Hold line awareness using tactile devices
    1.
    发明授权
    Hold line awareness using tactile devices 有权
    使用触觉设备保持线路意识

    公开(公告)号:US08386092B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-02-26

    申请号:US12231388

    申请日:2008-09-02

    摘要: A hold line awareness system for alerting an occupant of an aircraft that the aircraft is approaching a hold line at an airport. In one broad aspect the invention includes an airport database located on an aircraft. The airport database is configured to store location information for a plurality of hold lines at the airport. A positioning system is located on the aircraft. The positioning system is configured to determine the aircraft location. A processor is located on the aircraft and is operatively connected to the airport database and the positioning system. The processor is configured to calculate the distance between the aircraft location and a hold line and provide a processor alerting output signal if the distance is less than a predetermined value. A sensory effector is located on the aircraft and operatively connected to the processor for receiving the processor alerting output signal and providing a tactile alert to an occupant in response thereto. In another broad aspect, a real time feature detecting system is utilized instead of the airport database. The feature detecting system is configured to detect features defining a plurality of hold lines at the airport and for determining the distance of the aircraft from a detected hold line.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于警告飞机乘客的机动线识别系统,该飞机正在机场接近一条线。 在一个广泛的方面,本发明包括位于飞行器上的机场数据库。 机场数据库被配置为存储在机场处的多条保持线的位置信息。 定位系统位于飞机上。 定位系统被配置为确定飞行器的位置。 处理器位于飞行器上并且可操作地连接到机场数据库和定位系统。 处理器被配置为计算飞行器位置和保持线之间的距离,并且如果距离小于预定值,则提供处理器警报输出信号。 感觉效应器位于飞行器上并且可操作地连接到处理器,用于接收处理器警报输出信号并响应于此向乘员提供触觉警报。 在另一个广泛的方面,利用实时特征检测系统来代替机场数据库。 特征检测系统被配置为检测在机场处限定多个保持线的特征,并且用于确定飞行器与检测到的保持线的距离。

    Taxi clearance electronic recording display unit and method
    2.
    发明授权
    Taxi clearance electronic recording display unit and method 有权
    出租车清关电子记录显示单元及方法

    公开(公告)号:US09443438B1

    公开(公告)日:2016-09-13

    申请号:US14880568

    申请日:2015-10-12

    摘要: Present novel and non-trivial methods for electronically recording a taxi clearance on a display unit are disclosed. In one method, an interactive surface map is displayed from which selections of an assigned takeoff runway and taxiway(s) stated in a taxi clearance may be made electronically through advanced gesturing techniques. These selections highlight the surfaces stated in the taxi clearance. The selections may be made through a series of touch screen taps and/or by the grabbing, dragging, and releasing of a “rubber band” which snaps into place over the selected surface. In another method, an auto-route generating algorithm may be employed to create a preliminary taxi clearance after a presumed runway for takeoff has been selected by the pilot. Then, as the taxi clearance is being received, changes may be made through the pilot's interaction with the graphical user interfaces commensurate with the actual taxi clearance.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于在显示单元上电子记录出租车间隙的新颖和不平凡的方法。 在一种方法中,显示交互式表面图,从而可以通过高级手势技术以电子方式从出租车间隙中指定的分配的起飞跑道和滑行道的选择进行选择。 这些选择突出显示出租车清关中的表面。 可以通过一系列触摸屏抽头和/或通过抓住,拖动和释放在所选择的表面上卡入到位的“橡皮筋”来进行选择。 在另一种方法中,可以采用自动路线生成算法来在飞行员选择假定的起飞跑道之后创建初步的出租车间隙。 然后,由于正在接收出租车清关,可能会通过飞行员与与实际的的士清关相符的图形用户界面进行互动,进行更改。

    System and method for electronically recording a taxi clearance on an aircraft display unit
    3.
    发明授权
    System and method for electronically recording a taxi clearance on an aircraft display unit 有权
    在飞机显示单元上电子记录出租车间隙的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09202380B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-01

