# US 2021/0241630 A1 · Display of traffic information > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2021/0241630 A1 - Document ID: US20210241630A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 17/164,184 - Filed: 2021-02-01 - Published: 2021-08-05 - Earliest claimed: 2020-02-03 - Assignees: Honeywell International Inc. - Applicants: Honeywell International Inc. - Inventors: James Alexander Nicholls; Richard Berckefeldt; Jennifer Hounslow; Supratik Gon; Esko Mannisto; Michael Mead; Willard R. True - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20210241630A1 ## CPC - G08G 5/74: for monitoring terrain - B64D 43/02: for indicating aircraft speed or stalling conditions - B64D 45/00: Aircraft indicators or protectors not otherwise provided for - G01S 7/10: Providing two-dimensional [2D] co-ordinated display of distance and direction - G01S 13/913: {for landing purposes} - G06F 3/14: Digital output to display device {; Cooperation and interconnection of the display device with other functional units} - G08G 5/21: located onboard the aircraft - G08G 5/25: Transmission of traffic-related information between aircraft - G08G 5/26: Transmission of traffic-related information between aircraft and ground stations - G08G 5/265: for managing air traffic control [ATC] clearance - G08G 5/53: for cruising - G08G 5/54: for approach or landing - G08G 5/56: for two or more aircraft - G08G 5/723: {from the aircraft} - G08G 5/80: Anti-collision systems - G08G 5/55: for a single aircraft - G08G: TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS (guiding railway traffic, ensuring the safety of railway traffic B61L; arrangement of road signs or traffic signals E01F9/00; radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for traffic control G01S13/91, G01S15/88, G01S17/88; {radar or analogous systems, sonar systems, lidar systems specially adapted for anti-collision purposes G01S13/93, G01S15/93, G01S17/93}) - B64D: EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT SUITS; PARACHUTES; ARRANGEMENT OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSION TRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT - G01S: RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING; RADIO NAVIGATION; DETERMINING DISTANCE OR VELOCITY BY USE OF RADIO WAVES; LOCATING OR PRESENCE-DETECTING BY USE OF THE REFLECTION OR RERADIATION OF RADIO WAVES; ANALOGOUS ARRANGEMENTS USING OTHER WAVES - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract In some examples, a terrain awareness device includes processing circuitry configured to determine a terrain feature in a travel path of the ownship vehicle. The processing circuitry is also configured to present, on a display, a first graphical user interface indicating the terrain feature. The terrain awareness device also includes a memory configured to store a location of the terrain feature, and the terrain awareness device is configured to receive traffic data from a traffic device. The processing circuitry is further configured to determine a location of a second vehicle based on the traffic data and determine that the ownship first vehicle has been instructed to synchronize with a second vehicle. The processing circuitry is configured to generate a second graphical user interface indicating that the ownship vehicle has been instructed to synchronize with the second vehicle and present the second graphical user interface on the display. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A terrain awareness device configured to mount on an ownship vehicle, the terrain awareness device comprising: processing circuitry configured to: determine a terrain feature in a travel path of the ownship vehicle; and present, on a display, a first graphical user interface indicating the terrain feature; and a memory configured to store a location of the terrain feature, wherein the terrain awareness device is configured to receive traffic data from a traffic device, and wherein the processing circuitry is configured to: determine a location of a second vehicle based on the traffic data; determine that the ownship vehicle has been instructed to synchronize with a second vehicle; generate a second graphical user interface indicating that the ownship vehicle has been instructed to synchronize with the second vehicle; and present the second graphical user interface on the display. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The terrain awareness device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to generate the second graphical user interface comprising: a first graphical representation indicating the terrain feature; and a second graphical representation indicating that the ownship vehicle has been instructed to synchronize with the second vehicle. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The terrain awareness device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to: determine that the ownship vehicle has been instructed to synchronize with the second vehicle based on a clearance received by the ownship vehicle from a traffic control system; and generate the second graphical user interface including a graphical representation indicating that the ownship vehicle has been instructed to follow the second vehicle. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The terrain awareness device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to: determine a direction of travel of the second vehicle based on the traffic data; and generate the second graphical user interface including a graphical representation indicating the direction of travel of the second vehicle. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The terrain awareness device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to: determine a target speed for the ownship vehicle based on the traffic data; and generate the second graphical user interface including a graphical representation indicating the target speed for the ownship vehicle. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The terrain awareness device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to: determine, based on the traffic data, a target speed for the ownship vehicle to maintain a desired spacing with the second vehicle; determine, based on the traffic data, whether the target speed is greater than, equal to, or less than an actual speed of the ownship vehicle; and generate the second graphical user interface including a graphical representation indicating whether the target speed is greater than, equal to, or less than an actual speed of the ownship vehicle. