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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7986249 | System and method for displaying graphical departure procedures A method of visually presenting aviation obstacles to an operator of an aircraft is disclosed. The method comprises receiving departure information associated with a runway having a departure end, parsing the departure information to determine a presence of an obsta... | 07/26/2011 |
| 7924172 | Synthetic vision runway corrective update system A synthetic vision system (SVS) for an aircraft, including a user input device for receiving runway correction commands from a user. The runway correction commands are in response to discrepancies observed by the user between an observed runway position in the real ... | 04/12/2011 |
| 7868785 | Ownship symbol for enhanced situation awareness A method of symbolically representing a location of an aircraft on a display in the aircraft is disclosed. It is determined whether the aircraft is operating proximal one of a runway and a taxi-way. A range of the display is selected. Features are displayed near a l... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7817065 | Airport viewing system for an aircraft The invention relates to a system with a device for determining the current position of the aircraft, a display device displaying, on a viewing screen an airport map, wherewith is associated a symbol illustrating the current position of the aircraft, an interface de... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7796055 | Runway status indication and traffic information display and filtering Systems and methods for runway status indication and related traffic information displays and filtering are disclosed. In one embodiment, the method for displaying runway status includes defining a monitored volume for each of one or more runways, determining a runw... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7382284 | Aircraft surface operations guidance on head up display The present invention is a method and system of aircraft surface operations guidance on a head up display. An aircraft surface operations guidance method includes the following steps. At time t1, a taxi guidance cue and a trend vector are displayed on a h... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382288 | Display of airport signs on head-up display A head-up display (HUD) is disclosed. The HUD is provided on board an aircraft. The HUD comprises a projector and a combiner. The combiner enables viewing of the world outside of the combiner and also allows viewing of information provided from the projector. A comp... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7382287 | Avionics system, method and apparatus for selecting a runway A destination runway selection method, system and apparatus for use with a Terrain Awareness and Warning System (“TAWS”). The method involves determining upon which of a number of candidate runways an aircraft is most likely to land so that appropriate Required ... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7342514 | Display of automatic dependent surveillance (ADS-B) information on head-up display A head-up display (HUD) is disclosed. The HUD is provided on board an aircraft. The HUD comprises a projector and a combiner. The combiner enables viewing of the world outside of the combiner and also allows viewing of information provided from the projector. A comp... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7286077 | Method and device for aiding the landing of an aircraft on a runway A system for aiding the landing of an aircraft on a runway uses an angular vertical position of the aircraft and includes at least one landing aid radio. In a stand-alone manner, the position of the aircraft in latitude and longitude is determined, and the position ... | 10/23/2007 |
| 7253748 | Foreign object detection system and method A system for detection of foreign objects on airport travel surfaces including a plurality of foreign object detector modules mounted on a corresponding plurality of existing aircraft travel surface lighting supports, the plurality of foreign object detector modules... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7222017 | Method and system for entering and displaying ground taxi instructions A system and method are provided for the efficient entry and display of ground taxi routes on an electronic airport map display. The system may include a touchscreen entry device, a display device, a computer, a map database, a vehicle position sensor and a transmit... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7216069 | Simulated visual glideslope indicator on aircraft display An apparatus and method for simulating airport lighting aids by providing a generator having a processor structured to receive a plurality of navigation signals representative of position and altitude of a host aircraft; a signal generator operated by the processor,... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7209053 | System and method for displaying validity of airport visual approach slope indicators An improved system and method are disclosed for indicating the validity of airport runway visual approach slope indicators on an aircraft display. An aircraft display system is provided, which includes a database for storing data about the specific visual approach s... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7184883 | GPS-based steering needle instrument A a flight instrument enabling a pilot to intercept and precisely follow a predefined GPS track. The instrument—known as a GPS steering indicator—provides a visual display which is similar in appearance to other aircraft instruments (and therefore instantly reco... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7161501 | Historical analysis of aircraft flight parameters Method and system for analyzing and displaying one or more present flight parameter values FP(t) of an aircraft in motion at a measurement time tn, and for comparing the present flight parameter value with a selected percentage band, containing historical... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7151487 | Method for measuring GPS air sensitivity and mobile terminal having function of measuring GPS air sensitivity A method for measuring an air sensitivity of a global positioning system (GPS) signal in a mobile terminal. A GPS signal value is obtained in the mobile terminal. The air sensitivity of the GPS signal value based on a reference GPS signal value is stored in a memory... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7132960 | Approach monitoring and advisory system and method A system, method, and computer program product are provided for monitoring for high energy landing approaches and advising a flight crew of an aircraft. Specific aircraft energy is predicted at a touchdown zone of a runway. The predicted specific energy is compared ... