Flight deck display systems and methods for generating in-trail procedure windows including aircraft flight path symbology
US9070283B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 29, 2013 |
| Grant date | Jun 30, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 28, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/723
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Embodiments of a flight deck display system for deployment onboard a host aircraft are provided, as are embodiments of a method carried-out by a flight deck display system. In one embodiment, the flight deck display system includes a cockpit display, a wireless communication module, and a controller operatively coupled to the cockpit display and to the wireless communication module. The controller is configured to generate a vertical In-Trail Procedure (ITP) window on the cockpit display, which includes graphics representative of the current position of the host aircraft, the current position of an intruder aircraft when present within a predetermined distance of the host aircraft, and a plurality of flight levels. The controller is further configured to receive data from which the current flight path of the intruder aircraft can be derived; and periodically update the vertical ITP window to include flight path symbology indicative of the current flight path of the intruder aircraft.
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