Systems and methods for alerting for an instrument landing system (ILS)

    公开(公告)号:US11107361B1

    公开(公告)日:2021-08-31

    申请号:US16993741

    申请日:2020-08-14

    Abstract: Methods and systems for instrument landing system (ILS) alerting. The method may include: receiving an ILS localizer signal and traffic information; monitoring a signal-quality of the received ILS signal; annunciating on a display system onboard the aircraft an impending ILS auto-pilot disconnect alert when the signal-quality is determined to have decreased by more than a threshold; associating the ILS signal with stored ILS antenna information to thereby construct a three-dimensional ILS envelope with a point of origination at a location of an ILS localizer; presenting a map showing the aircraft at a current location, and the runway; and, using the traffic information to monitor a location and movement of an intruder traffic and predict an infringement of the intruder traffic on the ILS envelope. Responsive to the predicted infringement, the method may annunciate an ILS alert and transmit a notification to air traffic control or the intruder traffic.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR RENDERING DYNAMIC DATA AND CONTROLLING THE VISUAL FORM OF THE DATA ON A COCKPIT DISPLAY WITHOUT ALTERING THE CERTIFIED SOFTWARE

    公开(公告)号:US20200348148A1

    公开(公告)日:2020-11-05

    申请号:US16800470

    申请日:2020-02-25

    Abstract: A graphic rendering system for use with certified avionics software onboard an aircraft is disclosed. The graphic rendering system includes a graphic rendering engine that has been certified by governing governmental authority for use in an aircraft for displaying critical information, wherein the graphic rendering engine is configured to access an aircraft-specific graphical database file and an aircraft-specific geographical database file for graphical and geographical data for use in rendering the graphic for display on the cockpit display. Both the aircraft-specific graphical database file and the aircraft-specific geographical database file have been customized for use on the aircraft. The graphic rendering engine is configured to use the aircraft-specific graphical database file and the aircraft-specific geographical database file for rendering the graphic for displaying critical information on the cockpit display without prior certification by governing governmental authority of either the aircraft-specific graphical database file or the aircraft-specific geographical database file.

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