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The terrain awareness device of claim 6, wherein the processing circuitry is further configured to cause an audio device to output a verbal command indicating: the target speed; a change in the target speed; or whether the target speed is greater than, equal to, or less than an actual speed of the ownship vehicle. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The terrain awareness device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to: determine a target spacing between the ownship vehicle and the second vehicle to synchronize with the second vehicle; and generate the second graphical user interface including a graphical representation indicating the target spacing between the ownship vehicle and the second vehicle. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The terrain awareness device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to present the second graphical user interface on a navigation display located in a cockpit of the ownship vehicle. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The terrain awareness device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to present the second graphical user interface on the display via an ARINC-708 bus or via an ARINC-453 bus. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The terrain awareness device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to present the second graphical user interface on a pre-existing display in the ownship vehicle without any hardware modifications or software modifications to the pre-existing display. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The terrain awareness device of claim 1, wherein the terrain awareness device is coupled to a communication management unit, and wherein the processing circuitry is configured to determine that the ownship vehicle has been instructed to synchronize with the second vehicle based on a clearance received by the communication management unit from a traffic control system. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The terrain awareness device of claim 1, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to determine that the ownship vehicle has been instructed to synchronize with the second vehicle based on user input. ### Claim 14 A method comprising: determining, by processing circuitry onboard an ownship vehicle, a terrain feature in a travel path of the ownship vehicle; generating, by the processing circuitry, a first graphical user interface indicating the terrain feature; presenting, by the processing circuitry, the first graphical user interface on a display onboard the ownship vehicle; receiving, by the processing circuitry, traffic data from a traffic device; determining, by the processing circuitry, a location of a second vehicle based on the traffic data; determining, by the processing circuitry, that the ownship vehicle has been instructed to synchronize with a second vehicle; generating, by the processing circuitry, a second graphical user interface indicating that the ownship vehicle has been instructed to synchronize with the second vehicle; and presenting, by the processing circuitry, the second graphical user interface on the display. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising generating the second graphical user interface comprising: a first graphical representation indicating the terrain feature; and a second graphical representation indicating that the ownship vehicle has been instructed to synchronize with the second vehicle. ### Claim 16 (depends on 14) The method of claim 14, further comprising: determining that the ownship vehicle has been instructed to synchronize with the second vehicle based on a clearance received by the ownship vehicle from a traffic control system; and generating the second graphical user interface including a graphical representation indicating that the ownship vehicle has been instructed to follow the second vehicle. ### Claim 17 A radar device configured to mount on an ownship vehicle, the radar device comprising: processing circuitry configured to: determine an object in a travel path of the ownship vehicle; and present, on a display, a first graphical user interface indicating the object; and a memory configured to store a location of the object, wherein the radar device is configured to receive traffic data from a traffic device, and wherein the processing circuitry is configured to: determine a location of a second vehicle based on the traffic data; determine that the ownship vehicle has been instructed to synchronize with a second vehicle; generate a second graphical user interface indicating that the ownship vehicle has been instructed to synchronize with the second vehicle; and present the second graphical user interface on the display. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The radar device of claim 17, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to generate the second graphical user interface comprising: a first graphical representation indicating the terrain feature; and a second graphical representation indicating that the ownship vehicle has been instructed to synchronize with the second vehicle. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The radar device of claim 17, wherein the processing circuitry is configured to: determine that the ownship vehicle has been instructed to synchronize with the second vehicle based on a clearance received by the ownship vehicle from a traffic control system; and generate the second graphical user interface including a graphical representation indicating that the ownship vehicle has been instructed to follow the second vehicle. ### Claim 20 (depends on 17) The radar device of claim 17, wherein the radar device is coupled to a communication management unit, and wherein the processing circuitry is configured to determine that the ownship vehicle has been instructed to synchronize with the second vehicle based on a clearance received by the communication management unit from a traffic control system.