Angled Aircraft Cabin Display Layout for Passenger and Crew Information
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current aircraft cabin display systems require multiple separate displays to provide information to passengers and crew, leading to inefficiencies and increased complexity, as they often lack a unified solution for presenting contextual information from various systems like cabin management and video monitoring.
Innovation Solution
A display device with a single controller that integrates information from multiple aircraft systems, featuring two displays mounted at an angle greater than 90 degrees to provide distinct information to passengers and crew, allowing for contextual information synthesis and prioritization based on specific contexts such as boarding.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate displays are installed to provide information to passengers and crew, then information coverage is improved, but device complexity and installation cost increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate display systems into a single integrated display device that can present different information to passengers and cabin attendants simultaneously. The display unit consolidates functions previously requiring separate displays, including passenger information displays and attendant information displays, into one unified system with a single controller.
Solution Approach 2:
The display device is designed with multi-functionality to serve multiple purposes: it can display information to both passengers and cabin attendants, present various types of content (safety information, entertainment, system status), and operate in different modes (passenger mode, attendant mode, emergency mode) all through a single device.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple separate displays are installed to provide information to passengers and crew, then information coverage is improved, but installation cost increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple separate display systems into a single integrated display device that can present different information to passengers and cabin attendants simultaneously. The display unit consolidates functions previously requiring separate displays, including passenger information displays and attendant information displays, into one unified system with a single controller.
3Ease of operation
If separate displays are installed for different information sources, then information accessibility is improved, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The display device employs dynamic configuration where the same physical display can dynamically switch between different information sources and presentation modes. The controller dynamically adjusts the displayed content based on the operational context, presenting passenger information when appropriate and attendant information when needed, without requiring separate static displays for each function.
4Device complexity
If a single display is used for both passengers and crew, then device complexity is reduced, but information accessibility may be compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent resolves the conflict between using a single display and maintaining information accessibility by utilizing the temporal dimension. The display switches between different information sources and audiences at different times, allowing one physical display to serve multiple purposes sequentially without compromising the accessibility of information to either passengers or crew during their respective need periods.
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AI summary
The present invention is directed to a Display device (1) for an aircraft cabin (2), comprising a first display (10) directed to a first direction (11), a second display (20) directed to a second direction (21) different from the first direction (11), mounting means (30) for mounting the first display (10) and the second display (20) to a wall (W) of the aircraft cabin (2), and a controller (40) configured to control a first image displayed on the first display (10) and a second image displayed on the second display (20), wherein the first direction (11) and the second direction (21) form an angle (γ) of greater than about 90°. The invention is further directed to a display Device (1) for a cabin attendant (CA) in an aircraft cabin (2), an aircraft cabin (2), comprising the display device (1) according to the invention and a method for assembling an aircraft cabin (2).