Apparatus for the display of weather and terrain information on a single display
First Claim
1. A flight deck display system comprising:
- a display having a display screen for graphical display of data, a graphics processor for receiving terrain data from at least a terrain data base and weather data from a weather data source and for converting the received data into a single data stream to provide an input data stream to the display screen, the display displaying the weather data on one portion of the display screen and displaying the terrain data on a second portion of the display screen, the weather data being displayed as a two-dimensional graphic and the terrain data being displayed as a three dimensional graphic.
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Abstract
A display system having a display screen for graphical display of data, a graphics processor for receiving data from at least a terrain data base and data from a weather radar and for converting the received data into a single data stream to provide an input data stream to the display screen. The single display displays the weather data on one portion of the display screen and displays the terrain data on a second portion of the display screen. The weather data is displayed as a two-dimensional graphic and the terrain data is displayed as a three-dimensional graphic, thus providing a user with the necessary flight information while keeping processing resources to a reasonable level. The terrain data is displayed as an out the window display graphic, and the weather data and the terrain data displays are scaled such that the displays are dimensionally juxtaposed to allow rapid recognition of the data by a user of the display system.
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20 Claims
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1. A flight deck display system comprising:
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a display having a display screen for graphical display of data, a graphics processor for receiving terrain data from at least a terrain data base and weather data from a weather data source and for converting the received data into a single data stream to provide an input data stream to the display screen, the display displaying the weather data on one portion of the display screen and displaying the terrain data on a second portion of the display screen, the weather data being displayed as a two-dimensional graphic and the terrain data being displayed as a three dimensional graphic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A flight deck display system in an aircraft comprising:
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a display having a display screen for graphical display of data, a terrain data base, a weather sensor, a source for providing data representing the position, heading and velocity of the aircraft, and a source of terrain avoidance warning data;
a graphics processor for receiving terrain data from the terrain data base, weather data from the weather sensor, position, heading, and velocity data from the source of position, heading and velocity data, and terrain avoidance warning data from the source of terrain avoidance warning data, and for converting the received data into a data stream to provide an input data stream to the display screen, the display simultaneously displaying the data on display screen such that the weather data is displayed primarily as a two-dimensional graphic and the terrain data is displayed primarily as a three dimensional graphic. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A flight deck display system for use in an aircraft comprising:
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a display having a display screen for graphical display of data, a graphics processor for receiving terrain data from at least a terrain data base and weather data from a weather sensor and for converting the received data into a single data stream to provide an input data stream to the display screen, the display displaying the weather data on one portion of the display screen and displaying the terrain data on a second portion of the display screen, the weather data being displayed in a lateral display format and terrain data being displayed as an out-the-window view. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for simultaneously displaying terrain and weather data on a display, comprising;
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providing a graphics processor for receiving terrain data from at least a terrain data base and weather data from a weather data source and for converting the received data into a single data stream to provide an input data stream to the display screen, the display displaying the weather data on one portion of a display screen and displaying the terrain data on a second portion of the display screen, the weather data being displayed as a two-dimensional graphic and the terrain data being displayed as a three dimensional graphic. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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