公开(公告)号：US09711053B1

公开(公告)日：2017-07-18

申请号：US15011190

申请日：2016-01-29

Applicant: Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Inventor： Tiffany D. Williamson ,  David J. Inman ,  Roger L. Yum ,  Randy H. Jacobson ,  Thomas C. Olson ,  Bernard S. McCaffrey ,  Michael R. Goodloe ,  Christopher A. Scherer

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  G08G5/02 ,  G08G5/04 ,  G08G5/06

CPC classification number: G08G5/0039 ,  G08G5/0008 ,  G08G5/0013 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/0065 ,  G08G5/0078 ,  G08G5/025 ,  G08G5/06 ,  G08G5/065

Abstract: An offscreen traffic information indicator system includes signal receivers for receiving traffic messages from proximate air and ground vehicles and a traffic indicator for determining the positions of the host aircraft and the proximate vehicles based on the traffic messages. Based on the locations of the host aircraft and proximate vehicles and their proximity to airport runways, the traffic indicator may designate runways as relevant runways (or receive relevant runway designations from the flight management system of the host aircraft) and designate proximate vehicles as relevant to the host aircraft. A display unit may display, along with a dynamic map of a region near the host aircraft, relevant runway indicators for relevant runways within the mapped region and offscreen traffic indicators for relevant aircraft positioned outside the mapped region.

公开(公告)号：US09898165B1

公开(公告)日：2018-02-20

申请号：US13889395

申请日：2013-05-08

Applicant: ROCKWELL COLLINS, INC.

Inventor： Felix B. Turcios ,  Christopher A. Scherer ,  Travis S. VanderKamp ,  Sarah Barber ,  Kirschen A. Seah

IPC: G06F3/0484

CPC classification number: G06F3/0484 ,  G08G5/065

Abstract: Present novel and non-trivial methods for electronically recording a taxi route on a display unit are disclosed. In one method, a tax route entry window (“TREW”) such as a taxi clearance entry window is used to present in smaller windows surfaces and next intersecting surfaces from which a pilot sequentially selects surfaces based upon surfaces stated in a taxi clearance. In another method, the TREW is comprised of an airport-specific keyboard or a traditional keyboard with visually-variable, interactive buttons, where an activation or deactivation of each button is dependent upon surfaces specified in the taxi clearance and potential intersecting surface. In another method, selections are made on the TREW and surfaces corresponding to the selections are highlighted in an image presenting a map of surfaces. Additionally, the image presenting a map of surfaces may be panned and zoom to the size of the highlighted surface.

公开(公告)号：US12038952B1

公开(公告)日：2024-07-16

申请号：US18083886

申请日：2022-12-19

Applicant: Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Inventor： Daniel Y. Chiew ,  Christopher A. Scherer ,  Ryan L. Niehaus ,  Roger L. Yum

IPC: G06F16/29 ,  G06F16/22 ,  G06F16/23 ,  G06T7/73

CPC classification number: G06F16/29 ,  G06F16/22 ,  G06F16/2365 ,  G06T7/74 ,  G06T2207/10032

Abstract: A system and method for creating avionic databases is disclosed. The system may receive an avionic database of an area, surveyed coordinate points of the area, and new satellite imagery of the area. The system may georeference the new satellite imagery using the surveyed coordinate points as ground control points, generating georeferenced coordinate points of the new satellite imagery in different locations of the area. The system may create a second avionic database based on the georeferenced coordinate points.

公开(公告)号：US09341478B1

公开(公告)日：2016-05-17

申请号：US13776790

申请日：2013-02-26

Applicant: Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Inventor： Christopher A. Scherer ,  Victor E. Villagomez ,  Felix B. Turcios

IPC: G01C21/00 ,  G06T15/00

CPC classification number: G01C21/00 ,  G01C23/005 ,  G06T15/00 ,  G06T15/20 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/065

Abstract: Present novel and non-trivial system, device, and method for inhibiting surface information to a operator are disclosed. An image generator receives navigation data; retrieves surface data; generates and modifies an image data set as a function of the navigation data and the surface data; and provides the modified image data set to a display system. The image data set could be representative of a three-dimensional, egocentric perspective of a scene outside the vehicle comprised of a current surface and corresponding markings, and at least one intersecting surface and corresponding markings; the intersecting surface may be a surface intersecting the current surface. The image data set may be modified by inhibiting the visibility of the intersecting surface markings for each intersecting surface falling within the image modification area. An intersecting surface may fall within the image modification area if the intersecting surface overlaps a boundary of the image modification area.

Abstract translation: 公开了一种用于抑制表面信息给操作者的新型和非平凡的系统，装置和方法。 图像发生器接收导航数据; 检索表面数据; 生成和修改作为导航数据和表面数据的函数的图像数据集; 并将修改后的图像数据集提供给显示系统。 图像数据集可以代表由车辆外部的现场表面和对应的标记以及至少一个相交表面和相应的标记组成的车辆外的场景的三维，自我中心的视角; 交叉表面可以是与当前表面相交的表面。 可以通过抑制落在图像修改区域内的每个相交表面的交叉表面标记的可视性来修改图像数据集。 如果相交表面与图像修改区域的边界重叠，则相交表面可能落在图像修改区域内。