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7109889 | Methods and apparatus for surface movement situation awareness A method for enhancing ground situational awareness to an aircraft operating at an airport is described. The method includes displaying, within the aircraft, runways and taxiways for the airport and displaying a position of the aircraft with respect to the runways a... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7084785 | Method and device for determining a final approach path of an aircraft for a non-precision approach for the purpose of landing the aircraft The method provides for determining an approach mode which has been selected by the pilot of the aircraft from among a plurality of predetermined approach modes, for selecting a characteristic segment (6) of an arrival path which relates to the selected appro... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7079951 | Ground operations and imminent landing runway selection A method and system for locating aircraft with respect to airport runways selecting as a function of aircraft state parameters one of a plurality of candidate runways that the aircraft on which it is installed is most likely to encounter, whether taxiing, preparing ... | 07/18/2006 |
| 7050909 | Automatic taxi manager A method for moving a vehicle to a predetermined location comprises the steps of producing a real time image of a potential taxi route, comparing the real time image with a stored image to determine if the potential taxi route is clear between the location of the ve... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7038613 | Method and device for determining at least one cue of vertical position of an aircraft A method and device for determining a vertical position cue of an aircraft while landing in the presence of a lateral alignment beam, which is emitted from the ground and provides an indication of the aircraft's lateral alignment with respect to a landing strip, may... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6983206 | Ground operations and imminent landing runway selection A method for locating aircraft with respect to airport runways and taxiways, generating and annunciating situational awareness advisories as a function of aircraft state parameters relative to a determination of the aircraft location. ... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6972696 | Aircraft future position and flight path indicator symbology A programmable symbology is provided that defines a series of geometric forms in the visual field of a pilot. The symbology includes a virtual representation of a predicted flight path of the aircraft and a virtual representation of a projected contact point with an... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6937165 | Virtual rumble strip A system and method are provided for a virtual rumble strip that uses a 3-dimensional audio alert (3-DAA) signal to warn a user operating a vehicle that the vehicle has deviated from a predetermined path. The virtual rumble strip may include a sensor that detects lo... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6927701 | Runway occupancy monitoring and warning Techniques are described for monitoring runway occupancy and providing an indication of occupancy of a runway to an airplane on final approach the runway. A system, for example, defines and monitors one or more zones on the runway to determine whether the runway is ... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6917309 | Foreign object detection system and method A system for detection of foreign objects on airport travel surfaces including a plurality of foreign object detector modules mounted on a corresponding plurality of existing aircraft travel surface lighting supports, the plurality of foreign object detector modules... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6862519 | Airport map system with compact feature data storage An airport map display system for an aircraft displays the airport paved surfaces and structures to a pilot or crew member. The system displays runways, taxiways, connectors, ramps, gates, and buildings. Hold and yield points may also be displayed. A compact set of ... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6751545 | Aircraft taxi planning system and method A taxi planning system for aircraft provides an intuitive user interface for entering and selecting taxi plans quickly and easily. The system includes predefined reduced selection menus that prompt the pilot with feasible taxi choices. Predefined standard routes all... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6731226 | Airport feature display system and data interchange method for conformal display An airport feature display system for aircraft provides visual guidance cues and awareness to track the specified taxi path on a HUD. The guidance cues include symbology representative of the position of selected airport features such as runway and taxiway edges, ta... | 05/04/2004 |
| 6606035 | System and method for airport runway monitoring A system and method are configured to provide a cost-effective runway monitoring tool that may be used by airports to aid in accident avoidance and investigation by generating and analyzing image data corresponding to runway areas and surfaces.... | 08/12/2003 |
| 6571166 | Airport surface operation advisory system A head up display system that incorporates conformal and non-conformal views and associated symbology to provide highly informative and intuitive guidance with respect to all aspects of operating an aircraft or other vehicle in a controlled geographical a... | 05/27/2003 |
| 6496760 | Flight information display with plane of flight view In an aircraft flight information display system, a viewing surface of the display presents an observer with a view of the flight space forward of the aircraft. The viewing surface includes a section displaying a translucent plane of flight of the aircraf... | 12/17/2002 |
| 6477449 | Methods, apparatus and computer program products for determining a corrected distance between an aircraft and a selected runway The present invention provides several apparatus, methods, and computer program products for determining a corrected distance between an aircraft and selected runway, such that the corrected distance may be used for ground proximity warning calculations. ... | 11/05/2002 |
| 6347264 | High accuracy, high integrity scene mapped navigation An aircraft including an approach and landing system, including a navigation unit for providing navigation information, a weather radar unit for providing radar information, a processor which receives navigation information from the navigation unit and in... | 02/12/2002 |
| 6255965 | Device for aiding the piloting of an aircraft, especially a rotary-wing aircraft and in particular a helicopter The present invention relates to a device for aiding the piloting of an aircraft, especially a rotary-wing aircraft, in particular a helicopter. According to the invention, said device (1) comprises first means (2) for determining, on the one hand, the slope a... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6236913 | