Process and device for aiding aerial navigation, facilitating the input and control of flight data
US6094608A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 16, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jul 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 16, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/32
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
To facilitate the task of a pilot, an on-board computer (FMS) carries out a dialogue with the pilot via a data display and input console (MCDU). This console displays a list of tasks to be executed in the form of a succession of selectable and activatable main zones (40). Each zone corresponds to a task, executed via the console, and when the task has been executed (validation key actuated by the pilot), the list of tasks is redisplayed with a specific mark in an auxiliary zone (50) corresponding to the task executed. The auxiliary zone is located next to the main zone in which the task to be performed appears. The copilot, if there is one, receives the same mark. If it is he who executes the procedure, the mark appears in another auxiliary zone (60) lying on the other side of the main zone. At any instant of the procedure, the pilot and the copilot both see at a glance which tasks have been executed, who has executed each, and which tasks remain to be performed.
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