Position-dependent system, apparatus, and method for generating runway visual aids presented on an aircraft display unit
US8462019B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 17, 2010 |
| Grant date | Jun 11, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 1, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/54
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A present novel and non-trivial system, apparatus, and method for generating runway visual aids on an aircraft display unit, where such visual aids could be comprised of surface markings corresponding to the runway. Navigation data and runway data may be provided to an image generating processor which, in turn, generates an image data set representative of at least one visual aid corresponding to one runway located in the scene outside the aircraft. The intensity or brightness of a visual aid could vary when the aircraft is operating on the approach phase of flight. The variation of such intensity could be defined as a function of the navigation data and the data representative of one or more waypoints. The image data set may be provided to a Head-Down Display unit, a Head-Up Display unit, or both, each visual aid is presented on the screen of the display unit.
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