    申请号:US13245898

    申请日:2011-09-27

    IPC分类号: G06F19/00 G08G5/00

    摘要: Present novel and non-trivial methods for electronically recording a taxi clearance on a display unit are disclosed. In one method, an interactive surface map is displayed from which selections of an assigned takeoff runway and taxiway(s) stated in a taxi clearance may be made electronically through advanced gesturing techniques. These selections highlight the surfaces stated in the taxi clearance. The selections may be made through a series of touch screen taps and/or by the grabbing, dragging, and releasing of a “rubber band” which snaps into place over the selected surface. In another method, an auto-route generating algorithm may be employed to create a preliminary taxi clearance after a presumed runway for takeoff has been selected by the pilot. Then, as the taxi clearance is being received, changes may be made through the pilot's interaction with the graphical user interfaces commensurate with the actual taxi clearance.

    摘要翻译: 公开了用于在显示单元上电子记录出租车间隙的新颖和不平凡的方法。 在一种方法中,显示交互式表面图,从而可以通过高级手势技术以电子方式从出租车间隙中指定的分配的起飞跑道和滑行道的选择进行选择。 这些选择突出显示出租车清关中的表面。 可以通过一系列触摸屏抽头和/或通过抓住,拖动和释放在选定表面上卡入到位的“橡皮筋”来进行选择。 在另一种方法中,可以采用自动路线生成算法来在飞行员选择假定的起飞跑道之后创建初步的出租车间隙。 然后,由于正在接收出租车清关,可能会通过飞行员与与实际的的士清关相符的图形用户界面进行互动,进行更改。

    System and method to automatically configure an aircraft for an operational flight phase
    4.
    发明授权
    System and method to automatically configure an aircraft for an operational flight phase 有权
    为飞行阶段自动配置飞机的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08493240B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-07-23

    申请号:US12821335

    申请日:2010-06-23

    IPC分类号: G01C21/00

    摘要: An operational flight phase determination, indication and configuration system for an aircraft includes input/output circuitry for receiving an operational flight phase selector output signal, aircraft sensor signals, and on-board automation system output signals including configuration status information. A processor is coupled to the input/output circuitry. A flight phase data table is coupled to the processor. The flight phase data table includes a list of the defined operational flight phases for the aircraft. A flight phase transition rules set is coupled to the processor. The flight phase transition rules set includes flight rules for defining flight phase transitions. An aircraft system configuration data table is coupled to the processor. The aircraft system configuration data table includes a list of the defined configurations for each operational flight phase and the aircraft system configuration settings for each configuration. Program memory and working memory are coupled to the processor. The processor uses input from the input/output circuitry, the flight phase data table, the flight phase transition rules set, the program memory, the working memory, and the aircraft system configuration data table to provide an operational mode signal indicating the operational mode of the aircraft and a configuration command signal. A display indicator driver is coupled to the processor for providing display indicator driver signals to an operational flight phase indicator in accordance with the operational mode signal. Output drivers are coupled to the processor for providing configuration commands to aircraft systems in accordance with the configuration command signal.

    摘要翻译: 用于飞机的操作飞行阶段确定,指示和配置系统包括用于接收运行飞行相位选择器输出信号,飞行器传感器信号和包括配置状态信息的车载自动化系统输出信号的输入/输出电路。 处理器耦合到输入/输出电路。 飞行相位数据表耦合到处理器。 飞行阶段数据表包括飞机定义的运行飞行阶段的列表。 飞行相位转换规则集耦合到处理器。 飞行相位转换规则集包括用于定义飞行相位转换的飞行规则。 飞机系统配置数据表耦合到处理器。 飞机系统配置数据表包括每个操作飞行阶段的定义配置的列表和每个配置的飞机系统配置设置。 程序存储器和工作存储器耦合到处理器。 处理器使用来自输入/输出电路的输入,飞行阶段数据表,飞行相位转换规则集,程序存储器,工作存储器和飞行器系统配置数据表,以提供指示操作模式的操作模式 飞机和配置命令信号。 显示指示器驱动器耦合到处理器,用于根据操作模式信号向操作飞行阶段指示器提供显示指示器驱动器信号。 输出驱动器耦合到处理器,以根据配置命令信号向飞行器系统提供配置命令。

