Systems and methods for generating and verifying altitude data
    2.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for generating and verifying altitude data 有权
    用于生成和验证高度数据的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08410975B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-04-02

    申请号:US12892546

    申请日:2010-09-28

    IPC分类号: G01S13/08

    摘要: Present novel and non-trivial systems and methods for altitude data from a radar system and employing such data to verify altitude data from another source. A processor receives reflection point data generated by an aircraft radar system and reference point data from an applicable data source. Based upon the reflection point data and reference point data, first altitude data representative of a first measurement of aircraft altitude is generated. Then, the processor receives second altitude data representative of a second measurement of aircraft altitude from another source. Validity of the second altitude data may be determined by comparing it with the first data, after which validity advisory data may be generated that, is responsive to the validity determination. Then, the processor may provide the validity advisory data to a presentation system, whereby validity information of the second altitude data is presented to the pilot.

    摘要翻译: 提出了一种用于雷达系统高度数据的新颖且不平凡的系统和方法,并采用这种数据来验证来自另一个源的高度数据。 处理器接收飞机雷达系统产生的反射点数据和来自适用数据源的参考点数据。 基于反射点数据和参考点数据,生成代表航空器高度的第一测量的第一高度数据。 然后,处理器从另一个源接收表示飞机高度的第二测量值的第二高度数据。 可以通过将第二高度数据与第一数据进行比较来确定第二高度数据的有效性,之后可以产生响应于有效性确定的有效性咨询数据。 然后,处理器可以向呈现系统提供有效性咨询数据,由此将第二高度数据的有效性信息呈现给飞行员。

    System, module, and method for generating procedure data used in an avionics system
    3.
    发明授权
    System, module, and method for generating procedure data used in an avionics system 有权
    用于生成航空电子系统中使用的程序数据的系统,模块和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08234058B1

    公开(公告)日:2012-07-31

    申请号:US12283399

    申请日:2008-09-08

    IPC分类号: G06G7/70 G06G7/76 G06F19/00

    摘要: A present novel and non-trivial system, module, and method for generating final approach, missed approach, and departure data for use in an avionics system. A processor receives navigation data and object data, where object data includes terrain data and/or obstacle data. A flight path is defined, an obstacle clearance surface is constructed and examined for object penetration, and procedure data is generated and provided to at least one avionics system. For approach procedures, a decision altitude data is determined from which the procedure data is generated. A penetrated obstacle clearance surface is allowable if a remedy exists to address the penetration. Remedies may include the use of minimum obstacle clearance criteria, an iterative process, a path construction function, an existing departure procedure, and the use of input factors to determine a real-time estimated climb performance which could affect the climb gradient of a missed approach path.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于生成航空电子系统中使用的最终方法,错过的方法和离开数据的新型和非平凡的系统,模块和方法。 处理器接收导航数据和对象数据,其中对象数据包括地形数据和/或障碍物数据。 定义飞行路径,构建和检查障碍物间隙表面以进行物体穿透,并且生成过程数据并将其提供给至少一个航空电子系统。 对于进近程序,确定生成程序数据的决策高度数据。 如果存在解决渗透现象的补救措施,则允许穿透的障碍物间隙表面。 补救措施可能包括使用最小障碍物清除标准,迭代过程,路径构建功能,现有离职程序以及输入因素的使用来确定可能影响错过方法的爬升梯度的实时估计爬升性能 路径。

    Methods for presenting traffic information on an aircraft display unit
    4.
    发明授权
    Methods for presenting traffic information on an aircraft display unit 有权
    在飞机显示单元上呈现交通信息的方法

    公开(公告)号:US08773288B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-07-08

    申请号:US13237209

    申请日:2011-09-20

    IPC分类号: G08B21/00

    CPC分类号: G08G5/0021 G08G5/0008

    摘要: Present novel and non-trivial methods for presenting traffic information are disclosed. In a first method, data representative of ownship position, first traffic, and second traffic are received by a traffic symbology generator (“TSG”). The traffic is divided into zones and a correlation between the targets of the traffic is determined. A traffic symbology data set is generated by the TSG based upon the results of the correlation(s). In a second method, data representative of ownship position and first traffic, runway references, and a selectable display range are received by the TSG. The traffic is divided into zones, and a traffic symbology data set is generated by the TSG thereafter. In a third method, data representative of ownship position and first traffic are received by the TSG. The traffic is divided into zones, and a traffic symbology data set is generated by the TSG thereafter.

