Ballistic-Resistant Cockpit Display
First Claim
1. A rotorcraft, comprising:
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a power train coupled to the body and comprising one or more power sources and a drive shaft coupled to the one or more power sources;
a rotor system coupled to the power train and comprising a plurality of rotor blades; and
a cockpit display system disposed at least partially within the body, the cockpit display system comprising;
a plurality of display tiles together forming a single, continuous display screen;
a content generation unit configured to generate content instructions that instruct the single, continuous display screen to display content comprising a plurality of information portions, each information portion of the plurality of information portions to be displayed on one or more display tiles of the plurality of display tiles;
a display feedback unit configured to detect a malfunction of one or more malfunctioning display tiles of the plurality of display tiles; and
a content prioritization unit configured to instruct the content generation unit to generate updated content instructions, the updated content instructions moving at least some of the information portions associated with the one or more malfunctioning display tiles to one or more display tiles that are not experiencing the malfunction.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, a cockpit display system includes display tiles that together form a single, continuous display screen, a content generation unit configured to generate content instructions that instruct the display screen to display content comprising a plurality of information portions, a display feedback unit, and a content prioritization unit. Each information portion of the plurality of information portions is to be displayed on one or more display tiles of the plurality of display tiles. The display feedback unit is configured to detect a malfunction of one or more malfunctioning display tiles of the plurality of display tiles. The content prioritization unit is configured to instruct the content generation unit to generate updated content instructions. The updated content instructions move at least some of the information portions associated with the one or more malfunctioning display tiles to one or more display tiles that are not experiencing the malfunction.
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20 Claims
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1. A rotorcraft, comprising:
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a body; a power train coupled to the body and comprising one or more power sources and a drive shaft coupled to the one or more power sources; a rotor system coupled to the power train and comprising a plurality of rotor blades; and a cockpit display system disposed at least partially within the body, the cockpit display system comprising; a plurality of display tiles together forming a single, continuous display screen; a content generation unit configured to generate content instructions that instruct the single, continuous display screen to display content comprising a plurality of information portions, each information portion of the plurality of information portions to be displayed on one or more display tiles of the plurality of display tiles; a display feedback unit configured to detect a malfunction of one or more malfunctioning display tiles of the plurality of display tiles; and a content prioritization unit configured to instruct the content generation unit to generate updated content instructions, the updated content instructions moving at least some of the information portions associated with the one or more malfunctioning display tiles to one or more display tiles that are not experiencing the malfunction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A cockpit display system, comprising:
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a plurality of display tiles together forming a single, continuous display screen; a content generation unit configured to generate content instructions that instruct the single, continuous display screen to display content comprising a plurality of information portions, each information portion of the plurality of information portions to be displayed on one or more display tiles of the plurality of display tiles; a display feedback unit configured to detect a malfunction of one or more malfunctioning display tiles of the plurality of display tiles; and a content prioritization unit configured to instruct the content generation unit to generate updated content instructions, the updated content instructions moving at least some of the information portions associated with the one or more malfunctioning display tiles to one or more display tiles that are not experiencing the malfunction. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of displaying information in the cockpit of an aircraft, comprising:
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generating content instructions that instruct a single, continuous display screen to display content comprising a plurality of information portions, the single, continuous display screen being comprised of a plurality of display tiles, each information portion of the plurality of information portions to be displayed on one or more display tiles of the plurality of display tiles; detecting a malfunction of one or more malfunctioning display tiles of the plurality of display tiles; and generating updated content instructions, the updated content instructions moving at least some of the information portions associated with the one or more malfunctioning display tiles to one or more display tiles that are not experiencing the malfunction; and transmitting the updated content instructions to the single, continuous display. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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