Vertical situation awareness system for aircraft
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1. A method for displaying a predicted path on a vertical profile to operate an aircraft, the method comprising:
- responding to an event occurring by predicting, by a processor, a path for the aircraft, wherein the event comprises an identification of a beginning of a turn for the aircraft;
identifying, by the processor, a portion of terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft; and
displaying, on a display device in communication with the processor, a vertical profile view of a terrain including the portion of the terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft, wherein the vertical profile view comprises a turning section displaying a first vertical profile of first terrain predicted to be in the path while the aircraft is turning, and wherein the vertical profile view further comprises a straight section displaying a second vertical profile of second terrain predicted to be in the path when the aircraft is predicted to return to a straight path, and wherein the straight section is displayed next to and after the turning section.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for displaying a predicted path on a vertical profile to operate a vehicle. A path is predicted for the vehicle in response to an event occurring. The path has a turning section and a straight section after the turning section. A portion of terrain relative to the path predicted for the vehicle is identified. A vertical profile view of the terrain is displayed, including the portion of the terrain relative to the path predicted for the vehicle.
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1. A method for displaying a predicted path on a vertical profile to operate an aircraft, the method comprising:
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responding to an event occurring by predicting, by a processor, a path for the aircraft, wherein the event comprises an identification of a beginning of a turn for the aircraft; identifying, by the processor, a portion of terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft; and displaying, on a display device in communication with the processor, a vertical profile view of a terrain including the portion of the terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft, wherein the vertical profile view comprises a turning section displaying a first vertical profile of first terrain predicted to be in the path while the aircraft is turning, and wherein the vertical profile view further comprises a straight section displaying a second vertical profile of second terrain predicted to be in the path when the aircraft is predicted to return to a straight path, and wherein the straight section is displayed next to and after the turning section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An apparatus comprising:
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a storage device; program code located on the storage device; a processor unit configured to run the program code to; predict a path for an aircraft in response to an event occurring, wherein the event comprises an identification of a beginning of a turn for the aircraft; identify a portion of terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft; and display a vertical profile view of the terrain including the portion of the terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft, wherein the vertical profile view comprises a turning section displaying a first vertical profile of first terrain predicted to be in the path while the aircraft is turning, and wherein the vertical profile view further comprises a straight section displaying a second vertical profile of second terrain predicted to be in the path when the aircraft is predicted to return to a straight path, and wherein the straight section is displayed next to and after the turning section. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing program code, which when executed by a processor, performs a computer-implemented method, the program code comprising:
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program code configured to predict a path for an aircraft responsive to an event occurring, wherein the event comprises an identification of a beginning of a turn for the aircraft; program code configured to identify a portion of terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft; and program code configured to display a vertical profile view of the terrain including the portion of the terrain under the path predicted for the aircraft, wherein the vertical profile view comprises a turning section displaying a first vertical profile of first terrain predicted to be in the path while the aircraft is turning, and wherein the vertical profile view further comprises a straight section displaying a second vertical profile of second terrain predicted to be in the path when the aircraft is predicted to return to a straight path, and wherein the straight section is displayed next to and after the turning section. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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