System and method for rendering visible features of a target location on a synthetic flight display
First Claim
1. A method of displaying airport features on a flight deck display element of an aircraft, the method comprising:
- rendering a dynamic synthetic flight display on the flight deck display element during flight;
receiving aircraft status data for the aircraft during flight, the aircraft status data including airspeed data that indicates airspeed of the aircraft during an approach that corresponds to a flight plan; and
incrementally displaying graphical features of an airport in the dynamic synthetic flight display during the approach, such that the graphical features are added to the synthetic flight display at predetermined trigger events during the approach, wherein the trigger events correspond to different airspeed values indicated by the airspeed data.
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Abstract
A flight deck display system for an aircraft or other vehicle includes a first data source of visual feature data that is indicative of visual features of a location of interest, a second data source of flight data for the aircraft, a processor architecture, and a display element. The processor architecture is operatively coupled to the first data source and to the second data source, and it is configured to process the visual feature data, process the flight data, and, based upon the visual feature data and the flight data, generate image rendering display commands. The display element receives the image rendering display commands and, in response thereto, renders a dynamic graphical representation of the location of interest using the visual feature data. The dynamic graphical representation of the location conveys an amount of visible detail that varies as a function of the flight data.
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10 Claims
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1. A method of displaying airport features on a flight deck display element of an aircraft, the method comprising:
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rendering a dynamic synthetic flight display on the flight deck display element during flight; receiving aircraft status data for the aircraft during flight, the aircraft status data including airspeed data that indicates airspeed of the aircraft during an approach that corresponds to a flight plan; and incrementally displaying graphical features of an airport in the dynamic synthetic flight display during the approach, such that the graphical features are added to the synthetic flight display at predetermined trigger events during the approach, wherein the trigger events correspond to different airspeed values indicated by the airspeed data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A flight deck display system for an aircraft, the system comprising:
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a first data source of visual feature data that is indicative of visual features of a location of interest; a second data source of flight data for the aircraft, the flight data including airspeed data that indicates airspeed values of the aircraft; a navigation system to obtain a programmed flight plan for the aircraft, the programmed flight plan having trigger events associated therewith, wherein the trigger events correspond to different airspeed values for the aircraft during an approach to the location of interest; a processor architecture operatively coupled to the first data source and to the second data source, the processor architecture being configured to process the visual feature data, process the airspeed values, process the trigger events, and, based upon the visual feature data, the trigger events and the airspeed values, generate image rendering display commands; and a display element that receives the image rendering display commands and, in response thereto, renders a dynamic graphical representation of the location of interest using the visual feature data, wherein the dynamic graphical representation of the location conveys an amount of visible detail that varies data in response to the trigger events. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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