Synthetic Vision Final Approach Terrain Fading
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsThea L. Feyereisen, Jeffrey M. Rye, Trent C. Reusser
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Abstract
A method of removing synthetic vision terrain and objects from a graphical display when unsafe to rely on the synthetic vision terrain and objects is provided. The method comprises receiving current position data from at least one sensor, determining when to fade out synthetic vision terrain and objects based on the position data received, and fading out synthetic vision terrain and objects gradually when determined.
Claims20
A method of removing synthetic vision terrain and objects from a graphical display, the method comprising:
- receiving current position data from at least one sensor;
- determining when to fade out synthetic vision terrain and objects based on the position data received;
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- fading out the synthetic vision terrain and objects gradually when determined.
A computer program product, comprising:
- a computer-usable medium having computer-readable code embodied therein for configuring a computer processor, the computer-usable medium comprising:
- first executable computer-readable code configured to cause a computer processor to receive current position data relative to a final destination;
- second executable computer-readable code configured to cause a computer processor to determine when to fade out synthetic terrain and objects on a display based on the relation of current position to the final destination;
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- third executable computer-readable code configured to cause a computer processor to fade out the synthetic terrain and objects gradually when determined.
A graphical display system comprising:
- a display element adapted to display synthetic terrain and objects;
- at least one sensor adapted to receive position data;
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- at least one processing unit adapted to receive and process position data from the at least one sensor;
- wherein, the at least one processing unit is adapted to determine, based on a relation of the the position data to a final destination, when and how the synthetic terrain and objects should be faded out of the display element, and to send signals to the display element directing the display element to fade out the synthetic terrain and objects.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.