the intersection, and generates display commands that cause the display device to generate an alert that visually distinguishes the location on the image based at least in part on the amount of time.

    System and method to automatically construct a flight plan from a data set for an aerial vehicle

    公开(公告)号:US11348472B2

    公开(公告)日:2022-05-31

    申请号:US16904227

    申请日:2020-06-17

    IPC分类号: G08G5/00 G06F16/29

    摘要: A system for automatically constructing a flight plan that aligns with a boundary line is provided. The system has a controller that is configured to: automatically select a set of geographical (geo) coordinate waypoints along a boundary line using waypoints from the geographical database responsive to flight crew input; refine the set of geo coordinate waypoints using a calculated turn initiation distance and a turn completion distance for every waypoint; further refine the refined set of geo coordinate waypoints based on the course change between waypoints; generate a set of courses and distances between waypoints through computing, for each set of two consecutive waypoints in the further refined set of geo coordinate waypoints, the course and distance between the two consecutive waypoints; and construct the flight plan based on the waypoints in the further refined set of geo coordinate waypoints and the set of courses and distances between waypoints.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR ALERTING NON-COMPLIANCE WITH STANDARD OPERATING PROCEDURES IN AVIATION

    公开(公告)号:US20200283165A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-09-10

    申请号:US16297071

    申请日:2019-03-08

    IPC分类号: B64D45/00 G08G5/00

    摘要: Systems and methods are disclosed for alerting non-compliance with aviation standard operating procedures. In some examples, a method may include: determining an operating condition of an aircraft; based on the determined operating condition, determining one or more actions of operating the aircraft expected to be performed by an operator of the aircraft to adhere to a standard operating procedure applicable to the operating condition; determining whether the one or more actions have been performed; and upon determining that the one or more expected actions have not been performed, alerting the operator or an air traffic controller to indicate that the aircraft is not adhering to the applicable standard operating procedure.

    Systems and methods for alerting improper inhibition of warning systems

    公开(公告)号:US10713962B1

    公开(公告)日:2020-07-14

    申请号:US16274974

    申请日:2019-02-13

    摘要: Systems and methods and disclosed for alerting improper inhibition of alerts of aircraft warning systems. In some examples, a method may include: determining whether an inhibition of a safety alert of a warning system of an aircraft is activated; upon determining that the inhibition is activated, determining whether the inhibition is improper under current or upcoming operating conditions of the aircraft, the current or upcoming operating conditions including a current or projected position of the aircraft and a weather condition at the current or projected position; and upon determining that the inhibition is improper under the current or upcoming operating conditions, alerting an operator of the aircraft to deactivate the inhibition.

    SAFE SONIC ALTITUDE GENERATION
    20.
    发明申请

    公开(公告)号:US20190164437A1

    公开(公告)日:2019-05-30

    申请号:US15823867

    申请日:2017-11-28

    IPC分类号: G08G5/00

    摘要: Methods and systems for flight control of a supersonic ownship are provided. The systems utilize sources of weather data, a flight management system (FMS) of the supersonic ownship, and sources of neighbor traffic data. The systems generate a complete neighbor traffic flight trajectory, and then process the complete neighbor traffic flight trajectory with a flight plan of the supersonic ownship, aircraft specific parameters, and forecasted and real-time weather data to generate therefrom a safe sonic altitude for flying the supersonic ownship. The safe sonic altitude is transmitted to air traffic control (ATC) as a request for an assignment. Upon receiving the assignment from ATC, the systems notify the pilot of the assignment and continue monitoring airspace for real-time changes in the flight path trajectory of the neighbor traffic. The sonic altitude is updated based on a detected real-time change in the flight path trajectory of the neighbor traffic.