TRAFFIC SYMBOLOGY ON AIRPORT MOVING MAP
First Claim
1. A method for displaying a craft on a moving map including a plurality of views from different ranges and displaying at least one path, comprising:
- displaying a first symbol indicating the position of the craft and to scale with the at least one displayed path on which the craft may move; and
displaying a second symbol that changes in transparency in proportion to a displayed range of the moving map.
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Abstract
A method and system is described for enhancing ground situational awareness to an aircrew via the display of an airport moving map within an own-ship, including determining the position of the own-ship and an aircraft on one of a taxiway, a runway, or an apron, displaying each of the own-ship and the aircraft on an airport moving map by displaying for each a first symbol that indicates the location on the airport moving map; and displaying a second symbol that changes in transparency in proportion to the range of the airport moving map.
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1. A method for displaying a craft on a moving map including a plurality of views from different ranges and displaying at least one path, comprising:
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displaying a first symbol indicating the position of the craft and to scale with the at least one displayed path on which the craft may move; and displaying a second symbol that changes in transparency in proportion to a displayed range of the moving map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for enhancing ground situational awareness by a display of an airport moving map displaying a plurality of ranges, comprising:
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displaying at least one taxiway for the airport; displaying at least one runway for the airport; determining the position of an own-ship by a GPS system; determining the position of an aircraft by an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast system; displaying each of the own-ship and the aircraft on the airport moving map, comprising; displaying a first symbol that indicates the location on the airport moving map; and displaying a second symbol that changes in transparency in proportion to a range of the airport moving map. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A ground situational awareness system for an own-ship, comprising:
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a display; a global positioning system configured to provide a location for the own-ship; a data link configured to receive a location from an automatic dependent surveillance-broadcast system for an aircraft; and a processor configured to display on an airport moving map; at least one taxiway for the airport; and the own-ship and the aircraft as a first symbol that indicates the position on the airport moving map, and a second symbol that changes in transparency in proportion to a range of the airport moving map. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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