Integrated vertical situation display for aircraft
First Claim
1. An avionics system for an aircraft, the aircraft having a plurality of vertical profile information sources, comprising:
- an integrated vertical situation display (IVSD) for displaying a vertical situation of the aircraft wherein the IVSD further comprises;
a free format line view area for displaying free format messages from the vertical profile information sources;
an altitude/vertical speed view area for displaying vertical profile information from the vertical profile information sources; and
a vertical profile view area for displaying the vertical situation of the aircraft in response to the vertical profile information sources; and
a control panel for providing integrated display management of the IVSD wherein the control panel comprises operator-actuatable input devices.
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Abstract
An integrated vertical situation display (IVSD) for an aircraft, and method of displaying vertical situation information, are disclosed herein. The IVSD includes an electronic display for displaying the vertical situation of the aircraft, input interfaces for receiving vertical profile information signals, and a processing circuit for reading the information signals and generating display signals applied to the display therefrom. The display has a vertical profile view area to display the vertical situation in front of, above, and below the aircraft. The information sources may include a flight management system, traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS) and a ground proximity warning system. Vertical situations are displayed by visual indicia representing, for example, aircraft position, path angle, flight path, waypoints, TCAS targets, altitude preselect, decision height, runway, ground contour, and vertical speed. The integrated display minimizes the cognitive workload of the operator in assessing the total vertical situation.
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1. An avionics system for an aircraft, the aircraft having a plurality of vertical profile information sources, comprising:
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an integrated vertical situation display (IVSD) for displaying a vertical situation of the aircraft wherein the IVSD further comprises; a free format line view area for displaying free format messages from the vertical profile information sources; an altitude/vertical speed view area for displaying vertical profile information from the vertical profile information sources; and a vertical profile view area for displaying the vertical situation of the aircraft in response to the vertical profile information sources; and a control panel for providing integrated display management of the IVSD wherein the control panel comprises operator-actuatable input devices. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An avionics system with an integrated vertical situation display (IVSD) for an aircraft, the aircraft having a plurality of vertical profile information sources, the IVSD further comprising:
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a plurality of input interfaces for receiving vertical profile information signals from the plurality of vertical profile information sources; a processing circuit coupled to the plurality of input interfaces for reading the vertical profile information signals and generating display signals; and an electronic display for displaying the display signals wherein the electronic display further comprises; an altitude/vertical speed view area for displaying vertical profile information; and a vertical profile view area for displaying the vertical situation of the aircraft in response to the display signals; and wherein the electronic display further comprises a free format line view area for displaying free format messages in response to the display signals. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. An avionics system with an integrated vertical situation display (IVSD) for an aircraft, the aircraft having a plurality of vertical profile information sources, the IVSD further comprising:
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a free format line view area for displaying free format messages from the vertical profile information sources; an altitude/vertical speed view area for displaying vertical profile information from the vertical profile information sources; and a vertical profile view area for displaying the vertical situation of the aircraft in response to the vertical profile information sources. - View Dependent Claims (25)
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