Method and system for displaying navigation corridors
AssigneeHoneywell International Inc.
InventorsJohn G. Suddreth, Sergio Cecutta, Frank Cupero
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Abstract
Methods and systems for operating a display device associated with a vehicle are provided. A first image is caused to be displayed on the display device. The first image is at least representative of an actual terrain over which the vehicle is navigating. A second image is rendered over the first image on the display device. The second image includes a digital navigation corridor boundary corresponding to an actual navigation corridor boundary of an actual navigation corridor in which the vehicle is navigating. A luminance of at least a portion the digital navigation boundary on the display device is increased based on a proximity of a trajectory of the vehicle to the actual navigation corridor boundary.
Claims20
A method for operating a display device associated with a vehicle comprising:
- causing a first image to be displayed on the display device, the first image being at least representative of an actual terrain over which the vehicle is navigating;
- rendering a second image over the first image on the display device, the second image comprising a flight plan and a digital navigation corridor boundary corresponding to an actual navigation corridor boundary of an actual navigation corridor in which the vehicle is navigating, the digital navigation corridor boundary indicating a boundary for a buffer zone around the flight plan;
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- increasing a luminance of at least a portion the digital navigation boundary on the display device based on a proximity of a trajectory of the vehicle to the actual navigation corridor boundary.
A method for operating a display device on-board an aircraft comprising:
- causing a first image to be displayed on the display device, the first image being at least representative of a view of a user on-board the aircraft;
- rendering a second image over the first image on the display device, the second image comprising a flight path and a digital navigation corridor boundary corresponding to an actual navigation corridor boundary of the actual navigation corridor in which the aircraft is navigating, the digital navigation corridor boundary indicating a boundary for a buffer zone around the flight path;
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- increasing a luminance of at least a portion of the digital navigation boundary on the display device based on a proximity of a flight path of the aircraft to the actual navigation corridor boundary.
An avionics system comprising:
- a display device that is viewable by a user of an aircraft;
- a processor in operable communication with the display device, the processor being configured to:
- generate a first image on the display device, the first image being representative of an actual terrain over which the aircraft is navigating;
- generate a second image over the first image on the display device, the second image comprising a flight plan and a digital navigation corridor boundary corresponding to an actual navigation corridor boundary of an actual navigation corridor in which the aircraft is navigating, the digital navigation corridor boundary indicating a boundary for a buffer zone around the flight plan;
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- increasing a luminance of at least a portion the digital navigation boundary on the display device based on a proximity of a trajectory of the aircraft to the actual navigation corridor boundary.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.