    System, module, and method for presenting surface symbology on an aircraft display unit
    5.
    发明授权
    System, module, and method for presenting surface symbology on an aircraft display unit 有权
    用于在飞机显示单元上呈现表面符号系统的系统,模块和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08396616B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-12

    申请号:US12822660

    申请日:2010-06-24

    IPC分类号: G06F7/70

    摘要: A present novel and non-trivial system, module, and method for presenting surface symbology on an aircraft display unit are disclosed. Symbology image data representative of an image depicting a runway highlighter adjacent to the assigned runway is generated by a symbology generator based upon assigned runway information and airport surface information provided by a flight management data source and the navigation reference data source, respectively. Such runway highlighter comprises a plurality of runway edge highlighters and a plurality of chevrons pointing in the direction of the assigned runway. The image could include one or more directional runway identifiers. Additionally, the generated image could include the depiction of township location, a line-up distance docking indicator, and/or a groundspeed indicator based upon information provided by a navigation data source. Additionally, the generated image could include the depiction of a wind barb based upon information provided by a weather data source.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于在飞行器显示单元上呈现表面符号系统的现有小说和非平凡的系统,模块和方法。 代表描绘与分配的跑道相邻的跑道荧光笔的图像的符号学图像数据分别基于由飞行管理数据源和导航参考数据源提供的分配的跑道信息和机场表面信息由符号生成器生成。 这种跑道荧光笔包括多个跑道边缘荧光笔和指向分配的跑道方向的多个人字纹。 图像可以包括一个或多个定向跑道标识符。 此外,基于由导航数据源提供的信息,生成的图像可以包括乡镇位置的描绘,阵容距离对接指示符和/或地面速度指示符。 另外,所生成的图像可以包括基于天气数据源提供的信息来描绘风倒钩。

    System and method to automatically preselect an aircraft radio communication frequency
    6.
    发明授权
    System and method to automatically preselect an aircraft radio communication frequency 有权
    自动预选飞机无线电通信频率的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08909392B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-12-09

    申请号:US12822784

    申请日:2010-06-24

    IPC分类号: G06F17/00 H04W4/00

    CPC分类号: H04W4/029

    摘要: A system for automatically preselecting an aircraft voice radio communication frequency when operating on or near the airport surface. An extension of this invention can also be used in flight. A sensor input module receives aircraft state information and flight management system (FMS) airport identification data. An airport map database (AMDB) data receiving module receives AMDB data, including AMDB voice radio frequency data. A pre-select communication frequency processing module utilizes the aircraft state information, the FMS airport identification data and the AMDB data, for determining the next pre-select frequency. An output module provides an output signal representing the next pre-select communication frequency to a pre-select communication frequency display.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在机场表面上或附近操作时自动预选飞机语音无线电通信频率的系统。 本发明的延伸也可以在飞行中使用。 传感器输入模块接收飞机状态信息和飞行管理系统(FMS)机场识别数据。 机场地图数据库(AMDB)数据接收模块接收AMDB数据,包括AMDB语音射频数据。 预选择通信频率处理模块利用飞行器状态信息,FMS机场识别数据和AMDB数据来确定下一预选频率。 输出模块将表示下一个预选择通信频率的输出信号提供给预先选择的通信频率显示。

    System, module, and method for presenting runway advisory information to a pilot
    7.
    发明授权
    System, module, and method for presenting runway advisory information to a pilot 有权
    向飞行员介绍跑道咨询信息的系统,模块和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08193948B1