    摘要翻译: 介绍了呈现交通信息的新颖而不平凡的方法。 在第一种方法中,由业务符号生成器(“TSG”)接收表示本地位置,第一业务和第二业务的数据。 流量被划分为区域,确定了交通目标之间的相关性。 基于相关性的结果,由TSG生成交通符号系统数据集。 在第二种方法中,由TSG接收表示本身位置和第一交通量,跑道参考和可选显示范围的数据。 流量分为区域,之后由TSG生成流量符号系统数据集。 在第三种方法中,由TSG接收表示本身位置和第一业务的数据。 流量分为区域,之后由TSG生成流量符号系统数据集。

    System, device, and method for generating an ILS-based highway-in-the-sky
    5.
    发明授权
    System, device, and method for generating an ILS-based highway-in-the-sky 有权
    用于生成基于ILS的高速公路的系统,设备和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08581748B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-11-12

    申请号:US13236735

    申请日:2011-09-20

    IPC分类号: G01C21/00

    摘要: A present novel and non-trivial system, device, and method are disclosed for generating an ILS-based highway-in-the-sky (“HITS”). The system is comprised of an image data generator configured to receive navigation data, ILS deviation data, and navigation reference data from applicable data sources, where the navigation data is representative of ownship position, the ILS deviation data is representative of localizer and glide slope deviation, and navigation reference data is representative of data corresponding to an ILS approach of a runway; determine two instantaneous waypoints as a function of the received data; generate image data representative of a HITS, where the proximal and distal ends of the HITS are based upon the two instantaneous waypoints; and provide the image data to a display unit, whereby the HITS is presented on the screen of a display unit.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于生成基于ILS的天空高速公路(“HITS”)的现有的新颖且不平凡的系统,装置和方法。 该系统包括图像数据发生器,其被配置为从导航数据表示本身位置的适用数据源接收导航数据,ILS偏差数据和导航参考数据,ILS偏差数据代表定位器和滑移斜率偏差 导航参考数据代表对应于跑道的ILS进近的数据; 根据接收到的数据确定两个瞬时航点; 生成代表HITS的图像数据,其中HITS的近端和远端基于两个瞬时航路点; 并将图像数据提供给显示单元,由此将HITS呈现在显示单元的屏幕上。

    System, module, and method for generating an image of a flight route corridor on a display unit
    6.
    发明授权
    System, module, and method for generating an image of a flight route corridor on a display unit 有权
    用于在显示单元上生成飞行路线走廊的图像的系统,模块和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08718915B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-05-06

    申请号:US12283400

    申请日:2008-09-08

    摘要: A present novel and non-trivial system, module, and method for generating an image of a flight route corridor displayed an aircraft display unit. A processor generates an image data set using navigation data and object data, where object data includes terrain and obstacle data. The image data set is determined using the object data and flight route corridor data, wherein the flight route corridor data is determined by applying navigation and object data to flight route corridor design criteria. The image data set is provided to a display unit to display a flight route corridor and at least one “offending” object against the background of the scene outside the aircraft, where offending objects include those objects penetrating an obstacle clearance surface and those objects penetrating the flight route corridor. The depiction of the flight route corridor and offending objects may be enhanced with the use of highlighters.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于生成飞行路线走廊的图像的现在的小型和非平凡的系统,模块和方法显示飞行器显示单元。 处理器使用导航数据和对象数据生成图像数据集,其中对象数据包括地形和障碍物数据。 使用对象数据和飞行路线走廊数据确定图像数据集,其中通过将导航和对象数据应用于飞行路线走廊设计标准来确定飞行路线走廊数据。 图像数据组被提供给显示单元以针对飞机外部的场景的背景显示飞行路线走廊和至少一个“违规”对象,其中违规物体包括穿过障碍物间隙表面的那些物体,并且穿透 飞行路线走廊。 使用荧光笔可以增强飞行路线走廊和违规物品的描述。

    System, module, and method for presenting surface symbology on an aircraft display unit
    7.
    发明授权
    System, module, and method for presenting surface symbology on an aircraft display unit 有权
    用于在飞机显示单元上呈现表面符号系统的系统,模块和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08396616B1

    公开(公告)日:2013-03-12

    申请号:US12822660

    申请日:2010-06-24

    IPC分类号: G06F7/70

    摘要: A present novel and non-trivial system, module, and method for presenting surface symbology on an aircraft display unit are disclosed. Symbology image data representative of an image depicting a runway highlighter adjacent to the assigned runway is generated by a symbology generator based upon assigned runway information and airport surface information provided by a flight management data source and the navigation reference data source, respectively. Such runway highlighter comprises a plurality of runway edge highlighters and a plurality of chevrons pointing in the direction of the assigned runway. The image could include one or more directional runway identifiers. Additionally, the generated image could include the depiction of township location, a line-up distance docking indicator, and/or a groundspeed indicator based upon information provided by a navigation data source. Additionally, the generated image could include the depiction of a wind barb based upon information provided by a weather data source.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种用于在飞行器显示单元上呈现表面符号系统的现有小说和非平凡的系统,模块和方法。 代表描绘与分配的跑道相邻的跑道荧光笔的图像的符号学图像数据分别基于由飞行管理数据源和导航参考数据源提供的分配的跑道信息和机场表面信息由符号生成器生成。 这种跑道荧光笔包括多个跑道边缘荧光笔和指向分配的跑道方向的多个人字纹。 图像可以包括一个或多个定向跑道标识符。 此外,基于由导航数据源提供的信息,生成的图像可以包括乡镇位置的描绘,阵容距离对接指示符和/或地面速度指示符。 另外,所生成的图像可以包括基于天气数据源提供的信息来描绘风倒钩。

