Airport feature display system and data interchange method for conformal display
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1. An airport feature display system for an aircraft, said airport feature system comprising:
- a user interface comprising;
a display screen, and a taxi route selection input;
a data storage device capable of storing airport feature data;
a processor in communication with said display screen and said taxi route selection input, wherein said processor generates formatted airport feature data comprising location points computed relative to a reference point; and
a communications link in communication with said processor and capable of conducting airport feature data formatted by said processor.
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Abstract
An airport feature display system for aircraft provides visual guidance cues and awareness to track the specified taxi path on a HUD. The guidance cues include symbology representative of the position of selected airport features such as runway and taxiway edges, taxi routes, and airport signage. Data representative of the airport features is communicated between aircraft systems using a data interchange method that facilitates efficient throughput of the large quantities of data required to represent the airport features.
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1. An airport feature display system for an aircraft, said airport feature system comprising:
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a user interface comprising;
a display screen, and a taxi route selection input;
a data storage device capable of storing airport feature data;
a processor in communication with said display screen and said taxi route selection input, wherein said processor generates formatted airport feature data comprising location points computed relative to a reference point; and
a communications link in communication with said processor and capable of conducting airport feature data formatted by said processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of airport feature data interchange in an aircraft comprising the steps of:
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obtaining the coordinates of an airport reference location;
obtaining the coordinates of a feature;
communicating said reference location to a display device;
computing relative feature coordinates of said airport feature relative to said airport reference location; and
communicating said relative feature coordinates to said display device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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