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Apparatus and method for graphically oriented aircraft display and control

US6112141A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateOct 15, 1997
Grant dateAug 29, 2000
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Expiry dateOct 15, 2017

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01C23/00
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

An aircraft display and control system includes a computer, a trackball and selection device, an aeronautical information database, a geographic database, and a plurality of flat panel display devices. The aircraft crew can perform flightplan entry and modification by manipulating graphical information on the display devices using cursor control.

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