Aircraft terrain information system
US6092009A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Jul 18, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 30, 2017 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/80
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
In order to provide the pilots with a display or a map of the terrain below the aircraft, a display is generated on a cockpit display, such as a weather radar, of the contours of the terrain below the aircraft. The terrain contour display is generated from aircraft position information and a terrain data base. Terrain contours are depicted with the highest terrain colored red, intermediate terrain contours in green with varying dot densities and the lowest terrain in black.
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