    System, apparatus, and method for generating airport surface incursion alerts
    8.
    发明授权
    System, apparatus, and method for generating airport surface incursion alerts 有权
    用于生成机场地面侵入警报的系统,装置和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09135827B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-15

    申请号:US13236676

    申请日:2011-09-20

    摘要: Present novel and non-trivial system, apparatus, and method for generating at least one airport surface incursion alert in a runway awareness and warning system are disclosed. A navigation data source and an airport surface data source provide navigation data and airport surface data to a surface alert generator (“SAG”). The SAG constructs a reference line based upon the airport surface data (e.g., landing threshold points, taxiway hold short lines, etc. . . . ), constructs a ground track line, determines at least one alert distance to an alert point along the ground track line if there is a reference line converging on and intersecting with the ground track line to form an alert point, and generates surface alert data if an alert time to the alert point meets an alert threshold time. The surface alert data is provided to a presentation system in which a visual alert, aural alert, and/or tactile alert is presented.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种在跑道意识和警告系统中产生至少一次机场地面入侵警报的新型和非平凡的系统,装置和方法。 导航数据源和机场地面数据源向地面警报发生器(“SAG”)提供导航数据和机场地面数据。 SAG基于机场地面数据(例如,着陆阈值点,滑行道保持短线等)构建参考线,构建地面轨迹线,确定至少一个警报距离到地面上的警戒点 如果存在在地面轨迹线上收敛并相交的参考线以形成报警点,并且如果到达警报点的警报时间满足警报阈值时间,则生成表面警报数据。 表面警报数据被提供给其中呈现视觉警报,听觉警报和/或触觉警报的呈现系统。

    Taxi information presentation system, device, and method
    9.
    发明授权
    Taxi information presentation system, device, and method 有权
    出租车信息介绍系统,设备和方法

    公开(公告)号:US09222800B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-29

    申请号:US13567663

    申请日:2012-08-06

    IPC分类号: G01C23/00

    摘要: Present novel and non-trivial system, device, and method for presenting taxi information to a pilot are disclosed. A processor receives aircraft taxi information; retrieves navigation reference and object data; generates an image data set as a function of the aircraft taxi information data and the navigation reference and object data; and provides the image data set to a display system. The image data set could be representative of an image in which one or more first location highlighters highlight the location(s) of one or more raised surface features that appear within an egocentric, perspective scene outside the aircraft. The one raised surface feature could be comprised of a raised surface boundary or a raised surface centerline. In an additional embodiment, the image could include one or more second location highlighters highlighting the location(s) of one or more raised surface transition features.

    摘要翻译: 公开了向飞行员呈现出租车信息的新型和非平凡的系统,装置和方法。 处理器接收飞机的士信息; 检索导航参考和对象数据; 生成作为飞机出租车信息数据和导航参考和对象数据的函数的图像数据集; 并将图像数据集提供给显示系统。 图像数据集可以代表一个图像,其中一个或多个第一位置荧光灯突出显示在飞行器外的自我中心的透视场景中出现的一个或多个凸起的表面特征的位置。 一个凸起的表面特征可以由凸起的表面边界或凸起的中心线组成。 在另外的实施例中,图像可以包括突出显示一个或多个凸起表面过渡特征的位置的一个或多个第二位置荧光笔。

    Airport surface information presentation methods for the pilot including taxi information
    10.
    发明授权
    Airport surface information presentation methods for the pilot including taxi information 有权
    机场地面信息演示方法,包括出租车信息

    公开(公告)号:US09000952B1

    公开(公告)日:2015-04-07

    申请号:US13926411

    申请日:2013-06-25

    IPC分类号: G08B21/00 G08G5/00

    CPC分类号: G08G5/065

    摘要: Present novel and non-trivial methods for presenting taxi information to a pilot are disclosed. Each method may generate an image data set from taxi information data and navigation reference and object data. A first image data set may be representative of an image in which one or more first location highlighter(s) highlighting the location(s) of one or more raised surface feature(s) appears within an egocentric or exocentric three-dimensional representation of a scene located outside the aircraft. A second image data set may be representative of an image in which one or more unconventional surface feature(s) highlighting the location(s) of one or more raised surface feature(s) appears within an egocentric or exocentric three-dimensional representation of a scene located outside the aircraft. A third image data set may be representative of an image in which one or more unconventional surface feature(s) appears within an airport surface map.

    摘要翻译: 公开了向飞行员介绍出租车信息的小说和非平凡的方法。 每个方法可以从出租车信息数据和导航参考和对象数据生成图像数据集。 第一图像数据集可以代表图像,其中突出显示一个或多个凸起表面特征的位置的一个或多个第一位置荧光笔出现在自我中心或外部中心的三维表示中 位于飞机外面的场景。 第二图像数据集可以代表图像,其中突出显示一个或多个凸起表面特征的位置的一个或多个非常规表面特征出现在自我中心或外部中心的三维表示中 位于飞机外面的场景。 第三图像数据集可以代表在机场表面图中出现一个或多个非常规表面特征的图像。