Methods and apparatus for surface movement situation awareness
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1. A method for enhancing ground situational awareness to an aircraft operating at an airport, said method comprising:
- displaying, within the aircraft, runways and taxiways for the airport; and
displaying a position of the aircraft with respect to the runways and taxiways, a resolution of at least one of a runway, a taxiway, and an aircraft position based on at least one of a selected resolution, a position and heading of the aircraft, a taxi speed, and a ground speed of the aircraft.
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Abstract
A method for enhancing ground situational awareness to an aircraft operating at an airport is described. The method includes displaying, within the aircraft, runways and taxiways for the airport and displaying a position of the aircraft with respect to the runways and taxiway. A resolution of at least one of a runway, a taxiway, and an aircraft position is based on at least one of a selected resolution, a position and heading of the aircraft, a taxi speed, and a ground speed of the aircraft.
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1. A method for enhancing ground situational awareness to an aircraft operating at an airport, said method comprising:
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displaying, within the aircraft, runways and taxiways for the airport; and displaying a position of the aircraft with respect to the runways and taxiways, a resolution of at least one of a runway, a taxiway, and an aircraft position based on at least one of a selected resolution, a position and heading of the aircraft, a taxi speed, and a ground speed of the aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A ground situational awareness system for an aircraft, said system comprising:
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a database of runway and taxiway map information for a number of airports; a display for displaying runway maps, taxiways maps, and a position of the aircraft with respect to the runways and taxiways, said display comprising a resolution selection capability; and a graphics generation computer communicatively coupled to said display, said display configured to communicate a selected resolution to said graphics generation computer, said computer configured to receive a position and a heading for the aircraft from an external source, said computer programmed to access said database to retrieve runway and taxiway map information, said computer configuring the runway and taxiway map information and the position and heading for the aircraft for displaying an aircraft position with respect to the runway and taxiways on said display according to the selected resolution. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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32. A unit programmed to provide ground situational awareness for an aircraft, said unit configured to:
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access a database of runway and taxiway map information for an airport; receive position and heading for the aircraft from an external source; receive a resolution selection; and generate data which causes a display of runway maps, taxiways maps, and a position of the aircraft with respect to the runways and taxiways to be displayed on an external display according to the received resolution selection. - View Dependent Claims (33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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