Aircraft systems and methods for displaying runway lighting information
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1. A display system for an aircraft, comprising:
- a processing unit configured to determine runway lighting information and lighting status for runway lighting associated with a selected runway and to generate display commands based on the runway lighting information and the lighting status; and
a display device coupled to the processing unit and configured to receive the display commands and to display symbology representing the runway lighting information,wherein the processing unit is configured to determine at least one of a distance remaining or a time remaining between a current position of the aircraft and the runway lighting and to generate the display commands based on the at least one of the distance remaining or the time remaining, and wherein the display device is configured to display the at least one of the distance remaining or the time remaining.
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Abstract
A display system for an aircraft includes a processing unit configured to determine runway lighting information and lighting status for runway lighting associated with a selected runway and to generate display commands based on the runway lighting information and the lighting status; and a display device coupled the processing unit and configured to receive the display commands and to display symbology representing the runway lighting information.
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1. A display system for an aircraft, comprising:
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a processing unit configured to determine runway lighting information and lighting status for runway lighting associated with a selected runway and to generate display commands based on the runway lighting information and the lighting status; and a display device coupled to the processing unit and configured to receive the display commands and to display symbology representing the runway lighting information, wherein the processing unit is configured to determine at least one of a distance remaining or a time remaining between a current position of the aircraft and the runway lighting and to generate the display commands based on the at least one of the distance remaining or the time remaining, and wherein the display device is configured to display the at least one of the distance remaining or the time remaining. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of displaying symbology during a landing operation of an aircraft onto a runway, comprising the steps of:
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presenting a synthetic view of a runway environment; determining runway lighting information associated with the runway; displaying the runway lighting information on the synthetic view of the runway environment; and determining a distance remaining between a current position of the aircraft and the runway lighting, and wherein the displaying step includes displaying the runway and the runway lighting information with a relative scale, wherein, when the distance remaining is greater than a predetermined distance, the display device is configured to display the runway lighting information with the relative scale greater than 1;
1, andwherein, when the distance remaining is less than the predetermined distance, the display device is configured to display the airport lighting information with the relative scale approximately equal to 1;
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19. A method of displaying symbology during a landing operation of an aircraft onto a runway, comprising the steps of:
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presenting a synthetic view of a runway environment; determining runway lighting information associated with the runway; and displaying the runway lighting information on the synthetic view of the runway environment, receiving an airport message, and wherein the displaying includes displaying a lighting status associated with the runway based on the airport message, wherein the displaying step includes displaying modified approach minimums when the lighting status indicates that at least a portion of the runway lighting is unavailable. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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