| Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
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| 340977000 | Altitude | 9 |
| 20090140885 | Optical System for Detecting and Displaying Aircraft Position and Environment During Landing and Takeoff - A system and method uses light signals to detect and display the position of an airborne vehicle, such as a helicopter, during takeoff or landing or low speed, low altitude operation. A transmitter on the vehicle emits light signals while an optical receiver retrieves reflected light signals. Using light detection and ranging techniques, various parameters, such as altitude, ground speed and relative wind, are calculated based on the Doppler shift within the reflected light signals. The signals are transmitted in three different directions to facilitate the measurements of different Doppler shifts. The parameters are also displayed on a screen or other visual device within the vehicle. | 06-04-2009 |
| 20100090869 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DEPICTING VISUALLY PREDOMINANT FEATURES ON A FLIGHT DISPLAY - The system for presenting visual features to a pilot of an aerial vehicle contains a flight display. The flight display includes a display screen, a programmable device, an input device, and a memory. A plurality of visual features is contained in the memory. A plurality of feature characteristics is contained in the memory. Each of the feature characteristics is linked to at least one of the features. An environmental device communicates with the input device. The environmental device inputs an approximately present environmental condition of the aerial vehicle to the input device. The programmable device compares the approximately present environmental condition to the feature characteristics to determine which of the features stored in the memory to display on the flight display. | 04-15-2010 |
| 20110169666 | GRAPHICAL DISPLAY FOR MUNITION RELEASE ENVELOPE - A method and module for displaying a munition release envelope. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20120038493 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR REAL-TIME DATA LOGGING OF AN ENHANCED GROUND PROXIMITY SYSTEM - Systems and methods for performing efficient, inexpensive data logging of aircraft sensor data. An example system on board an aircraft includes a plurality of data sources that provide sensor data associated with a plurality of avionic components, a line replaceable processing unit that is in signal communication with the plurality of data sources via one or more databuses, a wireless router connected to the line replaceable processing unit via a data cable and a portable data unit in wireless data communication with the wireless router. The wireless router receives at least a portion of the sensor data from the line replaceable processing unit and sends the received sensor data to the portable data unit. | 02-16-2012 |
| 20120133529 | SYSTEMS, METHODS AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIA FOR DISPLAYING MULTIPLE OVERLAID IMAGES TO A PILOT OF AN AIRCRAFT DURING FLIGHT - Embodiments for displaying first and second images to a pilot of an aircraft are presented. The embodiments include, but are not limited to, obtaining a first image signal and a second image signal, commanding a display unit to display a first image on a display screen corresponding to the first signal, and computing an image moving velocity of the first image. The method further comprises estimating an image flow velocity for the second image based on the second image signal and comparing the image moving velocity of the first image to the image flow velocity of the second image. After the comparison, the display unit is commanded to display the second image overlaid on the first image, and commanding the display unit to establish an intensity of the second image within a predefined range based upon the comparison. | 05-31-2012 |
| 20150084794 | NAVIGATION AID INFORMATION DISPLAY DEVICE OF AN AIRCRAFT AND PRIMARY FLIGHT DISPLAY FOR AN AIRCRAFT - A navigation aid information display device of an aircraft and primary flight display for an aircraft are disclosed. In one aspect, the navigation aid information display system includes a display screen including at least one first display area configured to display a first altitude scale including graduations, the current altitude of the aircraft on the first scale, and a set altitude value. The graduations of the first scale are distributed on an arc of a first disc including a first needle centered in the disc and the first needle is configured to indicate the current altitude on the first scale. The distribution of the graduations on the arc is nonlinear and symmetrical relative to a graduation corresponding to the set altitude value and defines extension graduations decreasing from the set altitude value. | 03-26-2015 |
| 20150097706 | CUSTOMIZED AURAL METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING THREATS IN AN AIRCRAFT COCKPIT - A micro-computer based aircraft system that creates aural messages based upon system-detected threats (e.g., low oil pressure). The messages are unique to the make and model of aircraft. Speech recognition allows the pilot to request aircraft-specific, customized aurally-delivered checklists and to respond via a challenge and response protocol. This permits a hands-free, timely, complete and prudent response to the threat or hazardous situation, while allowing the pilot the relative freedom to do what is paramount: first, fly the airplane (with minimum distraction). | 04-09-2015 |
| 20160041001 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENHANCING ALTITUDE SITUATIONAL AWARENESS ON A VERTICAL SITUATION DISPLAY - A method and apparatus is provided for graphically displaying up-linked and down-linked messages on an aircraft cockpit display. After determining if the message was up-linked or down-linked, symbology graphically representative of whether the message was up-linked or down-linked is generated and displayed along with the message content. The message content may be an altitude change request for display on a VSD. | 02-11-2016 |
| 20160041305 | 4D VOLUMETRIC WEATHER DATA PROCESSING AND DISPLAY - Method, system, apparatus, and computer program product for displaying weather data on a computer display screen. Received weather data can be parsed into weather data layers, based on ranges of altitude. The weather data can be separated into different weather products. A pilot can select products and altitude ranges for weather data to be displayed. Additional products and altitude ranges can be suggested to pilots based on detected weather hazards located outside of the pilot-selected products and altitude range. Additional products and altitude ranges can be automatically displayed on the display screen for severe weather hazards. A flight plan for the aircraft can be automatically recalculated to avoid a weather hazard. Parsing of the weather data can be performed at a first rate commensurate with a rate at which the weather data is received. Further processing based on pilot selections can occur at a second faster rate. | 02-11-2016 |
