Vertical profile display with arbitrary plane
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsRoland Y. Szeto, Bill G. Cornell
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Abstract
A system for allowing pilots to quickly determine weather hazard-free flight paths and weather hazards that exist along the aircraft flight plan. The system includes a memory, a processor, and a display device. The memory stores weather radar return information in a three-dimensional buffer. The processor is coupled to the memory. The processor receives a display distance value signal, retrieves weather radar return information stored in a plane of voxels in the three-dimensional buffer based on the selected display distance value and aircraft position information, and generates an image based on the retrieved weather radar return information. The display device is coupled to the processor for displaying the generated image.
Claims15
An aircraft weather radar display method comprising:
- selecting a display distance value;
- retrieving weather radar return information stored in a plane of voxels in a buffer based on the selected display distance value and aircraft position information;
- and
- generating an image based on the retrieved weather radar return information.
An aircraft weather radar display system comprising:
- a memory configured to store weather radar return information in a buffer;
- a processor coupled to the memory, the processor comprising:
- a first component configured to receive a display distance value signal;
- a second component configured to retrieve weather radar return information stored in a plane of voxels in the buffer based on the selected display distance value and aircraft position information;
- and
- a third component configured to generate an image based on the retrieved weather radar return information;
- and
- a display device configured to display the generated image.
An aircraft weather radar display computer program product comprising:
- a first component configured to store weather radar return information in a buffer;
- a second component configured to receive a display distance value signal;
- a third component configured to retrieve weather radar return information stored in a plane of voxels in the buffer based on the selected display distance value and aircraft position information;
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- a fourth component configured to generate an image based on the retrieved weather radar return information.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.