公开(公告)号：US20100161158A1

公开(公告)日：2010-06-24

申请号：US12338708

申请日：2008-12-18

申请人： Aaron Gannon ,  Thea L. Feyereisen ,  Gang He

发明人： Aaron Gannon ,  Thea L. Feyereisen ,  Gang He

IPC分类号： G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G01C23/00 ,  G08G5/0021

摘要： A display system for an aircraft is provided. The display includes a processing unit configured to receive terrain data and navigation data and to supply display commands with symbology based on the terrain data and navigation data; and a display device coupled the processing unit and configured to receive the display commands and operable to render a three-dimensional view with the symbology. The symbology includes terrain, a zero pitch line, and elevation symbology indicating a relative elevation between the zero pitch line and a position in the view.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种用于飞行器的显示系统。 显示器包括：处理单元，被配置为接收地形数据和导航数据，并且基于地形数据和导航数据提供具有符号系统的显示命令; 以及耦合所述处理单元并被配置为接收所述显示命令并且可操作以用所述符号体系呈现三维视图的显示设备。 符号系统包括地形，零间距线和高程符号，表示零间距线和视图中的位置之间的相对高程。

公开(公告)号：US20100030405A1

公开(公告)日：2010-02-04

申请号：US12182904

申请日：2008-07-30

申请人： Gang He ,  Thea L. Feyereisen ,  Aaron Gannon

发明人： Gang He ,  Thea L. Feyereisen ,  Aaron Gannon

IPC分类号： G06F19/00

CPC分类号： G01C23/00

摘要： A display system for a vehicle includes a processing unit configured to receive data representative of flight path information and terrain and to supply display commands associated with the flight path information and the terrain; and a display device coupled the processing unit and configured to receive the display commands and operable to render a three-dimensional view, including symbology representing the flight path information on the terrain.

摘要翻译： 车辆的显示系统包括：处理单元，被配置为接收表示飞行路径信息和地形的数据，并提供与飞行路径信息和地形相关联的显示命令; 以及耦合所述处理单元并被配置为接收所述显示命令并且可操作以呈现三维视图的显示设备，所述三维视图包括表示所述地形上的飞行路径信息的符号系统。

公开(公告)号：US20070001874A1

公开(公告)日：2007-01-04

申请号：US11170356

申请日：2005-06-29

申请人： Thea Feyereisen ,  Aaron Gannon ,  Gang He ,  David Shirley ,  Blake Wilson

发明人： Thea Feyereisen ,  Aaron Gannon ,  Gang He ,  David Shirley ,  Blake Wilson

IPC分类号： G08G1/123

CPC分类号： G01D7/02 ,  G01C23/00 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/0078

摘要： A system and method for displaying traffic targets in a conformal perspective view. The system comprises a display screen for graphical display of data, one or more sensors for obtaining traffic data regarding traffic targets, and one or more processors for receiving traffic data from the one or more sensors and providing input to the display screen. The display screen displays traffic targets as icons in a 3-dimensional graphical representation of real space. The display size of the icons is selected from a finite set of sizes which correspond to a finite set of distance ranges based on the distance to the traffic targets.

公开(公告)号：US20060241820A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-26

申请号：US11112796

申请日：2005-04-21

申请人： David Dwyer ,  Aaron Gannon

发明人： David Dwyer ,  Aaron Gannon

IPC分类号： G06F17/00

CPC分类号： G01C23/00 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/006

摘要： A display system and method for an aircraft displays, in real-time, the protected airspace associated with a CTL maneuver. The system processes aircraft approach category data and determines the protected airspace based at least in part on the processed aircraft approach category. An image representative of the determined protected airspace is displayed on the aircraft flight deck display system.

摘要翻译： 飞机的显示系统和方法实时地显示与CTL机动相关联的受保护空域。 该系统处理飞机方法类别数据，并至少部分地基于经处理的飞行器方法类别来确定受保护空域。 在飞机驾驶舱显示系统上显示代表确定的受保护空域的图像。

