Traffic collision avoidance system
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1. A traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) for use in a first aircraft, the TCAS comprising:
- TCAS circuitry providing output data as a function of a location of an intruder aircraft relative to a location of the first aircraft; and
A display device coupled to the TCAS circuitry and receiving the output data, the display device being adapted to provide a graphical representation of an altitude of the intruder aircraft, wherein the display device is adapted to selectable provide both the graphical representation of the altitude of the intruder aircraft and a numeric representation of the altitude of the intruder aircraft that changes as the relative altitude between the first aircraft and the intruder aircraft changes.
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Abstract
A traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) for use in a first aircraft is disclosed. The TCAS includes TCAS circuitry providing output data as a function of a location of an intruder aircraft relative to a location of the first aircraft. A display device coupled to the TCAS circuitry receives the output data. The display device is adapted to provide a graphical representation of the altitude of the intruder aircraft.
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1. A traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) for use in a first aircraft, the TCAS comprising:
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TCAS circuitry providing output data as a function of a location of an intruder aircraft relative to a location of the first aircraft; and A display device coupled to the TCAS circuitry and receiving the output data, the display device being adapted to provide a graphical representation of an altitude of the intruder aircraft, wherein the display device is adapted to selectable provide both the graphical representation of the altitude of the intruder aircraft and a numeric representation of the altitude of the intruder aircraft that changes as the relative altitude between the first aircraft and the intruder aircraft changes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) for use in a first aircraft, the TCAS comprising:
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TCAS circuitry Providing output data as a function of a location of an intruder aircraft relative to a location of the first aircraft; and a display device coupled to the TCAS circuitry and receiving the output data, the display device being adapted to provide a graphical representation of an altitude of the intruder aircraft in combination with a flight plan display.
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8. A traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) for use in a first aircraft, the TCAS comprising:
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TCAS circuitry providing output data as a function of a location of an intruder aircraft relative to a location of the first aircraft; and a display device coupled to the TCAS circuitry and receiving the output data, the display device being adapted to provide a graphical representation of an altitude of the intruder aircraft relative to a first reference altitude, wherein the graphical representation of the altitude of the intruder aircraft includes a first line segment extending from a graphical representation of the intruder aircraft to the first reference altitude, wherein a relative length of the first line segment is indicative of the altitude of the intruder aircraft.
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9. A traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) for use in a first aircraft, the TCAS comprising:
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TCAS circuitry providing TCAS data as a function of a given location of an intruder aircraft relative to a location of the first aircraft; a display device operationally coupled to the TCAS circuitry and receiving the TCAS data, the display device adapted to provide a plurality of different graphical representations of the given location of the intruder aircraft, wherein each of the plurality of different graphical representations of the given location of the intruder aircraft has a different viewing perspective associated therewith; and a display device pilot interface operationally coupled to the display device, wherein a pilot of the first aircraft uses the display device pilot interface to select which of the plurality of different graphical representations of the given location of the intruder aircraft is displayed by the display device so that situational awareness of the pilot is optimized. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A traffic collision avoidance system (TCAS) display unit for use in a first aircraft, the TCAS display unit comprising:
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a display device adapted to receive TCAS data indicative of a given location of a second aircraft relative to the first aircraft and to provide a 3-dimensional representation of the location of the second aircraft relative to the first aircraft, wherein the display device is further adapted to provide a plurality of 3-dimensional representations of the given location of the second aircraft relative to the first aircraft; and a display device interface coupled to the display device and controlling which of the plurality of 3-dimensional representations of the given location of the second aircraft are provided by the display device, wherein a pilot of the first aircraft uses the display device interface to select which of the plurality of 3-dimensional representations are provided by the display device to thereby optimize the situational awareness of the pilot. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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