AIRCRAFT PILOT KNEEBOARD WITH MILITARY MOVING MAP AND BROWNOUT/OBSCURED LANDING SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for operating a brownout/obscured landing system, comprising:
- receiving data indicating aircraft position;
displaying a three dimensional perspective grid on a display; and
moving the grid on the display in response to the aircraft position.
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Abstract
An aircraft pilot kneeboard is provided including a bottom member having an inner compartment. A top member is connected to the bottom member by a first axle. Flanges extend outwardly from the bottom member. Straps are attached to the flanges. Springs are located in the flanges for holding writing instruments. The springs have turns distanced less than a diameter of the writing instruments. Clamps are located at lower and upper edges of the top member. A tiltable surface is connected to an upper surface of the second clamp by a second axle. The second axle extends widthwise across the kneeboard. The kneeboard further includes a light emitting diode for lighting a top surface of the top member. The kneeboard further includes an interactive screen attached to the tiltable surface for providing a military moving map and a brownout/obscured landing system.
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25 Claims
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1. A method for operating a brownout/obscured landing system, comprising:
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receiving data indicating aircraft position; displaying a three dimensional perspective grid on a display; and moving the grid on the display in response to the aircraft position. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for operating a brownout/obscured landing system, comprising:
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receiving data indicating aircraft position, the data including aircraft latitude and longitude information received through a Global Positioning System, aircraft heading information, aircraft altitude information, and aircraft attitude information; displaying the aircraft heading information, the aircraft altitude information, and aircraft ground speed information, the aircraft ground speed information determined by comparing the aircraft latitude and longitude information; displaying a three dimensional perspective grid on a display; displaying the grid overlaid with geographical references; allowing a user to preprogram a first landing zone; calculating a second landing zone by projection based on aircraft movement; displaying the first landing zone by highlighting or marking a corresponding section of the grid; displaying the second landing zone by highlighting or marking a corresponding section of the grid; and moving the grid on the display in response to the aircraft position by shifting the grid corresponding to the aircraft latitude and longitude information, rotating the grid along a surface of the grid corresponding to the aircraft heading information, resizing the grid corresponding to aircraft altitude information, and tilting the grid corresponding to aircraft attitude information.
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10. A brownout/obscured landing system comprising:
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a processor; a display coupled to the processor; and a memory operably coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored therein, the processor being operable to execute the program instructions, the program instructions including; instructions for receiving data indicating aircraft position; instructions for displaying a three dimensional perspective grid on the display; and instructions for moving the grid on the display in response to the aircraft position. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A brownout/obscured landing system comprising:
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a processor; a display coupled to the processor; and a memory operably coupled to the processor, the memory having program instructions stored therein, the processor being operable to execute the program instructions, the program instructions including; instructions for receiving data indicating aircraft position, the data including aircraft latitude and longitude information received through a Global Positioning System, aircraft heading information, aircraft altitude information, and aircraft attitude information; instructions for displaying the aircraft heading information, the aircraft altitude information, and aircraft ground speed information, the aircraft ground speed information determined by comparing the aircraft latitude and longitude information; instructions for displaying a three dimensional perspective grid on a display; instructions for displaying the grid overlaid with geographical references; instructions for allowing a user to preprogram a first landing zone; instructions for calculating a second landing zone by projection based on aircraft movement; instructions for displaying the first landing zone by highlighting or marking a corresponding section of the grid; instructions for displaying the second landing zone by highlighting or marking a corresponding section of the grid; and instructions for moving the grid on the display in response to the aircraft position by shifting the grid corresponding to the aircraft latitude and longitude information, rotating the grid along a surface of the grid corresponding to the aircraft heading information, resizing the grid corresponding to aircraft altitude information, and tilting the grid corresponding to aircraft attitude information.
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19. A kneeboard comprising:
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a bottom member having an inner compartment; a top member connected to the bottom member by a first axle; a first flange and a second flange extending outwardly from the bottom member, the first flange having a first flange strap slot and a first flange spring slot, the second flange having a second flange strap slot and a second flange spring slot; straps attached to the first flange strap slot and the second flange strap slot; springs located in the first flange spring slot and the second flange spring slot for holding writing instruments, the springs having turns distanced less than a diameter of the writing instruments; a first clamp located at a lower edge of the top member; a second clamp located at an upper edge of the top member; a tiltable surface connected to an upper surface of the second clamp by a second axle;
the second axle extending widthwise across the kneeboard; anda light emitting diode for lighting a top surface of the top member, the light emitting diode being removable and having a flexible neck for lighting a top surface of the top member or other areas where a light is needed. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method for providing a military moving map system on an interactive display, comprising:
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storing maps and geographically referenced overlays; displaying one of the maps and geographically referenced overlays; stitching together said maps at a same scale and trimming map overlaps to reduce blur; receiving aircraft latitude and longitude information through a Global Positioning System; receiving aircraft heading information through a compass or a gyrocompass; displaying aircraft position on said one of the maps and geographically referenced overlays using the aircraft latitude and longitude information; determining aircraft direction and aircraft ground speed by determining a change in the aircraft latitude and longitude information; displaying the aircraft direction on the interactive display; displaying the aircraft ground speed on the interactive display; displaying the aircraft heading on the interactive display; allowing a user to zoom into or out of said one of the maps and geographically referenced overlays; allowing the user to change the maps and geographically referenced overlays for display; allowing the user to mark locations on the maps through the interactive display; allowing the user to pan maps that have been stitched together; allowing the user to center the maps on a current geo-location reference after panning; displaying features on the interactive display when needed and removing features on the interactive display when unused; allowing the user to change data formats by touching data on the interactive display; allowing a user to request a line be drawn on the interactive display, the line extending from a current position of an aircraft to another position; allowing the user to create a route and showing a distance of the route and fuel required to complete the route; allowing the user to display distance, heading, and fuel required between any to known points; allowing the user to input data by breaking the data into logical segments; allowing the user to display actual aircraft position on the interactive display; and allowing the user to display a track of an aircraft on the interactive display.
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