Programmable cockpit upgrade system
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1. A programmable computing and display device for upgrading a cockpit instrument panel of an aircraft, comprising:
- a plurality of processing units;
a network backbone that establishes a network among the processing units for the exchange of network data traffic;
at least one display to display video graphics to a cockpit crew member; and
a modular assembly that retains the processing units, the network backbone and the display.
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Disclosed is a programmable computing and display device for upgrading a cockpit instrument panel of an aircraft. The programmable computing and display device includes a plurality of processing units; a network backbone that establishes a network among the processing units for the exchange of network data traffic; at least one display to display video graphics to a cockpit crew member; and a modular assembly that retains the processing units, the network backbone and the display.
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27 Claims
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1. A programmable computing and display device for upgrading a cockpit instrument panel of an aircraft, comprising:
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a plurality of processing units;
a network backbone that establishes a network among the processing units for the exchange of network data traffic;
at least one display to display video graphics to a cockpit crew member; and
a modular assembly that retains the processing units, the network backbone and the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A programmable computing and display device, comprising:
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a general purpose processor for executing logical instructions in the form of computer software;
a touch screen display that forms an interactive human-machine interface by displaying video graphics and accepting user input with a pressure sensitive surface; and
a housing that retains the processor and the touch screen, the housing physically configured to replace at least a legacy analog sensor display of a cockpit instrument panel of an aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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- 26. An aircraft, comprising a plurality of computing devices networked together with one of a 100baseT Ethernet network backbone or an IEEE 1394 Firewire network backbone.
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