Aircraft Map Display Auto-Update for Pilot Workload

Solution Overview

Problem

Modern flight deck displays require pilots to manually adjust settings to view additional flight-related information, such as weather and air traffic, which increases workload and may result in unintelligible or cropped content.

Innovation Solution

A method and apparatus that automatically updates display settings for navigational maps in response to user selections, ensuring selected content is displayed with appropriate range and center settings, reducing the need for manual adjustments.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Quantity of substance

If a user selects additional flight-related information categories for display on the lateral view, then the quantity of information available is improved, but the ease of viewing the selected content deteriorates because the content may appear cropped, outside the display area, or with unintelligible size

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvequantity of flight-related informationVSAvoidease of viewing selected content

Core Design Contradiction:

Quantity of substanceVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system automatically performs the action of adjusting display settings (zoom level, pan position, scale) in advance before the user needs to view the selected content. When a user selects a category of information, the system proactively calculates and applies the appropriate display parameters to ensure the content is fully visible and intelligible, eliminating the need for subsequent manual adjustment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The display system serves itself by automatically adapting to the selected content requirements. The system monitors user selections and autonomously adjusts display parameters such as zoom level, pan position, and scale to optimize the presentation of selected information, thereby improving ease of viewing without requiring additional user input or manual intervention.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Ease of operation

If a user manually adjusts display settings to view selected content, then the ease of viewing the content is improved, but the workload on the pilot increases

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveease of viewing selected contentVSAvoidworkload on pilot

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSDevice complexity

Solution Approach 1:

The display system serves itself by automatically adapting to the selected content requirements. The system monitors user selections and autonomously adjusts display parameters such as zoom level, pan position, and scale to optimize the presentation of selected information, thereby improving ease of viewing without requiring additional user input or manual intervention.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically performs the action of adjusting display settings (zoom level, pan position, scale) in advance before the user needs to view the selected content. When a user selects a category of information, the system proactively calculates and applies the appropriate display parameters to ensure the content is fully visible and intelligible, eliminating the need for subsequent manual adjustment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

3Adaptability or versatility

If the display shows a top-down view of the flight plan with multiple information categories, then the versatility of the display is improved, but the ease of viewing specific content deteriorates when the content is outside the currently displayed area

Engineering Contradiction:

Improveversatility of displayVSAvoidease of viewing specific content

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The display system dynamically adapts its parameters based on user selections. When a user selects a category of information, the system automatically adjusts display parameters such as zoom level, pan position, and scale to optimize the presentation of selected information, ensuring the content is fully visible and intelligible without requiring manual intervention.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #15Dynamics

Solution Approach 2:

The system automatically performs the action of adjusting display settings (zoom level, pan position, scale) in advance before the user needs to view the selected content. When a user selects a category of information, the system proactively calculates and applies the appropriate display parameters to ensure the content is fully visible and intelligible, eliminating the need for subsequent manual adjustment.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Data Source

PatentUS9046369B2Methods and systems for updating a map in response to selection of content for display on the map

Publication Date: 2015.06.02 HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC

AI summary

Methods and systems are provided for presenting information on a display device associated with an aircraft. A method comprises displaying a navigational map in a viewing area on the display device with initial display settings, identifying selection of a first category of information, and identifying content associated with the first category resulting in a first set of content. The method further comprises automatically updating display settings for the navigational map in response to identifying selection of the first category, wherein the display settings are updated based on the first set of content. The method further comprises displaying the first set of content on the navigational map based on the updated display settings.