公开(公告)号：US20060220920A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-05

申请号：US11089728

申请日：2005-03-25

申请人： Stephen McCauley ,  Aaron Gannon

发明人： Stephen McCauley ,  Aaron Gannon

IPC分类号： G08B23/00

CPC分类号： G01C23/00 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/0086

摘要： An improved system and method for eliminating terrain color confusion in aircraft displays are disclosed. An aircraft display system is described that includes a database for storing terrain data, a processing unit, an altitude determination unit, and a visual display. As the aircraft proceeds along a flight path, the processing unit determines the aircraft's current position and compares associated terrain elevation data stored in the database with altitude data received from the altitude determination unit. For example, if the processing unit's comparison of the stored terrain data and altitude data indicates that relative terrain data need not be displayed, then the processing unit provides absolute terrain color renderings to the display. However, if the processing unit's comparison of the stored terrain data and altitude data indicates that relative terrain data should be displayed, then the processing unit removes the hue from the absolute terrain color renderings on the display and replaces the color, for example, with a grayscale. Therefore, by removing color from an absolute terrain layer if relative terrain color information is displayed, the present invention eliminates terrain color confusion between the absolute and relative terrain data shown on an aircraft's display.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于消除飞机显示器中的地形颜色混淆的改进的系统和方法。 描述了包括用于存储地形数据的数据库，处理单元，高度确定单元和视觉显示器的飞行器显示系统。 当飞机沿着飞行路径行进时，处理单元确定飞行器的当前位置，并将存储在数据库中的相关地形高程数据与从高度确定单元接收的高度数据进行比较。 例如，如果处理单元对存储的地形数据和高度数据的比较指示不需要显示相对地形数据，则处理单元向显示器提供绝对地形颜色再现。 然而，如果处理单元对存储的地形数据和高度数据的比较表明应该显示相对地形数据，则处理单元从显示器上的绝对地形彩色再现中去除色调，并且例如用 灰度 因此，如果相对地形颜色信息被显示，则通过从绝对地形层去除颜色，本发明消除了飞机显示器上显示的绝对和相对地形数据之间的地形颜色混淆。

公开(公告)号：US20100194602A1

公开(公告)日：2010-08-05

申请号：US12366448

申请日：2009-02-05

申请人： Jary Engels ,  Thea L. Feyereisen ,  Aaron Gannon ,  Gang He ,  Ivan Sandy Wyatt

发明人： Jary Engels ,  Thea L. Feyereisen ,  Aaron Gannon ,  Gang He ,  Ivan Sandy Wyatt

IPC分类号： G01C21/00

CPC分类号： G01C23/00 ,  G08G5/045

摘要： A flight deck display system and related operating methods for an aircraft are provided. The system includes a processor architecture and a display element coupled to the processor architecture. The processor architecture is configured to receive real-time aircraft data and terrain data for the aircraft and, based upon the real-time aircraft data and the terrain data, generate image rendering display commands. The display element receives the image rendering display commands and, in response thereto, renders a primary flight display that includes a conformal view of terrain corresponding to a flight deck viewpoint. The primary flight display also includes a conformal terrain avoidance guidance (TAG) element on the view of terrain. The TAG element includes visual indicia of a desired navigation path that is intended to avoid terrain that obstructs a current flight path of the aircraft.

摘要翻译： 提供飞机甲板显示系统及飞机的相关操作方法。 该系统包括耦合到处理器架构的处理器架构和显示元件。 处理器架构被配置为接收飞机的实时飞行器数据和地形数据，并且基于实时飞行器数据和地形数据，生成图像渲染显示命令。 显示元件接收图像渲染显示命令，并且响应于此，呈现包括对应于飞行甲板视点的地形的保形视图的主飞行显示。 主飞行显示还包括地形视图上的保形地形避免指导（TAG）元素。 TAG元件包括期望的导航路径的视觉标记，其旨在避免妨碍飞行器的当前飞行路径的地形。

公开(公告)号：US20100082186A1

公开(公告)日：2010-04-01

申请号：US12240510

申请日：2008-09-29

申请人： Roger W. Burgin ,  Aaron Gannon ,  Blake Wilson ,  Edward Tomaszewski

发明人： Roger W. Burgin ,  Aaron Gannon ,  Blake Wilson ,  Edward Tomaszewski

IPC分类号： G05D1/04

CPC分类号： G05D1/0676 ,  G01C23/00

摘要： Methods and systems are provided for indicating whether an aircraft is below a designated minimum safe altitude level for an altitude sector. A method comprises displaying a graphical representation of a first sector on a display device associated with the aircraft. The first sector corresponds to a geographic area having a first minimum altitude criterion. If a current altitude of the aircraft is below the first minimum altitude criterion, the method continues by displaying the graphical representation of the first sector using a first visually distinguishing characteristic chosen to indicate that the aircraft is below the designated altitude level for the first sector.

