SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR GRAPHICALLY DISPLAYING NEIGHBORING ROTORCRAFT
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1. A method for displaying a rotorcraft icon, comprising:
- receiving aircraft traffic data;
identifying a first rotorcraft;
at a first location;
determining whether the first rotorcraft is hovering; and
displaying a hovering rotorcraft icon on the display when the first rotorcraft is determined to be hovering.
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Abstract
A system and method is provided that displays graphical symbology that enables a pilot to rapidly discern (1) that a neighboring aircraft is a rotorcraft, and (2) whether the rotorcraft is hovering. The provided system and method enables a user to define hovering, by editing a position change (distance) within a predetermined time.
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1. A method for displaying a rotorcraft icon, comprising:
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receiving aircraft traffic data; identifying a first rotorcraft;
at a first location;determining whether the first rotorcraft is hovering; and displaying a hovering rotorcraft icon on the display when the first rotorcraft is determined to be hovering. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for displaying a rotorcraft icon on a monitor included within an avionic display system of a host aircraft, comprising:
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receiving aircraft traffic data; identifying a first rotorcraft at a first location; displaying a rotorcraft icon representative of the first rotorcraft; determining whether the first rotorcraft is hovering; and overlaying the rotorcraft icon with a substantially circular ring when the first rotorcraft is determined to be hovering. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11)
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12. The method according to claim 12, further comprising:
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receiving a first position data and a second position data for the first rotorcraft; and determining a traveling distance between the first position data and the second position data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. An avionic display system for deployment onboard an aircraft including an air traffic data source that provides the avionic display system with aircraft traffic data, the system comprising:
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a monitor included within the avionic display system, the avionic display system receiving and graphically displaying surrounding aircraft traffic data on the monitor; and a processor operatively coupled to the monitor and configured (1) receive position data associated with a first rotorcraft, (2) determine whether the first rotorcraft is hovering, and (3) graphically display a hovering rotorcraft icon on the display when the first rotorcraft is determined to be hovering. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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