PERSPECTIVE VERTICAL SITUATION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD

A display system and method for an aircraft simultaneously displays the terrain under the flight plan, or under the current track of the aircraft, as both a two-dimensional lateral situation view image and as a perspective vertical situation view image. This provides improved tactical flight plannin...

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Main Authors DWYER DAVID B, NICHOLS TROY A, LITTLE MICHAEL C, HILBERT MATHEW
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 24.12.2009
Subjects
ADVERTISING
AEROPLANES
AIRCRAFT
APPLIANCES FOR TEACHING, OR COMMUNICATING WITH, THE BLIND,DEAF OR MUTE
AVIATION
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COSMONAUTICS
COUNTING
CRYPTOGRAPHY
DIAGRAMS
DISPLAY
EDUCATION
EDUCATIONAL OR DEMONSTRATION APPLIANCES
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
GLOBES
GYROSCOPIC INSTRUMENTS
HELICOPTERS
MEASURING
MEASURING DISTANCES, LEVELS OR BEARINGS
NAVIGATION
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHOTOGRAMMETRY OR VIDEOGRAMMETRY
PHYSICS
PLANETARIA
SEALS
SIGNALLING
SURVEYING
TESTING
TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:A display system and method for an aircraft simultaneously displays the terrain under the flight plan, or under the current track of the aircraft, as both a two-dimensional lateral situation view image and as a perspective vertical situation view image. This provides improved tactical flight planning, and that does not erroneously show the flight plan passing through the displayed terrain.
Bibliography:Application Number: US20090547170