Impossible turn indication system
AssigneeGarmin International, Inc.
InventorJoseph E. Gepner
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Abstract
Aircraft indication systems and processes for calculating an engine-out return altitude for an aircraft are described. In implementations, an aircraft indication system comprises a memory operable to store one or more modules and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is operable to execute the one or more modules to cause the processor to: identify a takeoff event associated with the aircraft; access dynamic aircraft performance data including at least a current altitude of the aircraft; calculate an engine-out return altitude for the aircraft; and provide a return altitude indication to a pilot of the aircraft using the calculated engine-out return altitude.
Claims20
An aircraft indication system for an aircraft, the system comprising:
- a memory operable to store one or more modules;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory, the processor operable to execute the one or more modules to cause the processor to:
- identify a takeoff event associated with the aircraft;
- access dynamic aircraft performance data including at least a current altitude of the aircraft;
- calculate an engine-out return altitude for the aircraft;
- and
- provide a return altitude indication to a pilot of the aircraft using the calculated engine-out return altitude and the current altitude of the aircraft.
An aircraft indication system for an aircraft, the system comprising:
- a primary flight display;
- a memory operable to store one or more modules;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory and the primary flight display, the processor operable to execute the one or more modules to cause the processor to:
- identify a takeoff event associated with the aircraft;
- acquire environmental data including wind speed and direction;
- access dynamic aircraft performance data including at least a current altitude of the aircraft;
- calculate an engine-out return altitude for the aircraft using at least the environmental data;
- and
- control the primary flight display to provide a visual return altitude indication to a pilot of the aircraft using the calculated engine-out return altitude and the current altitude of the aircraft.
An aircraft indication system for an aircraft, the system comprising:
- a primary flight display;
- a memory operable to store one or more modules;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory and the primary flight display, the processor operable to execute the one or more modules to cause the processor to:
- identify a takeoff event associated with the aircraft;
- identify an engine-out event associated with the aircraft;
- acquire environmental data including wind speed and direction;
- and
- access dynamic aircraft performance data including at least a current altitude and airspeed of the aircraft;
- calculate an engine-out return altitude for the aircraft using at least the dynamic aircraft performance data and the environmental data;
- control the primary flight display to provide a visual return altitude indication to a pilot of the aircraft using the calculated engine-out return altitude and the current altitude of the aircraft;
- and
- if the processor identified the engine-out event, calculate a guidance cue, the guidance cue indicating at least a bank angle for the aircraft, wherein the guidance cue is presented by the primary flight display.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.