Cockpit display having 3D flight path error symbology
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsMark I. Snyder, Dean R. Wilkens
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Abstract
A primary flight display (PFD) for an aircraft generating a 3-dimensional (3D) symbology indicative of the aircraft situational information. The 3D symbology includes a 3D vertical path error symbol and a 3D lateral flight path error symbol. Several 3D altitude symbols are also displayed which collectively render a 3D representation of the aircraft situation. The 3D symbology enhances the pilot's awareness of the aircraft situation to accurately control the aircraft, and to easily to monitor the performance during manual and automatic flight.
Claims20
An aviation display for an aircraft, comprising:
- means for receiving at least one input signal indicative of the aircraft situation and responsively providing situation signals;
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- display means receiving said situation signals and generating a three dimensional (3D) visual display including 3D symbology indicative of the aircraft situation;
- said 3D symbology including a 3D flight path error symbology indicative of a vertical flight path error and including a pair of opposing triangular symbols interconnected by symbology indicative of a roll of the aircraft.
An aviation display visually rendering aircraft situation information coupled thereto, wherein said aircraft situation information is rendered in three dimension (3D), said aircraft situation information including a 3D flight path vector symbology, said 3D symbology including a 3D flight path error symbology indicative of a vertical flight path error and including a pair of opposing triangular symbols interconnected by symbology indicative of a roll of the aircraft.
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