摘要翻译： 提供了用于指示飞行器是否低于高度扇区的指定的最小安全高度水平的方法和系统。 一种方法包括在与飞行器相关联的显示设备上显示第一扇区的图形表示。 第一扇区对应于具有第一最小高度准则的地理区域。 如果飞行器的当前高度低于第一最小高度准则，则该方法通过使用选择用于指示飞行器低于第一扇区的指定高度级别的第一视觉区分特征来显示第一扇区的图形表示来继续。

公开(公告)号：US20080278515A1

公开(公告)日：2008-11-13

申请号：US11801372

申请日：2007-05-09

申请人： Aaron Gannon ,  Jeffrey M. Rye

发明人： Aaron Gannon ,  Jeffrey M. Rye

IPC分类号： G09G5/02

CPC分类号： G06T17/05

摘要： A method and system for generating a representation of a terrain. The method of generating a representation of a terrain comprises the steps of selecting a set of colors, the colors comprise at least a plurality of colors, determining a minimum terrain elevation, and determining a maximum terrain elevation. A plurality of terrain bands is computed based in part on the set of colors, the minimum terrain elevation, and the maximum terrain elevation. At least one of the limited set of colors is assigned to each of the plurality of the plurality of terrain bands. The representation of the terrain is generated one of the limited set of colors.

摘要翻译： 一种用于生成地形表示的方法和系统。 产生地形表示的方法包括以下步骤：选择一组颜色，颜色至少包括多种颜色，确定最小地形高程，以及确定最大地形高程。 部分地基于颜色集，最小地形高程和最大地形高程来计算多个地形带。 有限的一组颜色中的至少一个被分配给多个多个地形带中的每一个。 地形的表示产生了一组有限的颜色。

公开(公告)号：US20070085705A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-19

申请号：US11250124

申请日：2005-10-13

申请人： Gang He ,  Ivan Wyatt ,  Jary Engels ,  Thea Feyereisen ,  Aaron Gannon ,  Blake Wilson

发明人： Gang He ,  Ivan Wyatt ,  Jary Engels ,  Thea Feyereisen ,  Aaron Gannon ,  Blake Wilson

IPC分类号： G08B23/00 ,  G01C23/00

CPC分类号： G01C23/00

摘要： Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of dynamically transitioning into a distinct display format during unusual attitude conditions. In one embodiment, the method includes collecting attitude data, comparing current attitude to a first set attitude angle, and fading a distinct display format into a display for unusual attitude conditions when current attitude is at least equal to the first set attitude angle.

摘要翻译： 本发明的实施例提供了一种在异常姿势条件下动态地转换成不同显示格式的方法。 在一个实施例中，该方法包括当当前姿态至少等于第一设定姿态角度时，收集姿态数据，将当前姿态与第一设置姿势角进行比较，以及将不同显示格式衰减为用于异常姿势条件的显示。

公开(公告)号：US20060227014A1

公开(公告)日：2006-10-12

申请号：US11099757

申请日：2005-04-06

申请人： Aaron Gannon

发明人： Aaron Gannon

IPC分类号： G01C23/00

CPC分类号： G08G5/0021 ,  G01C23/005 ,  G08G5/025

摘要： An improved system and method are disclosed for indicating the validity of airport runway visual approach slope indicators on an aircraft display. An aircraft display system is provided, which includes a database for storing data about the specific visual approach slope lighting indicator system being used by each airport of a plurality of airports and any special distance and/or usage limitations associated with each such visual approach slope indicator system, a processing unit, a position determination unit, and a visual display. As an aircraft approaches an airport, the processing unit receives the aircraft's current position from the position determination unit, and compares the aircraft's current position data with the distance and/or usage limitation data stored in the database for the approach slope indicator system being used by that airport. If the processing unit's comparison of the aircraft's current position data and the airport's distance and/or usage data indicates that the visual approach slope lighting indicator system is within a valid range, then the processing unit provides a display format of a simulated airport environment for the airport of interest to the visual display, which includes a symbolic presentation of the airport's visual approach slope lighting indicators associated with the aircraft's current position, along with appropriate colors for the lighting elements being displayed. However, if the processing unit's comparison of the aircraft's current position data and the airport's distance and/or usage data indicates that the visual approach slope lighting indicator system is not within a valid range, then the processing unit provides a display format of a simulated airport environment for the airport of interest to the visual display, which includes a symbolic presentation of the airport's visual approach slope lighting indicators with the lighting elements capped, for example, with a red X symbol. Therefore, in this manner, the accuracy, availability and validity of the lighting system, and the safety of the aircraft's approach and landing are significantly improved.