Perspective runway system
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsSherwin S. Chen, Jean M. Crane, Steven L. Fleiger-Holmes, Wayne R. Jones, Bruce P. Samuels, Bechara J. Mallouk
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Abstract
A method, apparatus, and computer program product for displaying information about runways. A runway for an aircraft is identified when the aircraft is within a selected distance of the runway. A number of graphical indicators are displayed on a display in a flight deck. The number of graphical indicators corresponds to a number of features of the runway present in a field of view for an eye reference point in the flight deck.
Claims19
A method for displaying information about runways, the method comprising:
- identifying a runway for an aircraft when the aircraft is within a selected distance of the runway;
- and
- displaying a number of graphical indicators on a display in a flight deck, wherein the number of graphical indicators corresponds to a number of features of the runway present in a field of view for an eye reference point in the flight deck, the number of graphical indicators including a centerline of the runway, the displaying including a first number of rectangles for the centerline not filled when the aircraft is at a first distance from the runway, and changing the display of the first number of rectangles to displaying a second number of rectangles for the centerline in which the second number of rectangles alternates between being filled and not filled when the aircraft is at a second distance from the runway.
An apparatus comprising:
- a display in a flight deck;
- a storage device containing program code;
- and
- a processor unit configured to run the program code to identify a runway for an aircraft when the aircraft is within a selected distance of the runway;
- and display a number of graphical indicators on the display in the flight deck, wherein the number of graphical indicators corresponds to a number of features of the runway present in a field of view for an eye reference point in the flight deck, the number of graphical indicators including a centerline of the runway, the display including a first number of rectangles for the centerline not filled when the aircraft is at a first distance from the runway, and changing the display of the first number of rectangles to displaying a second number of rectangles for the centerline in which the second number of rectangles alternates between being filled and not filled when the aircraft is at a second distance from the runway.
A computer program product for displaying information about runways, the computer program product comprising:
- a non-transitory computer recordable storage medium;
- program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for identifying a runway for an aircraft when the aircraft is within a selected distance of the runway;
- and
- program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for displaying a number of graphical indicators on a display in a flight deck, wherein the number of graphical indicators corresponds to a number of features of the runway present in a field of view for an eye reference point in the flight deck, the number of graphical indicators including a centerline of the runway, the displaying including a first number of rectangles for the centerline not filled when the aircraft is at a first distance from the runway, and changing the displaying of the first number of rectangles to displaying a second number of rectangles for the centerline in which the second number of rectangles alternates between being filled and not filled when the aircraft is at a second distance from the runway.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.