Center Instrument Pedestal Display

• US 20110188185A1
• Filed: 12/30/2010
• Published: 08/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/30/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Vertex Aerospace, LLC
• Original Assignee: Raytheon Company (Rtx Corporation)
• Inventors: Bopp, Jayson K.
• Granted Patent: US 8,570,717 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 361/679.01
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 43/00 Arrangements or adaptations of instruments arrangements of cameras B64D47/08; aeronautical measuring instruments per se G01C

Abstract

According to one embodiment, a center pedestal display includes a plurality of mounting faces and a high-resolution screen. The plurality of mounting faces include a first mounting face that is substantially parallel with a first surface of a pedestal mounting block of an existing instrument pedestal and a second mounting face that is substantially parallel with a second surface of the pedestal mounting block, the second surface intersecting the first surface at an angle such that the first surface is not parallel to the second surface. The existing instrument pedestal includes one or more pedestal gauges and one or more pedestal switches. The high-resolution screen is configured to display information comprising at least some information provided by the one or more pedestal gauges. The high-resolution screen is approximately 6×8 inches and has a resolution of at least 1024×768 pixels.

Claims

1. A center pedestal display for an aircraft, comprising:

a plurality of mounting faces, comprising;

a first mounting face that is substantially parallel with a first surface of a pedestal mounting block of an existing instrument pedestal, the existing instrument pedestal comprising one or more pedestal gauges and one or more pedestal switches; and

a second mounting face that is substantially parallel with a second surface of the pedestal mounting block, the second surface intersecting the first surface at an angle such that the first surface is not parallel to the second surface;

a high-resolution screen configured to display information, the information comprising at least some information provided by the one or more pedestal gauges, the high-resolution screen being approximately 6×

8 inches and having a resolution of at least 1024×

768 pixels.

2. The center pedestal display of claim 1, further comprising one or more display switches located on the display and configured to provide one or more functions of the one or more pedestal switches.

3. The center pedestal display of claim 2, wherein one of the one or more display switches comprises a fuel switch.

4. The center pedestal display of claim 1, wherein the high-resolution screen is further configured to display information to a pilot that is from a source other than the one or more pedestal gauges.

5. The center pedestal display of claim 1, further comprising one or more USB ports.

6. The center pedestal display of claim 1, further comprising one or more bezel keys disposed around the high-resolution screen.

7. The center pedestal display of claim 1, further comprising one or more connectors, the one or more connectors configured to mate with a corresponding connector associated with a processing canister, the processing canister comprising one or more flight instruments.

8. The center pedestal display of claim 1, further comprising one or more connectors, the one or more connectors configured to receive flight data generated by a processing canister.

9. The center pedestal display of claim 1, wherein the high-resolution screen is configured to display flight data generated by a processing canister.

10. The center pedestal display of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of fasteners, the fasteners configured to mount the display to a display mount, the display mount affixed to the center pedestal mounting block.

11. The center pedestal display of claim 1, wherein the display is configured to:

receive an instruction from a controller positioned on the throttle of the aircraft; and

change the displayed information in response to the instruction.

12. The center pedestal display of claim 1, wherein the display is configured to:

receive an instruction from a controller positioned on the stick of the aircraft; and

change the displayed information in response to the instruction.

13. The center pedestal display of claim 1, further comprising one or more Ethernet ports.

14. The center pedestal display of claim 1, wherein the aircraft is an F-16.

15. A center pedestal display for an F-16 aircraft, comprising:

a high-resolution screen configured to display information to a pilot, the information comprising at least some information provided by one or more pedestal gauges, the high-resolution screen being approximately 6×

8 inches and having a resolution of at least 1024×

768 pixels;

one or more bezel keys disposed around the high-resolution screen; and

one or more display switches configured to provide one or more functions of one or more pedestal switches.

16. The center pedestal display of claim 15, wherein the one or more display switches are disposed below the one or more bezel keys.

17. The center pedestal display of claim 15, wherein one of the one or more display switches comprises a fuel switch.

18. The center pedestal display of claim 15, further comprising one or more Ethernet ports.

19. The center pedestal display of claim 15, further comprising one or more USB ports.

20. A center pedestal display for an F-16 aircraft, comprising:

a high-resolution screen configured to display information to a pilot, the information comprising at least some information provided by one or more pedestal gauges, the high-resolution screen being approximately 6×

8 inches and having a resolution of at least 1024×

768 pixels;

one or more bezel keys disposed around the perimeter of the high-resolution screen;

one or more display switches configured to provide one or more functions of one or more pedestal switches, the one or more display switches being disposed below the one or more bezel keys; and

one or more Ethernet ports.

21. A center pedestal display for an aircraft, comprising:

a plurality of mounting faces, comprising;

a first mounting face that is substantially parallel with a first surface of a pedestal mounting block of an existing instrument pedestal, the existing instrument pedestal comprising one or more pedestal gauges and a plurality of pedestal switches; and

a second mounting face that is substantially parallel with a second surface of the pedestal mounting block, the second surface intersecting the first surface at an angle such that the first surface is not parallel to the second surface;

a plurality of display switches located on the display and configured to provide one or more functions of the plurality of pedestal switches; and

a screen of the display configured to display information, the information comprising at least some of the information provided by the one or more pedestal gauges.

22. The center pedestal display of claim 21, further comprising one or more Ethernet ports.

23. The center pedestal display of claim 21, wherein the aircraft is an F-16.

24. The center pedestal display of claim 21, further comprising one or more bezel keys disposed around the screen.