    公开(公告)日:2012-06-05

    申请号:US12570019

    申请日:2009-09-30

    IPC分类号: G08B23/00

    摘要: A present novel and non-trivial system, module, and method for presenting runway advisory information are disclosed. A runway reference may be established using data received from a source of navigation reference data, where such data could represent runway information, runway awareness zone information, landing awareness zone information, and/or runway threshold line information. Navigation data representative of at least aircraft location and input factor data may be received from a source. Phase of flight may be determined using input factor data, and a runway advisory data set may be generated as a function of phase of flight and the positional relationship between aircraft location and the runway reference. Runway advisory data set may be representative of advisory information comprised of visual runway advisory information, aural runway advisory information, tactile advisory information, or a combination thereof. A presentation system receives the runway advisory data set and presents advisory information.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于呈现跑道咨询信息的现有小说和非平凡的系统,模块和方法。 可以使用从导航参考数据源接收的数据来建立跑道参考,其中这样的数据可以表示跑道信息,跑道感知区域信息,着陆感知区域信息和/或跑道阈值线信息。 可以从源接收至少代表飞机位置和输入因子数据的导航数据。 可以使用输入因子数据确定飞行阶段,并且可以产生作为飞行阶段和飞机位置与跑道参考之间的位置关系的函数的跑道咨询数据集。 跑道咨询数据集可以代表由视觉跑道咨询信息,听觉跑道咨询信息,触觉咨询信息或其组合组成的咨询信息。 演示系统接收跑道咨询数据集并呈现咨询信息。

    Runway and airport incursion alerting system and method
    8.
    发明授权
    Runway and airport incursion alerting system and method 有权
    跑道和机场入侵警报系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US08019529B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-09-13

    申请号:US11893728

    申请日:2007-08-17

    IPC分类号: G08G5/06 G06F19/00

    CPC分类号: G08G5/06

    摘要: An apparatus for detecting incursions for an aircraft and surface vehicles includes an incursion processor receiving ownship position from an ownship navigation processor, traffic information from a traffic surveillance processor, and obstacle information from an obstacle detector and generating alert information. The apparatus also includes a display processor receiving airport chart information and providing display information for displaying the alert information and airport chart information.

    摘要翻译: 用于检测飞机和地面车辆侵入的装置包括侵入处理器,从本地导航处理器接收自身位置,来自交通监视处理器的交通信息,以及来自障碍物检测器的障碍物信息,并且生成警报信息。 该装置还包括显示处理器,其接收机场图信息并提供用于显示警报信息和机场图信息的显示信息。

    Large error to desired path correction indicator
    9.
    发明授权
    Large error to desired path correction indicator 有权
    所需路径校正指示器出现大误差

    公开(公告)号:US07508322B1

    公开(公告)日:2009-03-24

    申请号:US11368075

    申请日:2006-03-03

    IPC分类号: G01C21/00

    CPC分类号: G01C23/00

    摘要: A current path display indicator for a display device of a vehicle. The current path display indicator includes a flight path indicator (FPI) and a visual cue associated with the FPI to indicate relative direction from the vehicle's current path to a desired path. The visual cue may be embodied in possibly a number of different ways. For example, it may be embodied as an arrow extending from a circular portion of the FPI; a highlighted segment superimposed on the circular portion of the FPI; a triangle extending from the circular portion; or, a pie-shaped marker contained within the circular portion.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于车辆的显示装置的电流路径显示指示器。 当前路径显示指示器包括飞行路径指示器(FPI)和与FPI相关联的视觉提示,以指示从车辆的当前路径到期望路径的相对方向。 视觉提示可以以许多不同的方式体现。 例如,其可以被实施为从FPI的圆形部分延伸的箭头; 叠加在FPI的圆形部分上的突出显示的段; 从圆形部分延伸的三角形; 或者包含在圆形部分内的饼状标记。

    Touch interfaces and controls for aviation displays
    10.
    发明授权
    Touch interfaces and controls for aviation displays 有权
    触摸航空显示屏的接口和控制

    公开(公告)号:US09128594B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-08

    申请号:US13224992

    申请日:2011-09-02

    IPC分类号: G06F3/041 G06F3/0484

    摘要: An apparatus for controlling an aviation display is provided. The apparatus includes processing electronics configured to cause the aviation display to switch, in response to a user input, a first format for aviation data and a second format for aviation data. The first format includes a full format image of live data and the second format includes a scaled representation of the live data.

    摘要翻译: 提供一种用于控制航空显示的装置。 该装置包括处理电子设备,其配置成使得航空显示器响应于用户输入切换用于航空数据的第一格式和用于航空数据的第二格式。 第一格式包括实时数据的全格式图像,第二格式包括实时数据的缩放表示。