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Color cockpit display for aircraft systems

  • US 5,668,542 A
  • Filed: 07/03/1995
  • Issued: 09/16/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/03/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An instrument panel display system for showing the operating status of selected systems for an apparatus having more than one possible operating condition, comprising:

  • (a) a computer controlled video display;

    (b) shown on the display, a plurality of display segments, each display segment corresponding to a selected system parameter for the apparatus, wherein each display segment includes;

    (i) a numeric representation of a current quantitative value of the selected system parameter;

    (ii) an analog dial representation of the trend qualitative value of the selected system parameter, the analog dial including a needle, wherein;

    (1) clockwise movement of the needle indicates an increasing value for that parameter;

    (2) counterclockwise movement of the needle indicates a decreasing value for that parameter;

    (3) a first preselected position for the needle indicates a lower limit for that parameter; and

    ,(4) a second preselected position for the needle indicates an upper limit for that parameter;

    (5) wherein the range of values for the selected system parameter for the apparatus between the first preselected needle position and the second preselected needle position is dynamically selected according to the then current operating condition of the apparatus; and

    ,(iii) a color corresponding to a dynamically selected category defined by a preselected range of operating status values for the selected system parameter, wherein the dynamically selected category is dynamically selected according to the then current operating condition of the apparatus; and

    ,(c) wherein the then current operating condition of the aircraft is automatically determined.

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