公开(公告)号：US11548656B2

公开(公告)日：2023-01-10

申请号：US16577560

申请日：2019-09-20

Applicant: Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Inventor： Sarah Barber ,  Felix B. Turcios

IPC: G06F3/048 ,  B64D45/00 ,  G06F3/0482 ,  G06F3/04883

Abstract: A system and method for actuating a critical aircraft system via a virtual guarded switch includes a touchscreen-based Virtual Guarded Switch (VGS) used to replace physical guarded switches. Aircraft systems display the VGS on traditional touch screen displays either via pilot selection or automatically as a result of an abnormal condition. The VGS maintains protection against inadvertent touchscreen activation while remaining familiar, quick, and easy to understand and use.

公开(公告)号：US20220179223A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-09

申请号：US17116470

申请日：2020-12-09

Applicant: Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Inventor： Bradley R. Thompson ,  Sarah Barber ,  Felix B. Turcios

IPC: G02B27/01

Abstract: A system for interactive heads-up display (HUD) and control of traffic targets is disclosed. In embodiments, the HUD receives and decodes traffic information from onboard surveillance systems to identify proximate aircraft within a threshold range and the relative positions of each aircraft. The HUD arranges the proximate aircraft into an ordered sequence based on distance from ownship or other priority criteria. When the HUD is active, interactive symbols are displayed at the relative positions of the proximate aircraft (e.g., or at the edges of the display for air traffic within range but outside the HUD field of view). A heads-up controller is operable by the pilot and allows the pilot to highlight each interactive symbol in sequence with a displayable cursor, selecting and designating the associated proximate aircraft for spacing or traffic applications without taking pilot focus off the HUD.

公开(公告)号：US11037455B1

公开(公告)日：2021-06-15

申请号：US16357031

申请日：2019-03-18

Applicant: Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Inventor： Sarah Barber ,  Hannah C. Lehman ,  Felix B. Turcios ,  Tiffany D. Williamson ,  Bradley R. Thompson ,  Christopher Truong

IPC: G08G5/06 ,  G05B13/02 ,  G05D1/02

Abstract: A method for oversteering an aircraft to perform an optimal turn along a taxiway includes determining a learning environment based on at least one of a taxiway width, a taxiway centerline, and a taxiway radius of curvature, selecting an action for an agent in the environment, determining a reward for the determined environment and the selected action, repeating the steps of selecting the action and determining the reward to determine a model supporting an optimal turn, and using the determined model to at least one of determine control signals for an aircraft and providing guidance to a user to perform the optimal turn along the taxiway. The agent is an aircraft having a minimum turn radius. The action includes a nose wheel displacement and a nose wheel angle. The reward is determined based on a distance between a path of one or more landing gear wheels and a path of the taxiway.

公开(公告)号：US09908639B1

公开(公告)日：2018-03-06

申请号：US15232420

申请日：2016-08-09

Applicant: Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Inventor： Carlo L. Tiana ,  Weston J. Lahr ,  Travis S. VanDerKamp ,  Sarah Barber ,  Felix B. Turcios

IPC: G01C21/00 ,  B64D45/08 ,  G08G5/00

CPC classification number: B64D45/08 ,  G01C23/00 ,  G08G5/0021 ,  G08G5/025

Abstract: An in aircraft computer renders graphical representations of airfield range marker extensions to a runway extended centerline, even when the runway extended centerline is not rendered. Crossbars of the runway extended centerline are extended as arc segments to the center of the display with chevrons indicating the relative location of the airfield. Distance marker billboards are replicated at the end of the extended arc segments. As the aircraft approaches the airfield, crossbars closer to the airfield are extended. Vertical markers maintain billboards corresponding to range rings around an airfield in a visually prominent location, even when the proximal portion of such range ring is not visible in the display.

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：US11787558B2

公开(公告)日：2023-10-17

申请号：US16397113

申请日：2019-04-29

Applicant: Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Inventor： Sarah Barber ,  Felix B. Turcios

IPC: B64D43/02 ,  G06F3/14 ,  B64D43/00

CPC classification number: B64D43/02 ,  G06F3/14

Abstract: A system, a device, and a method. The system may include a display configured to present images to a pilot and a processor communicatively coupled to the display. The processor may be configured to generate a speed performance monitor graphical user interface (GUI), the speed performance monitor GUI depicting flight deck interval management (FIM) information. The processor may be further configured to output graphical data associated with the speed performance monitor GUI to the display for presentation to the pilot.

