Method and device for automatically adjusting an image of an aircraft navigation screen
AssigneeAirbus Operations GmbH
InventorsYannick Deleris, Christophe Maily
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Abstract
A method and device are provided for automatically adjusting an image of an aircraft navigation screen. The device includes a determining unit for automatically determining, if necessary, a new display configuration making it possible to present on a navigation screen a detected dangerous event, and a display unit for automatically effecting a change of display of the navigation screen by applying this new display configuration.
Claims8
A method for automatically adjusting an image of a navigation screen of an aircraft, said navigation screen displaying an image having at least one display mode and at least one scale, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) monitoring aircraft environment to detect a potentially dangerous environmental event for the aircraft;
- b) analyzing, upon detection of the potentially dangerous environmental event, the displayed image for a change of display mode and a change of scale;
- c) determining a new display mode and a new scale suited to the detected potentially dangerous environmental event;
- d) changing display of the navigation screen by applying the newly determined display mode and scale;
- e) analyzing information presented on the navigation screen, upon detection of the potentially dangerous environmental event, to determine dispensable, short term piloting information;
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- f) deactivating the determined dispensable, short term piloting information from the navigation screen.
A device for automatically adjusting an image of a navigation screen of an aircraft, said navigation screen displaying an image having at least one display mode and at least one scale, said device comprising:
- environmental monitoring unit that monitors aircraft environment to detect a potentially dangerous environmental event for the aircraft;
- a display mode analysis unit and a scale analysis unit that analyze, upon detection of the potentially dangerous environmental event by the environment monitoring unit, the displayed image for a change of display mode and a change of scale;
- a display mode determination unit and a scale determination unit that determine from the analysis of the display mode analysis unit and the scale analysis unit, a new display mode and a new scale suited to the detected potentially dangerous environmental event;
- display system that changes display of the navigation screen, by applying the newly determined display mode and scale;
- information analysis unit that analyzes information presented on the navigation screen, upon detection of the potentially dangerous environmental event, to determine dispensable, short term piloting information;
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- information deactivation unit that deactivates the determined dispensable, short term piloting information from the navigation screen.
An aircraft, comprising:
- a navigation screen that displays an image having at least one display mode and at least one scale;
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- a device that adjusts the image of the navigation screen, wherein the device comprises:
- environmental monitoring unit that monitors aircraft environment to detect a potentially dangerous environmental event for the aircraft,
- a display mode analysis unit and a scale analysis unit that analyze, upon detection of the potentially dangerous environmental event by the environment monitoring unit, the displayed image for a change of display mode and a change of scale,
- a display mode determination unit and a scale determination unit that determine from the analysis of the display mode analysis unit and the scale analysis unit, a new display mode and a new scale suited to the detected potentially dangerous environmental event,
- display system that changes display of the navigation screen by applying the newly determined display mode and scale,
- information analysis unit that analyzes information presented on the navigation screen, upon detection of the potentially dangerous environmental event, to determine dispensable, short term piloting information, and
- information deactivation unit that deactivates the determined dispensable, short term piloting information from the navigation screen.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.