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Dynamic dashboard display
InactiveUS20110175754A1Easy to optimizeEasy to operateAircraft displaysDashboard fitting arrangementsDashboardChange color
This invention relates to an electronic instrument panel for vehicles consisting of information display that provides on-demand imaging where instruments are not in static, fixed position, but rather change in location, dimension, information presented based on conditions and environment the vehicle is in, and based on user or factory preferences and settings. The display can change colors, be self dimming and offer wide array of telemetry, entertainment, vehicle data, climate control, instrumentation, and powertrain information. The instrument panel will be online through wireless connectivity and provide the occupants real-time on-demand information about the vehicle and its surroundings through electronic display and human voice.
Owner:KARPINSKY DMITRY
Customizable cockpit display systems and methods of customizing the presentation of cockpit data
InactiveUS6842122B1Efficient and comprehensive data presentationAircraft displaysDigital data processing detailsData displaySoft key
Systems and methods are provided for customized displays and customized presentations of cockpit data. Configurable soft keys or controls located in close proximity to a cockpit display are provided. Each key is configured to perform a desired display function or other function. Labels are displayed adjacent to each of the soft keys to identify each of the soft keys. A display is operable to provide multiple views, each view within the display is adapted to be overlaid with additional cockpit data if so configured. Furthermore, each view is capable of being presented from one or more selectable perspectives as desired.
Owner:GARMIN INT
Aircraft flat panel display system with improved information availability
ActiveUS20070046680A1Low fidelitySimplified representationData processing applicationsAircraft displaysData availabilityFlat panel display
Owner:INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT
Multiple miniature avionic displays
Owner:HONEYWELL INT INC
Cockpit instrument panel systems and methods with variable perspective flight display
InactiveUS6867711B1Great customizationEffective presentationAircraft displaysNavigation instrumentsMulti-function displayComputer science
Systems and methods are provided for integrated control, access, and customizable presentation of navigation related, flight information data on a multifunction display (MFD) within a cockpit. The MFD includes a bezel having controls located thereon which are adapted for controlling display formats, communication devices, navigational devices, and equipment sensors. A display is located adjacent to the bezel. The display is adapted to include at least one display region having navigation related data. At least one of the controls is operable to variably select a display format for the at least one display region.
Owner:GARMIN INT
Avionics method and apparatus
InactiveUS20070142980A1Reduce pilot workloadImprove performanceAircraft displaysAircraft controlAviationElectricity
The present invention comprises methods and apparatuses for sensing attributes of an aircraft and efficiently communicating relevant attributes to a pilot. The invention allows a state of the aircraft to be determined, and then used to control systems, configure displays, select checklists relevant to the determined state, and automatically respond to emergencies based on the aircraft state. Embodiments of the invention can use the determined state of the aircraft to monitor and control electrical sensors and system as appropriate for the determined state; to communication information relevant to the determined state to a pilot (e.g., by displaying gauges in a manner and priority specific to the determined state); and to display contextually-relevant checklists (e.g., displaying a checklist of actions necessary for an aircraft in the determined state).
Owner:ASTRONICS ADVANCED ELECTRONICS SYST
Standby display aircraft management system
One embodiment of the present invention includes an aircraft instrumentation system for a cockpit instrument panel having a first device associated with a first pilot of an aircraft and positioned on the instrument panel substantially in front of the first pilot. The first device may include a first display and a first controller, which may have a set of controls for controlling the first display and aircraft systems. The instrumentation system may also include a second device associated with a second pilot of the aircraft and positioned on the instrument panel substantially in front of the second pilot. The second device may include a second display and a second controller, which may have a set of controls for controlling the second display and the aircraft systems. The instrumentation may be configured such that at least one of the first display and the second display presents attitude, altitude and airspeed at all times.
Owner:GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP
Power situation indicator
ActiveUS7414544B2Aircraft componentsAnalog and numerical indicationFlight vehicleControl engineering
A power situation indicator configured to provide power information in a rotorcraft is presented. The power situation indicator includes a detection unit configured to detect a current value of each of a plurality of control parameters, each of the plurality of control parameters including a pre-determined operating limit; a calculation unit configured to normalize on a common power scale (a) the current value and (b) the pre-determined operating limit of each of the plurality of control parameters, and a display unit configured to dynamically display on the common power scale a first moveable indicator and a second moveable indicator. The first moveable indicator is driven by one of the plurality of control parameters having the highest normalized current value and the second moveable indicator is driven by one of the plurality of control parameters having its normalized current value that is the closest to its corresponding normalized pre-determined operating limit.
