Apparatus and method of displaying an aircraft's position
US7961116B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 15, 2008 |
| Grant date | Jun 14, 2011 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01C23/00
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An aircraft display system (100) includes a first device (102) providing (402) flight data of a selected flight path of an aircraft (214), a device (106, 114) providing (404) a plurality of data points representative of the terrain (302) below the selected flight path, a processor (104) generating (406) display commands from the flight data and the plurality of data points, and a display (116) coupled to receive the display commands and operable to render (408) in a perspective view an icon representative of the aircraft (214) and the terrain (302) near the aircraft (214).
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