Integrated display for aircrafts
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1. A system for use with an aircraft to provide navigation and communication information from a plurality of sources on a single display, the system comprising:
- a plurality of navigation components onboard the aircraft for providing navigation information from a plurality of sources;
a plurality of communication components onboard the aircraft for providing communication information from a plurality of sources;
an integrated display for displaying selected navigation and communication information, and adapted to provide a graphical representation of the relationship between at least some of the navigation and communication information for controlling the aircraft; and
wherein the integrated display comprises a graphical portion adapted for displaying a graphical representation, the graphical representation comprising concentric circles with a first concentric circle representing the actual navigation performance data, and a second concentric circle representing the required navigation performance input.
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Abstract
An integrated display for displaying navigation and communication information from a plurality of sources on a single screen provides an overall picture of selected information. A graphical representation of the relationship between predetermined types of selected information is also provided. Visual representations of various components provide information and identify active components and data paths. A warning indication alerts to specific conditions and alternate modes of display operation are provided in response to specific component failures.
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30 Claims
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1. A system for use with an aircraft to provide navigation and communication information from a plurality of sources on a single display, the system comprising:
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a plurality of navigation components onboard the aircraft for providing navigation information from a plurality of sources;
a plurality of communication components onboard the aircraft for providing communication information from a plurality of sources;
an integrated display for displaying selected navigation and communication information, and adapted to provide a graphical representation of the relationship between at least some of the navigation and communication information for controlling the aircraft; and
wherein the integrated display comprises a graphical portion adapted for displaying a graphical representation, the graphical representation comprising concentric circles with a first concentric circle representing the actual navigation performance data, and a second concentric circle representing the required navigation performance input. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. An aircraft instrument panel having at least one display and an interface for providing real-time information from a plurality of sources to display on the at least one display, the interface comprising:
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a visual component capable of displaying real-time information from the plurality of sources on the at least one display and adapted for identifying specific selected sources of the real-time information;
at least one graphical component adapted for displaying the relationship between two or more of the information from the specific selected sources; and
wherein the visual component comprises visual representations of the sources of information capable of display on the at least one display, the visual representations adapted for identifying active sources of real-time information being displayed and active data oaths between the plurality of sources of real-time information. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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23. A method of displaying navigation and communication information from a plurality of sources on a single display for use with an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of:
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displaying visual components via icons representing the plurality of sources capable of providing navigation and communication information to the single display;
indicating the active sources providing navigation and communication information to the single display by highlighting the icons associated with the active sources; and
representing graphically the relationship between at least some of the navigation and communication information from the active sources by providing a highlighted graphic line between the active sources. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25, 26)
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27. An integrated display for use with an aircraft to display information from a plurality of sources to provide aircraft control, the integrated display comprising:
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a plurality of visual representations adapted for indicating which of the plurality of sources is active and providing information for aircraft control; and
a plurality of graphical communication path representations adapted for indicating active communication paths between the plurality of active sources. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30)
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