Aircraft flight deck displays and systems and methods for displaying integrated minimum safe altitude and minimum vectoring altitude information on a display device in an aircraft
US8972082B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 25, 2013 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 25, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/21
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method is provided for displaying integrated minimum vectoring and safe altitude information on a display device in an aircraft. The method comprises displaying a graphical representation of a safe altitude sector and a vectoring altitude sector on the display device, and displaying a graphical representation of the aircraft on the display device to indicate the current location of the aircraft and a minimum altitude value associated therewith. The safe altitude sector corresponds to a first geographic area having a designated minimum safe altitude value associated therewith. The vectoring altitude sector corresponds to a second geographic area having a designated minimum vectoring altitude value associated therewith that is below the designated minimum safe altitude value. The graphical representation of the aircraft is displayed within at least one of the graphical representation of the safe altitude sector and the graphical representation of the vectoring altitude sector.
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