UAMV Primary Flight Display With Simplified Virtual Camera Cues
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Solution Overview
Problem
Operators of urban air mobility vehicles (UAMVs) require simplified operational feedback due to differences in operation and training compared to traditional aircraft, necessitating an enhanced human-machine interface for intuitive interaction with UAMV systems.
Innovation Solution
A flight display system with a controller processing geospatial data to display a virtual camera view, including an active leg and zero pitch reference line, rendering flight path vector symbols, and depicting current lateral and vertical orientations using right and left rails, thereby providing intuitive primary flight information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If traditional aircraft flight display systems are used for UAMV operation, then comprehensive flight information is provided, but the interface complexity and training requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The flight display interface is segmented into distinct functional zones: a simplified primary flight information section showing only essential parameters (altitude, speed, heading) and a separate detailed information section accessible upon demand. This segmentation allows the main interface to remain simple while preserving access to comprehensive data, directly resolving the contradiction between ease of operation and information completeness.
Solution Approach 2:
Complex flight parameters and detailed system information are extracted from the primary display view and placed in secondary accessible locations. The main display extracts only the most critical flight information needed for intuitive UAMV operation, while detailed data can be accessed through supplementary displays or on-demand requests, reducing interface complexity without losing information.
2Loss of information
If traditional aircraft flight display systems are used for UAMV operation, then comprehensive flight information is provided, but training requirements increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The display system segments information by priority and operator need, presenting simplified primary flight information that requires minimal training to interpret. Comprehensive detailed information is available in separate sections or upon demand, ensuring that operators receive only essential training while full information remains accessible when needed.
Solution Approach 2:
Different parts of the display interface have different levels of complexity tailored to local needs. The primary flight information area uses simplified visual cues and intuitive layouts requiring minimal training, while detailed system parameters maintain comprehensive information for situations requiring deeper knowledge. Each zone of the interface has optimized complexity appropriate to its function.
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AI summary
Flight display systems and methods for displaying simplified primary flight information for an urban air mobility vehicle (UAMV). Embodiments provide a primary flight display with an enhanced human-machine interface to support the intuitive operation of the UAMV commensurate with an expected reduced training background of the operators.