Owner:TEXTRON INNOVATIONS
Navigational instrument, method and computer program product for displaying ground traffic information
ActiveUS7308343B1Improve securityAvoid collisionAircraft displaysAnalogue computers for trafficGraphicsNavigational system
The present invention provides an aircraft navigational system including a graphical user interface that is capable of displaying navigational information in a split-screen format. The split-screen format includes displaying multiple graphical user panels, each depicting different traffic information. For example, one of the panels displays a plurality of air traffic symbols corresponding to airborne obstacles and another of the panels simultaneously displays ground traffic symbols representing ground obstacles. The obstacles can include other aircraft in the air and on runways as the pilot's aircraft approaches for a landing. The navigational system also is capable of switching between a single graphical user panel and multiple panels in response to a triggering event, such as a change in the course of the aircraft.
Owner:GARMIN AT
Viewing device for aircraft comprising means of displaying trajectories of intruders presenting a risk of collision in all the space surrounding the aircraft
ActiveUS20100060511A1Easy to shapeInstruments for road network navigationAircraft displaysHuman–machine interfaceFlight vehicle
The general field of the invention is that of synthetic vision type viewing systems SVS, for a first aircraft, said system comprising at least position sensors of said aircraft, a traffic detection system calculating the position and the dangerousness of at least one second aircraft, also called intruder, presenting a risk of collision with said first aircraft based on data obtained from sensors or from systems such as the TCAS or ADS-B, an electronic computer, a human-machine interface means and a display screen, the computer comprising means of processing different information obtained from the database, from the sensors and from the interface means, said processing means arranged so as to provide the display screen with a synthetic image of the space surrounding the first aircraft and centred on the latter. Said image comprises at least one first symbol of the first aircraft and a second representation of the past and present trajectory of said second aircraft, said second representation comprising a set of second symbols representative of the different positions occupies in space by the second aircraft at different instants in the past and third symbol representing the predictive trajectory of the second aircraft in a near future.
Owner:THALES SA
Power situation indicator
ActiveUS20060287778A1Increase valueLimit its operationAircraft componentsAnalog and numerical indicationOperating limitElectric power
A power situation indicator configured to provide power information in a rotorcraft is presented. The power situation indicator includes a detection unit configured to detect a current value of each of a plurality of control parameters, each of the plurality of control parameters including a pre-determined operating limit; a calculation unit configured to normalize on a common power scale (a) the current value and (b) the pre-determined operating limit of each of the plurality of control parameters, and a display unit configured to dynamically display on the common power scale a first moveable indicator and a second moveable indicator. The first moveable indicator is driven by one of the plurality of control parameters having the highest normalized current value and the second moveable indicator is driven by one of the plurality of control parameters having its normalized current value that is the closest to its corresponding normalized pre-determined operating limit.
Owner:TEXTRON INNOVATIONS
System and method for improved rotary-wing aircraft performance with interior/external loads
An interactive aircraft load management system automates calculation and provides simulation capability to changes in an aircraft C.G. limit for display on a three-dimensional aircraft symbology. The aircraft load management system also communicates with a fly by wire (FBW) flight control system wherein the aircraft's control system is programmed to automatically compensate for C.G. excursions and to alter control laws. The aircraft load management system also selectively reels-in and reels out sling lines as the aircraft pitches and rolls to maintain a load vector from a slung load along the aircraft centerline. Load vector travel is accomplished by coupling a winch control system into the flight control system.
Owner:SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORP
Standby display aircraft management system
ActiveUS20070008188A1Aircraft componentsAnalog and numerical indicationDisplay deviceManagement system
One embodiment of the present invention includes an aircraft instrumentation system for a cockpit instrument panel having a first device associated with a first pilot of an aircraft and positioned on the instrument panel substantially in front of the first pilot. The first device may include a first display and a first controller, which may have a set of controls for controlling the first display and aircraft systems. The instrumentation system may also include a second device associated with a second pilot of the aircraft and positioned on the instrument panel substantially in front of the second pilot. The second device may include a second display and a second controller, which may have a set of controls for controlling the second display and the aircraft systems. The instrumentation may be configured such that at least one of the first display and the second display presents attitude, altitude and airspeed at all times.
Owner:GULFSTREAM AEROSPACE CORP
Multiple miniature avionic displays
ActiveUS20060244636A1Aircraft displaysAnalogue computers for trafficAviationComputer graphics (images)
A display screen for displaying multiple sets of information is provided. In one embodiment, an aviation display screen includes a main window and a plurality of miniature windows. The main window is adapted to illustrate one set of information. Each miniature window is adapted to display a set of avionic information. The avionic display is further adapted to toggle a select set of avionic information in one of the miniature windows into the main widow.
