Taxi information presentation system, device, and method

摘要

Present novel and non-trivial system, device, and method for presenting taxi information to a pilot are disclosed. A processor receives aircraft taxi information; retrieves navigation reference and object data; generates an image data set as a function of the aircraft taxi information data and the navigation reference and object data; and provides the image data set to a display system. The image data set could be representative of an image in which one or more first location highlighters highlight the location(s) of one or more raised surface features that appear within an egocentric, perspective scene outside the aircraft. The one raised surface feature could be comprised of a raised surface boundary or a raised surface centerline. In an additional embodiment, the image could include one or more second location highlighters highlighting the location(s) of one or more raised surface transition features.

主权项

1. A system for generating taxi information presentable to a pilot of an aircraft, such system comprising:a source of taxi information data;at least one source of navigation reference data;a processor configured to:
receive aircraft taxi information data representative of at least
the current position of the aircraft, anda designated surface route comprised of at least one specified airport surface; retrieve navigation reference data corresponding to the aircraft taxi information data and representative of at least one specified airport surface; generate an image data set as a function of the aircraft taxi information data and the navigation reference data, where
the image data set is representative of an image in which at least one first location highlighter highlights the location of at least one raised surface feature corresponding to a surface feature of one specified airport surface, where
one first location highlighter corresponds to an actual, visible surface centerline and is comprised of a proximal end and a distal end, where
the proximal end of the one first location highlighter is located above and not in contact with the actual, visible surface centerline, where the one first location highlighter stretches proportionally with an amount of drift of the aircraft from the actual, visible surface centerline,the distal end of the one first location highlighter is located perpendicularly above and not in contact with the actual, visible surface centerline, andthe one first location highlighter snaps at a predetermined distance between the aircraft and the actual, visible surface centerline; and provide the image data set to a display system; andthe display system configured to:
receive the image data set; and present the image represented in the image data set.