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Automatic flight controller, aircraft cockpit, method for operating and automatic flight controller and computer program

  • US 10,252,814 B2
  • Filed: 06/13/2017
  • Issued: 04/09/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/14/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An automatic flight controller, comprising:

  • operating elements for setting target settings;

    display elements for data display, wherein the display elements comprise at least two mutually separate displays that are disposed on a front of the automatic flight controller,wherein the automatic flight controller is configured to display one, several or all of the following mode awareness-relevant parameters on one or more of the at least two mutually separate displays of the automatic flight controller;

    a) transition conditions between operating modes of the automatic flight controller,b) control behavior of the automatic flight controller for achieving set target values,c) available interactions of a selected operating mode of the automatic flight controller with other operating modes of the automatic flight controller that are selectable,wherein the automatic flight controller is configured to display at least one of the operating mode awareness-relevant parameters in different regions of a single display element depending on whether a displayed value of said at least one operating mode awareness-relevant parameter was determined by human pilot input or automatically determined by a programmed flying route.

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