Aircraft control system
US6085145A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 28, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 28, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/56
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An aircraft control system which assist in determining aircraft arrival orders and intervals, reduces controller's workloads, and ensures safe aircraft flight operation are provided. An aircraft position display system provided as part of a terminal flight control apparatus for controlling the operation of an airport terminal with the use of radar and so forth employs a plurality of tags, each displaying on a first display screen a flight control instruction composed of heading data, altitude data, and speed data, a change arrangement for allowing a user to change the heading data, altitude data, and/or speed data of the tag independently according to the flight control instruction, a display arrangement for use in a flight control instruction input mode, an arrangement for blinking an entered flight control instruction until a pilot acknowledges the instruction, an arrangement for returning the mode to the original mode when the pilot acknowledges the instruction, and an arrangement for registering final approach FIX (F) data.
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