FLAT PANEL DISPLAY USING DUAL CPU'S FOR AN AIRCRAFT COCKPIT

摘要

A thin flat panel display (100) for aircraft cockpits. This display uses a dual CPU/graphics generator systems (70 and 80) to produce simulated aircraft instrument display which is color coded to indicate when one of the graphic generators has not correctly received data from the aircraft bus (20). The display uses standard graphic generators (70 and 80) and CPUs (50 and 60), and does not require additional software. The display (100) also allows the aircraft systems to be continuously tested while the aircraft is on the ground. Morever, the inventive systems includes input touch devices which access external memories to display necessary flight and a landing information which allow the cockpit crew to expand in detail the external information for display on the flat panel.