System and method for confirming received taxi instructions
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1. A system for modifying autogenerated displayed taxi instructions to a crewmember of an aircraft, comprising:
- a display located on board the aircraft for manual use by the crewmember, where the display shows;
a series of alphanumeric symbols, each representing an individual pathway segment;
a graphical user interface with a selection box for each individual alphanumeric symbol; and
a processor configured to;
receive a taxi destination that is manually entered by the aircraft crewmember;
identify the initial location of the aircraft;
autogenerate taxi instructions made up of a series of pathway segments to direct the aircraft from the initial location to the taxi destination;
accept an approved pathway segment that is manually selected by the crewmember using the selection box, where a manually accepted taxi pathway is created that comprises the pathway segments between the initial location and the approved pathway segment;
delete a declined pathway segment that is manually de-selected by the crewmember, where the pathway segments between the declined pathway segment and the taxi destination are deleted from the taxi instructions;
autogenerate a revised taxi pathway comprising a series of alternative pathway segments between the approved pathway segment and the taxi destination;
revise the taxi instructions to combine the manually accepted taxi pathway and the revised taxi pathway; and
modify a graphic display of the alphanumeric symbols to indicate acceptance of the revised taxi instructions.
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Abstract
A method and system are described for enhancing ground situational awareness to an aircrew via an alphanumeric display of an air traffic control ground clearance, including displaying a symbol for each stage of the clearance. A crewmember may accept or change each stage via a graphical user interface within the alphanumeric display.
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1. A system for modifying autogenerated displayed taxi instructions to a crewmember of an aircraft, comprising:
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a display located on board the aircraft for manual use by the crewmember, where the display shows; a series of alphanumeric symbols, each representing an individual pathway segment; a graphical user interface with a selection box for each individual alphanumeric symbol; and a processor configured to; receive a taxi destination that is manually entered by the aircraft crewmember; identify the initial location of the aircraft; autogenerate taxi instructions made up of a series of pathway segments to direct the aircraft from the initial location to the taxi destination; accept an approved pathway segment that is manually selected by the crewmember using the selection box, where a manually accepted taxi pathway is created that comprises the pathway segments between the initial location and the approved pathway segment; delete a declined pathway segment that is manually de-selected by the crewmember, where the pathway segments between the declined pathway segment and the taxi destination are deleted from the taxi instructions; autogenerate a revised taxi pathway comprising a series of alternative pathway segments between the approved pathway segment and the taxi destination; revise the taxi instructions to combine the manually accepted taxi pathway and the revised taxi pathway; and modify a graphic display of the alphanumeric symbols to indicate acceptance of the revised taxi instructions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for modifying autogenerated displayed taxi instructions to a crewmember of a vehicle, the taxi instructions defining a plurality of pathways, the system comprising:
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a display configured to display; a series of alphanumeric symbols, each representing an individual pathway segment along the taxi instructions; a graphical user interface with a selection box for each individual alphanumeric symbol; and a processor configured to; accept an approved pathway segment that is manually selected by the crewmember using the selection box, where a manually accepted taxi pathway is created that comprises the pathway segments between the initial location and the approved pathway segment; delete a declined pathway segment that is manually de-selected by the crewmember, where the pathway segments between the declined pathway segment and the taxi destination are deleted from the taxi instructions; and modifying a graphic display of the alphanumeric symbols to indicate acceptance of the revised taxi instructions. - View Dependent Claims (7)
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8. A method for modifying autogenerated taxi instructions using a display device onboard an aircraft, comprising:
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receiving a taxi destination that is manually entered by an aircraft crew; identifying the initial location of the aircraft; autogenerating taxi instructions made up of a series of pathway segments to direct the aircraft from the initial location to the taxi destination; serially displaying a series of alphanumeric symbols representing each individual pathway segment along the taxi instructions; displaying a graphical user interface with a selection box for each individual alphanumeric symbol; accepting an approved pathway segment by manually selecting its selection box, where a manually accepted taxi pathway is created that comprises the pathway segments between the initial location and the approved pathway segment; deleting a declined pathway segment by manually de-selecting its selection box, where the pathway segments between the declined pathway segment and the taxi destination are deleted from the taxi instructions; autogenerating a revised taxi pathway comprising a series of alternative pathway segments between the approved pathway segment and the taxi destination; revising the taxi instructions to combine the manually accepted taxi pathway and the revised taxi pathway; and modifying a graphic display of the alphanumeric symbols to indicate acceptance of the revised taxi instructions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12)
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