METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DISPLAYING INFORMATION

• US 20130234867A1
• Filed: 03/09/2012
• Published: 09/12/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 03/09/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (General Dynamics Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (General Dynamics Corporation)
• Inventors: Martin, Scott
• Granted Patent: US 9,989,377 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/971
• CPC Class Codes: G01C 23/005 Flight directors indicating arrangements specially adapted for rotary gyroscopes G01C19/32

Abstract

A display system for an aircraft includes a controller in communication with a display. The controller receives a category associated with a phase of flight of the aircraft. Information related to operation of the aircraft and associated with the received category is displayed on the display.

Claims

1. A method for presenting aircraft flight information, said method comprising:

receiving a category at a controller, wherein the category is associated with a phase of flight of an aircraft; and

displaying information related to operation of the aircraft associated with the received category on a display in response to receiving the category.

2. A method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising displaying a plurality of categories on the display such that each category may be selected by a user.

3. A method as set forth in claim 2, wherein receiving a selected category comprises receiving a selection of a particular category from the plurality of categories by a user.

4. A method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising displaying a selector on the display for receiving input from the user.

5. A method as set forth in claim 4, wherein displaying the selector comprises displaying one or more selectors associated with the received category.

6. A method as set forth in claim 4, further comprising receiving an input from a user from the selector displayed on the display.

7. A method as set forth in claim 1, wherein displaying information comprises displaying only information and/or selectors related to operation of the aircraft associated with the selected category on a predefined portion of the display in response to receiving the selected category.

8. A method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising changing the information and/or selectors displayed on the one portion of the display in response to receiving a different selected category.

9. A method as set forth in claim 1, further comprising displaying one or more of a takeoff category associated with takeoff of the aircraft, a climb category associated with a climb of the aircraft, a cruise category associated with a cruise stage of the aircraft, a descent category associated with a descent of the aircraft, and a landing category associated with landing of the aircraft.

10. A display system for presenting aircraft flight information, said system comprising:

a controller configured to receive a category associated with a phase of flight of an aircraft; and

a display in communication with said controller and configured to display information related to operation of the aircraft associated with the received category in response to receiving the category.

11. A system as set forth in claim 10, further comprising an input device in communication with said controller for receiving input from a user.

12. A system as set forth in claim 11, wherein said display is configured to display a plurality of categories on the display such that each category may be selected by the user utilizing the input device.

13. A system as set forth in claim 11, wherein said display is configured to display a selector for receiving input from the user, wherein the selector is associated with the received category.

14. A system as set forth in claim 13, wherein said display includes one portion configured to display only information and/or selectors related to operation of the aircraft associated with the selected category.

15. A system as set forth in claim 14, wherein said display includes another portion configured to display information and/or selectors regardless of the selected category.