Owner:HONEYWELL INT INC
Aircraft flat panel display system with improved information availability
ActiveUS7724259B2Low fidelitySimplified representationData processing applicationsAircraft displaysGraphicsFlat panel display
Owner:INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS & SUPPORT
System and method for customizing multiple windows of information on a display
A device for monitoring the status of a plurality of subsystems includes a plurality of mutually exclusive windows on a display device. Each window includes information related to at least one of the subsystems. One or more of the windows includes a common user interface and a common display area for a subset of at least two of the windows. The common user interface includes selectable options for controlling the information displayed in the common display area, and the selectable options allow the user to display more detailed information related to the information displayed in one of the associated windows. Advisory information regarding the status of the subsystems can be included in one or more of the windows, along with a selectable option to display a checklist for the subsystem associated with each advisory message. The display system can be used to monitor operation and status of various types of systems including mobile vehicles, machines, biological organisms, and building facilities.
Owner:SUPERSONIC AEROSPACE INT
System and method for improved rotary-wing aircraft performance with interior/external loads
An interactive aircraft load management system automates calculation and provides simulation capability to changes in an aircraft C.G. limit for display on a three-dimensional aircraft symbology. The aircraft load management system also communicates with a fly by wire (FBW) flight control system wherein the aircraft's control system is programmed to automatically compensate for C.G. excursions and to alter control laws. The aircraft load management system also selectively reels-in and reels out sling lines as the aircraft pitches and rolls to maintain a load vector from a slung load along the aircraft centerline. Load vector travel is accomplished by coupling a winch control system into the flight control system.
Owner:SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CORP
System for optical recognition, interpretation, and digitization of human readable instruments, annunciators, and controls
ActiveUS9202098B2Reduce complexityCost-effectiveAircraft displaysRegistering/indicating working of vehiclesImage captureDigitization
A system for optically recognizing, interpreting, and digitizing human readable instruments, annunciators, and controls includes an image acquisition sensor operable to capture images of at least one of the instruments, annunciators, and controls; and a logic processing unit operable to decode the images captured by the image acquisition sensor and interpret the decoded images to determine a state of the at least one of the instruments, annunciators, and controls.
Owner:TEXTRON INNOVATIONS
Cockpit instrument panel systems and methods with variable perspective flight display
InactiveUS7626515B1Great customizationEffective presentationAircraft displaysNavigation instrumentsMulti-function displayComputer science
Systems and methods are provided for integrated control, access, and customizable presentation of navigation related, flight information data on a multifunction display (MFD) within a cockpit. The MFD includes a bezel having controls located thereon which are adapted for controlling display formats, communication devices, navigational devices, and equipment sensors. A display is located adjacent to the bezel. The display is adapted to include at least one display region having navigation related data. At least one of the controls is operable to variably select a display format for the at least one display region.
Owner:GARMIN INT
Variable Speed Flap Retraction and Notification
The present invention provides systems and methods for controlling the speed of flap retraction on aircraft, and alerts to the pilot of potentially unsafe flap position. The invention accepts direction from a pilot and senses operation of the aircraft to determine appropriate flap position and flap retraction speed.
Owner:ASTRONICS ADVANCED ELECTRONICS SYST
Aircraft instrument panel
ActiveUS8098175B2Low production costSatisfies requirementAircraft componentsAircraft displaysData displayTime range
The invention relates to aircraft instrument panel equipment. According to the invention, the proposal is for an instrument panel which, in addition to a main display system for horizon and necessary piloting parameters, comprises two items of equipment identical from the point of view of hardware and the point of view of software, each provided with a display screen, automatic pilot set point adjustment buttons, computing means and standby data (standby horizon, altitude, speed). In normal operating conditions, one of the items of equipment is configured in an “automatic pilot set point display” mode; its control buttons are used to give the set points to the automatic pilot computer, and the set points are displayed on the screen. The other item of equipment is configured in “integrated standby data display” mode. It displays on the screen the standby horizon, the standby speed and the standby altitude. The mode may be switched at will or in the event of a failure of one of the two items of equipment.
Owner:THALES SA
Device for confirming the engine thrust of an aircraft
InactiveUS20100302073A1Analogue computers for vehiclesAnalog and numerical indicationAirplaneCockpit
A device for confirming the engine thrust of an aircraft is disclosed. The device, via an operating logic unit (14) of each engine processing different information, including a warning indicator (15) connected to the unit (14) delivers or not thrust confirmation information at the level of the cockpit.
