Onboard aircraft systems and methods to identify moving landing platforms

A display system for an aircraft, comprising:

• a sensor positioned on the aircraft and configured to capture data associated with a landing platform on a movable carrier external to the aircraft, the data including current energy parameters of the movable carrier;
• a processing unit configured to receive the data associated with the landing platform, the processing unit further configured to generate display commands associated with the landing platform;
• and
• a display device onboard the aircraft and coupled the processing unit for receiving the display commands and operable to render first symbology representing the landing platform,
• wherein the processing unit is further configured to generate display commands associated with the energy parameters of the movable carrier, and wherein the display device is further configured to render second symbology representing the energy parameters of the movable carrier, and
• wherein the energy parameters include a current pitch and roll of the movable carrier relative to the aircraft, and wherein the landing platform of the first symbology is oriented to represent the current pitch and roll of the movable carrier.

A method for displaying a landing platform of a movable carrier with a display device on an aircraft, comprising the steps of:

• capturing data associated with the landing platform on the movable carrier external to the aircraft with a sensor positioned on the aircraft, the data including current energy parameters of the movable carrier;
• generating display commands associated with the landing platform;
• and
• rendering first symbology representing the landing platform on the display device based on the display commands,
• wherein the step of generating the display commands includes generating the display commands associated with the energy parameters of the movable carrier,
• wherein the step of rendering includes rendering second symbology representing the energy parameters of the movable carrier on the display device, and
• wherein the energy parameters include a current motion direction of the movable carrier, and wherein the step of rendering includes rendering the second symbology with an arrow oriented in the current motion direction of the movable carrier.