公开(公告)号：US11366327B1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-21

申请号：US17116470

申请日：2020-12-09

Applicant: Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Inventor： Bradley R. Thompson ,  Sarah Barber ,  Felix B. Turcios

IPC: G02B27/01

Abstract: A system for interactive heads-up display (HUD) and control of traffic targets is disclosed. In embodiments, the HUD receives and decodes traffic information from onboard surveillance systems to identify proximate aircraft within a threshold range and the relative positions of each aircraft. The HUD arranges the proximate aircraft into an ordered sequence based on distance from ownship or other priority criteria. When the HUD is active, interactive symbols are displayed at the relative positions of the proximate aircraft (e.g., or at the edges of the display for air traffic within range but outside the HUD field of view). A heads-up controller is operable by the pilot and allows the pilot to highlight each interactive symbol in sequence with a displayable cursor, selecting and designating the associated proximate aircraft for spacing or traffic applications without taking pilot focus off the HUD.

公开(公告)号：US20220180758A1

公开(公告)日：2022-06-09

申请号：US17116415

申请日：2020-12-09

Applicant: Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Inventor： Bradley R. Thompson ,  Sarah Barber ,  Felix B. Turcios

IPC: G08G5/00 ,  G06F3/0481 ,  G08G5/04 ,  B64D43/02

Abstract: A method for heads-up control and interactive display of traffic targets via a heads-up display (HUD) is disclosed. The method includes receiving position data from proximate aircraft (e.g., within a threshold range) and arranging the aircraft into an ordered sequence based on proximity or other criteria. The method includes overlaying interactive symbology onto the HUD synthetic display corresponding to the proximate aircraft (including any aircraft within range but outside the HUD field of view, e.g., behind the aircraft or pilot). The method includes accepting control input from a user via a heads-up controller (e.g., manual control or voice command) and focusing a cursor on each proximate aircraft in sequence based on the control input. The method includes selecting, via the heads-up controller, focused aircraft via the heads-up controller. The method includes designating, via the heads-up controller, selected aircraft for CDTI Assisted Visual Separation (CAVS) or other traffic applications.

公开(公告)号：US10290216B1

公开(公告)日：2019-05-14

申请号：US15973732

申请日：2018-05-08

Applicant: Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Inventor： Patrick D. McCusker ,  Douglas A. Bell ,  Sarah Barber ,  Michael J. Schmitt ,  Brent J. Nelson ,  Travis S. Vanderkamp

IPC: H04L29/08 ,  G08G5/00 ,  G06T11/60

Abstract: Systems and methods for symbolically representing text-based obstacle data on an electronic map are disclosed. In embodiments, a system includes a receiver in communication with a remote server. The receiver is configured to receive one or more textual communications from the remote server. The system further includes an aircraft display system with a display and a controller. The controller is in communication with the display, the receiver, and a memory. The controller is configured to generate an electronic map at the display based on map data retrieved from the memory, wherein the map data includes geographic information and predetermined obstacle information. The controller is further configured to receive the one or more textual communications from the receiver and update the electronic map to include one or more symbolic representations based on obstacle data derived from the one or more textual communications.

公开(公告)号：US09746343B1

公开(公告)日：2017-08-29

申请号：US14448018

申请日：2014-07-31

Applicant: Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Inventor： Sarah Barber ,  Carlo L. Tiana ,  Kenneth A. Zimmerman

IPC: G01C23/00 ,  H04N5/247 ,  H04N5/232

CPC classification number: G01C23/005 ,  H04N5/232 ,  H04N5/23296 ,  H04N5/247

Abstract: Present novel and non-trivial system, device, and method for generating a steering command for at least one forward-looking image capture device are disclosed. The steering command generating system is comprised of a source of navigation data, an avionics system processor (“ASP”) configured to receive the navigation data representative of a wind correction angle (“WCA”); generate steering data as a function of at least the navigation data and representative of a steering command commensurate to an angular difference; and provide the steering data to one or more forward-looking image capture device(s). In another embodiment, the ASP may further receive motion tracking data representative of a head position angular measurement and include the motion tracking data in the function for generating steering data. The angular difference may correspond to the WCA or the measurement of a head position angle.