Awareness Enhancing Display For Aircraft

摘要

Systems, methods and computer-storage media are provided for enhancing awareness in an aircraft using a touch-screen instrument panel. In one aspect, a warning is displayed peripherally in the panel in a way that attracts attention without interfering with the use of the panel for other purposes. In another aspect, a crew member is directed by highlighting through menus to a screen that enables the problem causing the warning to be corrected. In another aspect, parameters (e.g., temperatures, pressures) are displayed along with oriented graphical representations of system components. In yet another aspect, aircraft parameters are displayed in a historical context so that the user has a time-line context for a value at issue.

主权项

1. A method of alerting an aircraft crew of a relevant condition, the method comprising:
receiving information from an aircraft warning system regarding a condition; displaying an awareness-enhancing indication on a touchscreen display in an aircraft cockpit, the awareness-enhancing indication being communicated to a user, the indication suggesting a need to investigate the existence of the condition; and locating the awareness-enhancing indication on the display in a peripheral location.