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US 9,316,506 B2Granted
Method and apparatus for displaying vertical terrain information
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorSven David Aspen
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Abstract
The advantageous embodiments provide a computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for presenting terrain along a route of an aircraft. A display of a vertical profile side view of terrain data along the route of the aircraft on an aircraft display is provided. A number of graphical indicators of a position of terrain are displayed on the display relative to the aircraft along the route.
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A method for presenting on a display, terrain along a route of a vehicle, the route comprises a path of the vehicle, wherein the path comprises a first segment independent of a current heading of the vehicle, the method comprising:
- processing terrain data in a processor unit receiving a present location, of the vehicle, from a location device;
- receiving in the processor unit, a selection of a distance for a width for each segment of the route;
- displaying, on the display, a vertical profile side view of terrain within the width along the route, such that in response to the present location of the vehicle being offset from a centerline of the first segment, laterally to one side of the centerline of the first segment, the processor expands the width, only on the one side of the first segment, from the present location, along a line of the offset, by one-half of the distance;
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- displaying a number of graphical indicators, on the display, of a position of the terrain, relative to a left side of and a right side of the vehicle, along the route.
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A computer program product that comprises:
- a computer non-transitory recordable storage medium configured to receive a present location of a vehicle from a location device;
- a program code, stored on the non-transitory computer recordable medium, the program code configured to receive a selection for a distance of a width for each segment of a route of the vehicle, such that the computer presents graphical indicators on a vehicle display;
- a vertical profile side view of terrain data, within the width, relative to a left side of and a right side of the vehicle, wherein the route comprises a path of the vehicle, wherein the path comprises a first segment that comprises a first width, and a second segment that comprises a second width, such that the first segment is independent of a heading of the vehicle, and such that in response to the present location of the vehicle being offset from the route, laterally to one side of a centerline of the first segment, the program code expands the first width, only on the one side of the centerline of the first segment, from the present location, along a line of the offset, by one-half of a distance selected for the first width, and in response to the present location of the vehicle being offset from the route, laterally to one side of a centerline of the second segment, the program code expands the second width, only on the one side to the centerline of the second segment, from the present location, along a line of the offset, by one-half of a distance selected for the second width;
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- a number of the graphical indicators of a position of terrain on the vehicle display relative to the vehicle within the route.
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An apparatus that comprises:
- a vehicle display;
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- a storage device that comprises a stored display process;
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- a processor unit connected to the vehicle display and storage device, the processor unit configured to receive, from a location device, a present location of a vehicle and a selection of a width for each segment of a route, such that in operation the processor unit executes the display process to display, on the vehicle display;
- a vertical profile side view of terrain within the route of a vehicle on the display, wherein the route comprises a path of the vehicle, wherein the path comprises a first segment having a first width, and a second segment that comprises a second width, and wherein the first segment is independent of a heading of the vehicle, and such that in response to the present location of the vehicle being offset from the route, laterally to one side of a centerline of the first segment, the processor expands the first width, only on the one side of the centerline of the first segment, from the present location, along a line of the offset, by one-half of a distance selected for the first width, and in response to the present location of the vehicle being offset from the route, laterally to one side of a centerline of the second segment, the processor expands the second width, only on the one side to the centerline of the second segment, from the present location, along a line of the offset from the route, by one-half of a distance selected for the second width;
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- a number of graphical indicators of a position of terrain on the display relative to the vehicle along the route.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.