METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR DISPLAYING PROCEDURE INFORMATION ON AN AIRCRAFT DISPLAY

摘要

A method for displaying a flight path navigational procedure includes, but is not limited to, detecting with a position detecting system a current location of the aircraft, obtaining from an electronic storage device a plurality of flight path navigation procedures available for a geographic location, determining with a flight path analysis system a preferred flight path that will be taken by the aircraft, and displaying on a display unit a moving map corresponding with the current location of the aircraft and further displaying a depiction of the plurality of flight path navigation procedures on the moving map. The preferred flight path is displayed with a visual cue that visually differentiates the preferred flight path from the other flight paths of the plurality of flight path navigation procedures.

主权项

1. A system for displaying flight procedure information to an aircrew member of an aircraft, the system comprising:
a moving map display subsystem configured to display a map that moves in a manner that corresponds with a movement of the aircraft; a position detecting subsystem that is configured to detect a current location of the aircraft with respect to a ground surface and to generate a first signal indicative of the current location of the aircraft; an electronic data storage unit configured to store a plurality of flight path navigation procedures associated with a corresponding plurality of geographic locations; a flight path analysis subsystem configured to determine a preferred flight path that will be taken by the aircraft and to generate a second signal indicative of the flight path of the aircraft; and a processor operatively coupled with the moving map display subsystem, the position detecting subsystem, the flight path analysis subsystem, and the electronic data storage unit, wherein the processor is configured to receive the first signal from the position detecting subsystem and to receive the second signal from the flight path analysis subsystem, to retrieve a plurality of flight path navigation procedures from the electronic storage unit, the flight path navigation procedures corresponding with the current location of the aircraft and the flight path of the aircraft, and the processor is further configured to command the moving map display subsystem to display a graphic depiction of the plurality of flight path navigation procedures on the moving map display subsystem, wherein the preferred flight path is displayed with a visual cue that visually differentiates the preferred flight path from the other of the plurality of flight paths.