Avionics devices, systems and methods

An avionics system and avionics technology, applied in the field of display systems, avionics devices, and avionics systems, can solve problems such as inability to change, difficult cost of old aircraft, misleading data, etc.

Inactive Publication Date: 2012-08-22
ASPEN AVIONICS
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Secondary data is displayed and cannot be changed by the user of these conventional displays
In many older light aircraft, pitot tube systems are installed without sufficient redundancy to ensure accurate data, which can lead to the use of misleading data and / or often preclude use of data when performing critical functions, retrofitting such systems with redundancy Older aircraft with pitot tube systems are extremely difficult and costly

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[0039] This general inventive concept provides a method of displaying information on an avionics display. Selectable items and information related to the selectable items are displayed on the display screen of the device. Obtain information related to optional items from sources. Examples of information sources include navigation charts (airports, air traffic control areas, dedicated airspace, navigation aids, human features, geographic features), METAR, AIRMET / SIGMET and TFR weather pages. In one embodiment, the information source is stored within the avionics device. In another embodiment, the information source is stored remotely from the avionics device.

[0040] The general inventive concept maintains a dynamically variable database of selectable items. In one embodiment, the database is stored in RAM. In another embodiment, the database is stored on a removable SD memory card and the relevant portions are dynamically stored in RAM. In another embodiment, the databas...

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The present general inventive concept relates to methods and systems to select and display information on an avionics display screen. The systems and methods allow for the selection and display of information using knobs to highlight and select the desired information for display, eliminating the need for a cursor function. The systems and methods also provide for multiple pages and/or multiple windows or "tiles" within these pages and/or windows simultaneously on a single screen of a display, with each window, page, and/or tile being fully controlled independently when selected. The present general inventive concept also relates to systems and methods to provide multiple cues on an electronic display system altitude tape to a pilot in advance and impending approach to a predefined altitude.; The present general inventive concept also relates to systems and methods to employ variable resolution topographical data based on display range for an avionics navigation display. The present general inventive concept provides a system and method to use alpha blending properties of a graphics processor to dim the display, effectively darkening it with neutral color overlays, beyond the last hardware dimming step.

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[0001] cross reference [0002] This application claims the benefit of, and priority based on, the following applications: Co-pending U.S. Provisional Patent Application No. 61 / 228,610, entitled "Reversionary Architecture System and Method"; No. 61 / 228,603, entitled "Pitot Pressure Sensing System and Method"; No. 61 / 228,601, entitled "LCD Display Dimming System and Method"; No. 61 / 228,608, entitled "Information Page Selection System and Method"; No. 61 / 228,599, entitled "Altitude Marker System and Method”; No. 61 / 228,598, entitled “Multifunction Avionics Display User Interface Method”; and No. 61 / 228,597, entitled “Dynamic Topography Resolution System and Method of Display,” all six applications filed at July 26, 2009; and U.S. Provisional Patent Application Nos. 61 / 367,041, titled "Avionics Display," and 61 / 367,058, titled "Avionics Display," both filed July 23, 2010 date, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference. technical field [0003] The prese...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(China)
IPC IPC(8): G01C23/00
CPCG01C23/005G06F3/1423G09G2380/12G01C23/00
Inventor P·里昂J·贝特尔C·基里亚科斯W·布罗德加德P·海因茨D·贝尔林S·里布T·马莱里奇B·特纳
Owner ASPEN AVIONICS
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