Integrated horizontal and profile terrain display format for situational awareness
AssigneeRockwell Science Center, Inc.
InventorsJoel M. Wichgers, Jeffrey L. Spicer
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Abstract
A visual display format for a terrain situational awareness system comprising a horizontal terrain elevation view and a profile terrain elevation view of potential terrain hazards integrated onto a single display.
Claims55
A visual display format for a situational awareness system comprising:
- horizontal terrain elevation view wherein the horizontal terrain elevation view is a display of terrain elevation relative to a vehicle's position including vehicle's altitude;
- and
- a profile terrain elevation view wherein the profile terrain elevation view is a display of vertical terrain profile in a line from directly in front of the vehicle out to a selected distance.
A terrain situational awareness system comprising a visual display format comprising:
- a horizontal elevation view wherein the horizontal terrain elevation view is a display of terrain elevation relative to a vehicle's position including vehicle's altitude;
- and
- a profile elevation view wherein the profile terrain elevation view is a display of vertical terrain profile in a line directly in front of the vehicle out to a selected distance.
A ground collision avoidance system comprising a terrain situational awareness system comprising:
- a horizontal terrain elevation view wherein the horizontal terrain elevation view is a display of terrain elevation relative to a vehicle's position including vehicle's altitude;
- and
- a profile terrain elevation view wherein the profile terrain elevation view is a display of vertical terrain profile in a line from directly in front of the vehicle out to a selected distance.
A flight management system comprising a terrain situational awareness system comprising:
- a horizontal elevation view wherein the horizontal terrain elevation view is a display of terrain elevation relative to a vehicle's position including vehicle's altitude;
- and
- a profile terrain elevation view wherein the profile terrain elevation view is a display of vertical terrain profile in a line from directly in front of the vehicle out to a selected distance.
A method for preventing collisions with the ground for a vehicle comprising the steps of:
- providing a terrain database;
- calculating a position including of said vehicle;
- displaying the position of said vehicle and the surrounding terrain, wherein the horizontal and profile views of the surrounding terrain are displayed on a single display screen with the horizontal terrain elevation view displayed relative to the vehicle's position and the profile terrain elevation view displayed as a vertical terrain profile line from directly in front of the vehicle out to a selected distance.
In a ground collision avoidance system, the improvement comprising an integrated display format wherein horizontal and profile terrain elevation views are combined onto a single display with the horizontal terrain elevation view displayed relative to a vehicle's position including altitude and the profile terrain elevation view displayed as a vertical terrain profile line from directly in front of the vehicle out to a selected distance.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.