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https://drivepatents.com/patents/1009741 · 31 Aug 2011
Methods and systems are provided for presenting operating information for an aircraft (118) in a vertical profile (308) displayed on a display device (102) associated with the aircraft (118). The vertical profile (308) graphically depicts at least a portio...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1009885 · 24 Aug 2011
Methods and systems are provided for displaying a symbol (22) that is representative of an aircraft (24) in flight. The method includes, but is not limited to, the steps of detecting an attitude of the aircraft (24) and a view direction (27) of an operator...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1015860 · 9 Feb 2011
Embodiments of a process (40) and a program product are provided suitable for implantation by a flight management system (FMS, 20), which is deployed onboard an aircraft and including a display device (22) and a user interface (28). The FMS operable is ope...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1015878 · 9 Feb 2011
A method displaying a pathway (226, 502) for an aircraft includes receiving (302, 402, 602) an instrument generated course generally in alignment with a runway centerline (214), determining (304, 404, 604) the pathway (226, 502) based on aircraft flight pa...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1071934 · 7 Dec 2005
A method of presenting flight path information for an aircraft in a three-dimensional airspace display, said method comprising the steps of receiving flight plan data, receiving aircraft performance data, processing the data to form selected flight path da...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1072069 · 7 Dec 2005
A block arrangement of optical elements is provided for use as a transmitter/receiver for a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) system. The block arrangement comprises: a plurality of glass modules aligned together as a block to form a plurality of optical...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1072153 · 30 Nov 2005
The method involves determining a change-over point (12) which is found on a flight trajectory (T0). The point (12) corresponds to a point where an aircraft (A) quits the trajectory (T0) for reaching a start point (8) of a flight trajectory (T1) of tactic ...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1083812 · 22 Sep 2004
The method involves constructing an image by a conical projection on a projecting plane which is orthogonal to line of sight. The image is delimited laterally. The scale of the delimited image is adapted to make a line segment correspond to the width of th...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1092943 · 1 Oct 2003
A distributed laser based obstacle awareness system for use on-board an aircraft comprises: a plurality of obstacle detecting sensors disposable at a corresponding plurality of locations of the aircraft for emitting laser energy from the aircraft into a pr...
https://drivepatents.com/patents/1101044 · 16 Oct 2002
Device for revising the flight plan of an aircraft, in particular a transport airplane. The device (1) comprises display means (3) presenting, on a display screen (5), a flight plan page comprising a flight plan, and revision means that can be actuated (6)...