Systems and methods for presenting and obtaining flight control information
First Claim
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing contents that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:
- displaying a series of instructions for controlling aircraft behavior, the instructions to be automatically implemented at a future time;
for instructions that have been cleared for implementation, displaying the instructions in a first manner; and
for instructions that have not been cleared for implementation, displaying the instructions in a second manner different than the first manner.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for presenting and obtaining flight control information are disclosed. In one embodiment, information corresponding to a vertical motion of the aircraft can be displayed between information corresponding to a lateral motion of the aircraft and information corresponding to an airspeed of the aircraft. The information displayed can include a current mode for controlling the motion of the aircraft, a current target to which the aircraft is being directed and, at least proximate to both the current mode and the current target, a subsequent target to which the aircraft will be directed after attaining the current target.
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21 Claims
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1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing contents that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:
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displaying a series of instructions for controlling aircraft behavior, the instructions to be automatically implemented at a future time; for instructions that have been cleared for implementation, displaying the instructions in a first manner; and for instructions that have not been cleared for implementation, displaying the instructions in a second manner different than the first manner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having contents that, when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform a method comprising:
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displaying at a display location a first actual target to which an aircraft is being directed; receiving a first input corresponding to a requested change for a motion path of the aircraft; after receiving the first input, automatically implementing, by the computer, the requested change for the motion path of the aircraft; replacing the first actual target with an estimated target at the display location; receiving a second input corresponding to a request to cease the change for the motion path; and displaying at the display location at least a second actual target to which the aircraft will be directed when the request to cease the change for the motion path is implemented. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method performed by a computer having a memory and processor, the method comprising:
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displaying at a first display location a current target to which an aircraft is currently being directed; receiving an input for a proposed subsequent target; displaying at a second display location the proposed subsequent target simultaneously with displaying the current target; receiving an input authorizing implementation of the subsequent target; and in response to receiving the input authorizing implementation, replacing the display of the current target at the first display location with a display of the subsequent target at the first display location; wherein the displaying and replacing are performed by the processor executing instructions stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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