Method and system for creating an approach to a position on the ground from a location above the ground
First Claim
1. A system for creating an approach for an aircraft to a position on the ground from a location above the ground comprising:
- a display unit onboard the aircraft for displaying a digital moving map;
a database onboard the aircraft, the database containing digital terrain elevation data and obstacle data;
a global positioning receiver for identifying an in flight position of the aircraft;
an input device for selecting the position on the ground displayed on the digital moving map; and
a processor onboard the aircraft communicably linked to the display unit, the database and the global positioning receiver, the processor generating the digital moving map on the display unit from the digital terrain elevation data and obstacle data and creating an approach for the aircraft to the position on the ground.
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Abstract
A method and system for creating a precision approach for an aircraft to a position on the ground from a location above the ground is disclosed. The system comprises a display unit onboard the aircraft that displays a digital moving map, a database onboard the aircraft that contains digital terrain elevation data and obstacle data, a global positioning receiver that identifies the in flight position of the aircraft and an input device use to select the position on the ground displayed on the digital moving map. A processor that is also onboard the aircraft is communicably linked to the display unit, the database and the global positioning receiver. The processor generates the digital moving map on the display unit from the digital terrain elevation data and obstacle data and creates an approach derived from global positioning system data for the aircraft to the position on the ground selected on the digital moving map based upon the in flight position of the aircraft.
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28 Claims
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1. A system for creating an approach for an aircraft to a position on the ground from a location above the ground comprising:
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a display unit onboard the aircraft for displaying a digital moving map;
a database onboard the aircraft, the database containing digital terrain elevation data and obstacle data;
a global positioning receiver for identifying an in flight position of the aircraft;
an input device for selecting the position on the ground displayed on the digital moving map; and
a processor onboard the aircraft communicably linked to the display unit, the database and the global positioning receiver, the processor generating the digital moving map on the display unit from the digital terrain elevation data and obstacle data and creating an approach for the aircraft to the position on the ground. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for creating an approach for an aircraft to a position on the ground from a location above the ground comprising the steps of:
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generating a digital moving map on a display unit onboard the aircraft from digital terrain elevation data and obstacle data stored in a database onboard the aircraft;
identifying an in flight position of the aircraft with a global positioning receiver;
selecting the position on the ground displayed on the digital moving map; and
creating an approach for the aircraft to the position on the ground. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A computer program embodied on a computer readable medium for creating an approach for an aircraft to a position on the ground from a location above the ground comprising:
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a code segment for generating a digital moving map on a display unit onboard the aircraft from digital terrain elevation data and obstacle data stored in a database onboard the aircraft;
a code segment for identifying an in flight position of the aircraft with a global positioning receiver;
a code segment for selecting the position on the ground displayed on the digital moving map; and
a code segment for creating an approach for the aircraft to the position on the ground selected on the digital moving map from the location above the ground. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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