Owner:AIRBUS OPERATIONS (SAS)
Device for displaying the energy variation of an aircraft, corresponding method and system for displaying the energy variation
ActiveUS20110238240A1Minimum energy variationAircraft displaysAnalogue computers for trafficEnergy variationAirplane
This device for displaying information relative to a flight configuration of the aircraft provided with at least one propulsion system, able to generate a thrust force on said aircraft comprised in a thrust range, said information comprising information relative to an energy variation of the aircraft, is characterized in that the energy variation of the aircraft is expressed by a size representative of this energy variation and homogenous at a gradient of the aircraft, and in that said device is capable of representing a range of energy variations that can be achieved by said aircraft and a current energy variation of said aircraft. Corresponding method and system for displaying an energy variation.
Owner:DASSAULT AVIATION
Total engine smart indicator for an aircraft, and application thereof
InactiveUS20080140268A1Enhances aircrew situational awarenessImprove flight safetyAircraft displaysDigital data processing detailsDisplay deviceLimit value
A smart indicator for an engine, and applications thereof. In an embodiment, the indicator includes a processing module and a display. The processing module receives a plurality of input parameter signals from various engine sensors. The input parameter signals are transformed by the processing module into values that can be displayed on the display. The display depicts at least the most relevant transformed value for controlling the engine and how this transformed value relates to an associated limit value for the engine such as, for example, a temperature limit value, a rotational speed limit value, or a torque limit value. In one embodiment, the input parameter signals are transformed by converting the input parameter signals to a plurality of digital values, subtracting an appropriate limit value for the engine from each digital value, dividing each resulting difference value by the appropriate limit value for the engine, and multiplying the resulting quotient value by a scaling value.
Owner:HOWELL INSTR
Method and a device for assisting the piloting of an aircraft, and an aircraft
ActiveCN102730190AAircraft displaysSimultaneous indication of multiple variablesHelicopter rotorAerospace engineering
A method of assisting the piloting of an aircraft (1) comprising a first rotor (5) having a plurality of first blades (6) with a first variable collective pitch, and a second rotor (7) having a plurality of second blades (8) with a second variable collective pitch. According to the method, a computer determines a power limit curve (70) and displays said limit curve (70) in a diagram (60) to inform the pilot of the first and second collective pitch margins available before reaching the limits of at least one operating rating of the power plant of the aircraft.
Owner:EUROCOPTER
Viewing device for aircraft comprising means of displaying trajectories of intruders presenting a risk of collision in all the space surrounding the aircraft
ActiveUS8271186B2Instruments for road network navigationAircraft displaysHuman–machine interfaceVisual perception
A synthetic vision type viewing system SVS for a first aircraft includes at least position sensors of the first aircraft, a traffic detection system for calculating the position and the dangerousness of at least one second aircraft presenting a risk of collision with the first aircraft based on data obtained from sensors or from the TCAS or ADS-B, an electronic computer, a human-machine interface device and a display screen. The computer includes a processing unit configured to process different information obtained from the database, from the sensors and from the interface device. The processing unit is configured to provide the display screen with a synthetic image of the space surrounding the first aircraft and center on the latter. The image includes at least one first symbol of the first aircraft and a second representation of the past and present trajectory of the second aircraft.
Owner:THALES SA
Customized aural method and system for managing threats in an aircraft cockpit
InactiveUS20150097706A1Improve securityRelieve pressureAircraft displaysElectronic flight bags adaptationsDistractionHands free
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).
Owner:CMX AVIONICS
Simplified self-powered attitude survival indicator
This simplified self powered aircraft attitude survival indicator is easily and readily transportable from one aircraft to another and provides a simple indicator which gives a visual indication of aircraft attitude and alarms when the aircraft is in a dangerous attitude. The aircraft attitude indicator includes a housing containing a power source, multiple attitude sensors, and at least one piezoelectric alarm, and a front panel display with an arrangement of light emitting elements (electric bulbs or LEDs) providing visual attitude indicators.
Owner:JOYNER DANNY C
Avionics Method and Apparatus
InactiveUS20140136028A1Increase performance and efficiencyReduce pilot workloadAircraft displaysAircraft controlElectricityAviation
Owner:ASTRONICS ADVANCED ELECTRONICS SYST
Flight control indicator displaying the aircraft's thrust information
InactiveUS7636617B2Improve flight safetyAircraft componentsAircraft displaysHead-up displayFlight vehicle
A flight control indicator for an aircraft has a set of information sources, a computation unit which determines, on the basis of information emanating from the set of information sources, an item of information regarding actual thrust of an engine of the aircraft, and a display device which is a head-up display device and which presents, on a display screen, an indication of the item of information regarding actual thrust. The item of information regarding actual thrust is associated with a thrust scale and both are presented superimposed on the environment prevailing in front of the aircraft.
Owner:AIRBUS OPERATIONS (SAS)
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