Aircraft cockpit display device for information concerning surrounding traffic
First Claim
1. An aircraft cockpit display device for information concerning surrounding traffic comprising:
- means for receiving information coming from outside the aircraft, means for knowing the flight parameters of the aircraft, calculation means for calculating the relative speeds and positions of the aircraft and of an aircraft detected in the immediate vicinity, and display command means and display means for displaying a representation of the surrounding traffic through symbols and potential messages based on the instructions received by the display command means, wherein the display command means are connected to an on-board calculator in order to know the flight phase of the aircraft, the display command means have filtering means defining, for each flight phase and/or crew task, the nature and the level of information to be supplied to the display means, and the filtering means comprises means for recognizing whether or not two distinct bits of information coming from distinct information sources correspond to a same detected aircraft.
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Abstract
An aircraft cockpit display device for information concerning surrounding traffic includes devices to receive information coming from outside the aircraft, to know the flight parameters of the aircraft, to calculate projected trajectories of the aircraft and of a detected aircraft in the immediate vicinity, and to display a representation of the surrounding traffic through symbols and potential messages based on instructions received. A display command device is connected to an on-board calculator to know the flight phase of the aircraft. The display command device has a filtering device to define for each flight phase and/or crew task the nature and the level of information to be displayed.
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1. An aircraft cockpit display device for information concerning surrounding traffic comprising:
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means for receiving information coming from outside the aircraft, means for knowing the flight parameters of the aircraft, calculation means for calculating the relative speeds and positions of the aircraft and of an aircraft detected in the immediate vicinity, and display command means and display means for displaying a representation of the surrounding traffic through symbols and potential messages based on the instructions received by the display command means, wherein the display command means are connected to an on-board calculator in order to know the flight phase of the aircraft, the display command means have filtering means defining, for each flight phase and/or crew task, the nature and the level of information to be supplied to the display means, and the filtering means comprises means for recognizing whether or not two distinct bits of information coming from distinct information sources correspond to a same detected aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 20, 21, 24, 25)
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8. An aircraft cockpit display device for information concerning surrounding traffic comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive information coming from outside the aircraft, a flight parameter unit configured to determine the flight parameters of the aircraft, a calculation unit configured to calculate the relative speeds and positions of the aircraft and of an aircraft detected in the immediate vicinity, a display controller configured to control a display to display a representation of the surrounding traffic through symbols and potential messages based on the instructions received by the display controller, a recognition unit configured to recognize a source of information received from the outside, and wherein the display is configured to display a different aircraft representation symbol depending on the source of information used to detect said aircraft, said symbol being stored in a memory associated with the display, the display controller is connected to an on-board calculator in order to know the flight phase of the aircraft, and the display controller has a filter defining, for each flight phase and/or crew task, the nature and the level of information to be supplied to the display. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An aircraft cockpit display device for information concerning surrounding traffic comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive information coming from outside the aircraft, a flight parameter unit configured to determine the flight parameters of the aircraft, a calculation unit configured to calculate the relative speeds and positions of the aircraft and of an aircraft detected in the immediate vicinity, a display controller configured to control a display to display a representation of the surrounding traffic through symbols and potential messages based on the instructions received by the display controller, wherein the display controller is connected to an on-board calculator in order to know the flight phase of the aircraft, the display controller has a filter defining, for each flight phase and/or crew task, the nature and the level of information to be supplied to the display, and based on the flight phases, the symbol used to represent a detected aircraft is potentially associated with an arrow or similar figure whose length is representative of the approach rate of said aircraft compared to the ownship.
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22. An aircraft cockpit display device for information concerning surrounding traffic comprising:
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means for receiving information coming from outside the aircraft, means for knowing the flight parameters of the aircraft, calculation means for calculating the relative speeds and positions of the aircraft and of an aircraft detected in the immediate vicinity, and display command means and display means for displaying a representation of the surrounding traffic through symbols and potential messages based on the instructions received by the display command means, wherein the display command means are connected to an on-board calculator in order to know the flight phase of the aircraft, the display command means have filtering means defining, for each flight phase and/or crew task, the nature and the level of information to be supplied to the display means, and the display means display pre-defined symbols saved in a memory associated with the display means to represent a detected aircraft, as well as information in alphanumerical form alongside at least one symbol displayed by the display means. - View Dependent Claims (23)
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26. An aircraft cockpit display device for information concerning surrounding traffic comprising:
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means for receiving information coming from outside the aircraft, means for knowing the flight parameters of the aircraft, calculation means for calculating the relative speeds and positions of the aircraft and of an aircraft detected in the immediate vicinity, and display command means and display means for displaying a representation of the surrounding traffic through symbols and potential messages based on the instructions received by the display command means, wherein the display command means are connected to an on-board calculator in order to know the flight phase of the aircraft, the display command means have filtering means defining, for each flight phase and/or crew task, the nature and the level of information to be supplied to the display means, and the flight phases are indicated by the on-board calculator and include at least;
flight preparation, takeoff, ascent, cruising speed, descent, approach, overshoot, and end of flight. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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