System and method for a navigational display
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsGang He, Ye He, Zuowei He, Zhihao Qin
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Abstract
A system is disclosed that provides a navigational display for an aerial vehicle. The system includes: a display device for the aerial vehicle; and a controller configured to generate a navigational display window configured to assist with landing operations. The navigational display window is configured to display on the display device: a view of an environment in front of the aerial vehicle; a landing target symbol that represents an intended landing location at which the aerial vehicle is intended to achieve a full stop above the intended landing location; and a real time stop indicator that indicates a predicted aerial vehicle stopping point if a current deceleration rate is maintained.
Claims20
A system for providing a navigational display for an aerial vehicle, comprising:
- a display device for the aerial vehicle;
- and
- a controller configured to generate a navigational display window configured to assist with landing operations, the navigational display window configured to display on the display device:
- a view of an environment in front of the aerial vehicle;
- a landing target symbol that represents an intended landing location at which the aerial vehicle is intended to achieve a full stop above the intended landing location;
- and
- a real time stop indicator that indicates a predicted aerial vehicle stopping point if a current deceleration rate is maintained.
A method, comprising:
- providing a navigational display window on a display device for an aerial vehicle;
- providing a view of an environment in front of the aerial vehicle on the navigational display window;
- positioning a landing target symbol on the navigational display window that represents an intended landing location at which the aerial vehicle is intended to achieve a full stop before descending to land;
- and
- positioning a real time stop indicator on the navigational display window that indicates a predicted aerial vehicle stopping point if a current deceleration rate is maintained.
A system for providing a landing position display for a vertical takeoff and landing aircraft (VTOL aircraft), comprising:
- a display device in a cockpit of the VTOL aircraft;
- and
- a synthetic view window configured for display on the display device, the synthetic view window configured to display:
- a 3-D synthetic view display of a flight path for the VTOL aircraft;
- a 2-D map display of the flight path for the VTOL aircraft overlaid over a portion of the 3-D synthetic view display;
- a stopping arc symbol on the 3-D synthetic view display that indicates a stopping radius for the VTOL aircraft if deceleration were initiated at a planned deceleration rate;
- a second stopping arc symbol on the 2-D map display that indicates a stopping radius for the VTOL aircraft if deceleration were initiated at the planned deceleration rate;
- a landing target symbol positioned on the 3-D synthetic view display that indicates a target landing location;
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- a second landing target symbol positioned on the 2-D map display that indicates the target landing location;
- wherein an intersection of the stopping arc symbol with the landing target symbol provides an indication to begin deceleration using the planned deceleration rate.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.