Apparatus for emergency aircraft guidance
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1. A standby instrument, comprising:
- a display;
an attitude sensor module; and
a speech synthesizer connected to the attitude sensor module, wherein the speech synthesizer is operable to audibly speak at least a portion of attitude information generated by the attitude sensor module.
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Abstract
A standby instrument, such as a standby attitude indicator, including a display, an attitude sensor module, and a speech synthesizer connected to the attitude sensor module. The standby instrument is controllable to cause the speech synthesizer to audibly speak attitude information generated by the attitude sensor module, thereby providing attitude information to a pilot even when a view of the standby instrument is impaired by, e.g., smoke.
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21 Claims
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1. A standby instrument, comprising:
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a display;
an attitude sensor module; and
a speech synthesizer connected to the attitude sensor module, wherein the speech synthesizer is operable to audibly speak at least a portion of attitude information generated by the attitude sensor module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An emergency avionics instrument, comprising:
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an attitude module; and
a speech synthesizer, the speech synthesizer operable to annunciate at least a portion of attitude information generated by the attitude module, wherein the activation and volume of the speech synthesizer are controllable. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An emergency avionics system, comprising:
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a standby instrument;
a speech synthesizer in electrical communication with the standby instrument; and
a speaker, connected to but not integral with the standby instrument, the speaker being driven by the speech synthesizer, wherein the speech synthesizer is operable to annunciate at least a portion of information generated by the standby instrument. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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