Aircraft landing guidance system and method
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1. A navigational facilitation system for use with apparatus which at least periodically provides aircraft current situational information for an aircraft, the system comprising:
- a memory for storing, for each of a plurality of runways, runway display-generation information sufficient to generate a display of a runway perimeter;
an input device for selecting a destination runway from the plurality of runways;
a video display for simulating a view from a cockpit of the aircraft;
processor connected to the aircraft situational location apparatus, to the memory, to the input device, and to the video display, for using the current situational information and the runway information for the destination runway for periodically generating display signals for the video display whereby the video display provides a simulated three dimensional view of a perimeter of the destination runway from a perspective of the cockpit of the aircraft, the simulated view of the perimeter of the destination runway being scaled and updated on the basis of the periodically provided aircraft current situational information.
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Abstract
An aircraft navigational facilitation system (20) and method of use thereof operates in conjunction with conventional apparatus which provides aircraft current situational information. The system includes a memory (22) for storing runway and landing information for each of a plurality runways. An input device, such as a keyboard (24), is provided for selecting a destination runway. The system further includes a video display device (28) which simulates the view from a cockpit of the aircraft, with the view including the destination runway. The video display device is driven by a processor (26) which uses the current situational information and the runway information for periodically generating display signals for the video display device. The display signals cause the video display to provide an updated and scaled simulated three dimensional view of a perimeter of the destination runway from a perspective of the cockpit of the aircraft. The video display device also provides further information including runway identification information, runway centerline, and an indication of a projected touch down point of the aircraft relative to the perimeter of the destination runway.
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18 Claims
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1. A navigational facilitation system for use with apparatus which at least periodically provides aircraft current situational information for an aircraft, the system comprising:
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a memory for storing, for each of a plurality of runways, runway display-generation information sufficient to generate a display of a runway perimeter; an input device for selecting a destination runway from the plurality of runways; a video display for simulating a view from a cockpit of the aircraft; processor connected to the aircraft situational location apparatus, to the memory, to the input device, and to the video display, for using the current situational information and the runway information for the destination runway for periodically generating display signals for the video display whereby the video display provides a simulated three dimensional view of a perimeter of the destination runway from a perspective of the cockpit of the aircraft, the simulated view of the perimeter of the destination runway being scaled and updated on the basis of the periodically provided aircraft current situational information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for facilitating the navigation of an aircraft, the aircraft having apparatus which at least periodically provides aircraft current situational information for an aircraft, the method comprising:
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retrieving, from a memory, runway information for a destination runway including display-generation information sufficient to generate a display of a runway perimeter, the memory having stored therein runway information for a plurality of runways; using the aircraft current situational information and the runway information for the destination runway to periodically generate display signals; driving the video display with the video display signals whereby the video display provides a simulated three dimensional view of a perimeter of the destination runway from a perspective of the cockpit of the aircraft, the simulated view of the perimeter of the destination runway being scaled and updated on the basis of the periodically provided aircraft current situational information. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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