Capability envelope display methods and systems

A computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored thereon that, when executed by a processing system, cause the processing system to:

• obtain an input query comprising one or more parameters for a prospective action by a vehicle to modify operation of the vehicle;
• obtain current status information for the vehicle;
• identify one or more performance constraints for the vehicle;
• determine a capability envelope for the vehicle for satisfying the one or more parameters for the prospective action based at least in part on the current status information and the one or more performance constraints;
• provide, on a navigational map on a display device, a graphical indication of the input query with respect to a reference trajectory for the vehicle;
• and
• provide, on the navigational map, one or more graphical indicia of the capability envelope with respect to the reference trajectory.

A vehicle system comprising:

• a display device having a navigational map display rendered thereon;
• one or more systems to provide current status information for a vehicle;
• and
• a processing system coupled to the display device and the one or more systems to identify one or more input query parameters for a prospective action by the vehicle to modify operation of the vehicle, identify one or more performance constraints for the vehicle, determine a capability envelope for the vehicle for satisfying the one or more input query parameters for the prospective action based at least in part on the current status information and the one or more performance constraints, provide a graphical indication of the one or more input query parameters with respect to a reference trajectory for the vehicle on the navigational map display, and provide one or more graphical indicia of the capability envelope with respect to the reference trajectory on the navigational map display, wherein the capability envelope comprises a plurality of potential trajectories for the vehicle different from the reference trajectory for the vehicle.