System for displaying information related to a flight of an aircraft and associated method
First Claim
1. A system for displaying information related to a flight of an aircraft, the system comprising:
- a display;
a dynamic synthesis image generator configured to dynamically generate synthesis images on the display, each synthesis image comprising a synthetic depiction of the environment situated in the vicinity of a trajectory of the aircraft and a curve representative of a trajectory of the aircraft, each synthesis image being centered on a central point of interest in the synthetic depiction, the curve being superimposed on the synthetic depiction, the dynamic synthesis image generator being configured to generate a first synthesis image centered on a first central point of interest, the first central point of interest being a point located at the center of the first synthesis image, and to command displaying of, on the display, the first synthesis image; and
a man-machine interface,the dynamic synthesis image generator being configured to detect a modification action to modify a position of the central point of interest in the synthetic depiction by an operator via the man-machine interface, the modification action to modify the position of the central point of interest in the synthetic depiction comprising a movement of a control member by the operator between a first member position and a second member position, the control member being;
a stylus or a finger of the operator movable along a surface from the first member position to the second member position, orconfigured to displace a cursor on the synthesis image when the control member is moved from the first member position to the second member position,the dynamic synthesis image generator being further configured to;
determine, as a function of the modification action, a position of a second central point of interest, situated along the curve representative of the trajectory of the aircraft, the second central point of interest being distinct from the first central point of interest and being situated along the curve whatever the modification action is, without it being necessary for the operator to move the control member in a direction corresponding, at each moment, to the direction of the trajectory,generate, in response to the modification action, a second synthesis image centered on the second central point of interest, andcommand the display, in response to the modification action, on the display, of the second synthesis image, the second central point of interest situated along the curve representative of the trajectory of the aircraft being a point located at the center of the second synthesis image.
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Abstract
A system for displaying information related to a flight of an aircraft and an associated method are provided. The display system comprises a display device, a man-machine interface, a module for dynamically generating synthesis images, each comprising a synthetic depiction of the environment and a curve representative of a trajectory, said module being configured to generate a first synthesis image centered around a first central point of interest, to command the display thereof, and to detect an action to modify the central point of interest by an operator via said man-machine interface. The generating module is also configured to determine, as a function of said modification action, a second central point of interest, situated along said curve whatever said modification action is, to generate a second synthesis image centered around said second central point of interest, and to command the display thereof.
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26 Claims
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1. A system for displaying information related to a flight of an aircraft, the system comprising:
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a display; a dynamic synthesis image generator configured to dynamically generate synthesis images on the display, each synthesis image comprising a synthetic depiction of the environment situated in the vicinity of a trajectory of the aircraft and a curve representative of a trajectory of the aircraft, each synthesis image being centered on a central point of interest in the synthetic depiction, the curve being superimposed on the synthetic depiction, the dynamic synthesis image generator being configured to generate a first synthesis image centered on a first central point of interest, the first central point of interest being a point located at the center of the first synthesis image, and to command displaying of, on the display, the first synthesis image; and a man-machine interface, the dynamic synthesis image generator being configured to detect a modification action to modify a position of the central point of interest in the synthetic depiction by an operator via the man-machine interface, the modification action to modify the position of the central point of interest in the synthetic depiction comprising a movement of a control member by the operator between a first member position and a second member position, the control member being; a stylus or a finger of the operator movable along a surface from the first member position to the second member position, or configured to displace a cursor on the synthesis image when the control member is moved from the first member position to the second member position, the dynamic synthesis image generator being further configured to; determine, as a function of the modification action, a position of a second central point of interest, situated along the curve representative of the trajectory of the aircraft, the second central point of interest being distinct from the first central point of interest and being situated along the curve whatever the modification action is, without it being necessary for the operator to move the control member in a direction corresponding, at each moment, to the direction of the trajectory, generate, in response to the modification action, a second synthesis image centered on the second central point of interest, and command the display, in response to the modification action, on the display, of the second synthesis image, the second central point of interest situated along the curve representative of the trajectory of the aircraft being a point located at the center of the second synthesis image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16)
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14. A method for displaying information related to a flight of an aircraft, wherein the method comprises the following successive steps:
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displaying, on a display, a first synthesis image comprising a synthetic depiction of the environment situated in the vicinity of a trajectory of the aircraft and a curve representative of a trajectory of the aircraft, each synthesis image being centered on a central point of interest in the synthetic depiction, the curve being superimposed on the synthetic depiction, the first synthesis image being centered on a first central point of interest, the first central point of interest being a point located at the center of the first synthesis image; detecting a modification action to modify a position of the first central point of interest in the synthetic depiction by an operator via a man-machine interface, the modification action to modify the position of the central point of interest in the synthetic depiction comprising a movement of a control member by the operator between a first member position and a second member position, the control member being; a stylus or a finger of the operator movable along a surface from the first member position to the second member position, or configured to displace a cursor on the synthesis image when the control member is moved from the first member position to the second member position; determining, as a function of the modification action, a position of a second central point of interest, the second central point of interest being distinct from the first central point of interest and being situated along the curve whatever the modification action is, without it being necessary for the operator to move the control member in a direction corresponding, at each moment, to the direction of the trajectory; generating, in response to the modification action, a second synthesis image centered on the second central point of interest; and displaying, in response to the modification action, the second synthesis image on the display, the second central point of interest situated along the curve representative of the trajectory of the aircraft being a point located at the center of the second synthesis image. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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