Integrated horizontal and profile terrain display format for situational awareness
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1. A visual display format for a situational awareness system comprising:
- horizontal terrain elevation view wherein the horizontal terrain elevation view is a display of terrain elevation relative to a vehicle'"'"'s position including vehicle'"'"'s altitude; and
a profile terrain elevation view wherein the profile terrain elevation view is a display of vertical terrain profile in a line from directly in front of the vehicle out to a selected distance.
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Abstract
A visual display format for a terrain situational awareness system comprising a horizontal terrain elevation view and a profile terrain elevation view of potential terrain hazards integrated onto a single display.
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1. A visual display format for a situational awareness system comprising:
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horizontal terrain elevation view wherein the horizontal terrain elevation view is a display of terrain elevation relative to a vehicle'"'"'s position including vehicle'"'"'s altitude; and a profile terrain elevation view wherein the profile terrain elevation view is a display of vertical terrain profile in a line from directly in front of the vehicle out to a selected distance. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
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28. A terrain situational awareness system comprising a visual display format comprising:
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a horizontal elevation view wherein the horizontal terrain elevation view is a display of terrain elevation relative to a vehicle'"'"'s position including vehicle'"'"'s altitude; and a profile elevation view wherein the profile terrain elevation view is a display of vertical terrain profile in a line directly in front of the vehicle out to a selected distance. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 43, 44, 45, 46)
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47. A ground collision avoidance system comprising a terrain situational awareness system comprising:
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a horizontal terrain elevation view wherein the horizontal terrain elevation view is a display of terrain elevation relative to a vehicle'"'"'s position including vehicle'"'"'s altitude; and a profile terrain elevation view wherein the profile terrain elevation view is a display of vertical terrain profile in a line from directly in front of the vehicle out to a selected distance. - View Dependent Claims (48)
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49. A flight management system comprising a terrain situational awareness system comprising:
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a horizontal elevation view wherein the horizontal terrain elevation view is a display of terrain elevation relative to a vehicle'"'"'s position including vehicle'"'"'s altitude; and a profile terrain elevation view wherein the profile terrain elevation view is a display of vertical terrain profile in a line from directly in front of the vehicle out to a selected distance.
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50. A method for preventing collisions with the ground for a vehicle comprising the steps of:
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providing a terrain database; calculating a position including of said vehicle; displaying the position of said vehicle and the surrounding terrain, wherein the horizontal and profile views of the surrounding terrain are displayed on a single display screen with the horizontal terrain elevation view displayed relative to the vehicle'"'"'s position and the profile terrain elevation view displayed as a vertical terrain profile line from directly in front of the vehicle out to a selected distance. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. In a ground collision avoidance system, the improvement comprising an integrated display format wherein horizontal and profile terrain elevation views are combined onto a single display with the horizontal terrain elevation view displayed relative to a vehicle'"'"'s position including altitude and the profile terrain elevation view displayed as a vertical terrain profile line from directly in front of the vehicle out to a selected distance.
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