Methods and apparatus for annunciation of vehicle operational modes
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsLance C. Sherry, Daniel E. McCrobie
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Abstract
A vehicle control system contains a behavior annunciation function for generating a behavior mode output. The behavior mode annunciation system has a vehicle operational parameters database and a vehicle behavior mode database. In particular, the vehicle behavior annunciation system generates a behavior mode output by processing data from the vehicle operational parameters database and the vehicle behavior mode database to generate a behavior mode output. The behavior mode output is then communicated to the vehicle operator in a manner describing the general behavior of the vehicle.
Claims19
A behavior display system for communicating a vehicle behavior to an operator, comprising:
- an aircraft operational tracking system configured to monitor a plurality of aircraft operational parameters and generate a plurality of operation signals based on said plurality of aircraft operational parameters;
- a processor configured to receive said plurality of operation signals and generate an aircraft behavior mode output based on said plurality of operation signals by comparing at least one of said plurality of operation signals to at least one behavior mode data stored in a storage medium;
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- an interface coupled to said processor and configured to communicate said aircraft behavior mode output.
A method for annunciating the behavior of an aircraft, comprising the steps of:
- providing an aircraft behavior mode database;
- tracking a plurality of aircraft operational parameters indicative of a plurality of aircraft conditions;
- identifying a behavior mode of the aircraft according to said plurality of aircraft operational parameters by executing a comparison between said plurality of aircraft operational parameters and said aircraft behavior mode database;
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- displaying said behavior mode.
An interface for displaying a behavior mode of a vehicle, comprising:
- an input for receiving a behavior mode signal corresponding to a plurality of aircraft operational parameters, wherein said behavior mode signal is generated by executing a comparison between a plurality of aircraft operational parameters and an aircraft behavior mode database;
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- an annunciator coupled to said input, said annunciator configured to receive said behavior mode signal from said input and display said behavior mode based on said behavior mode signal.
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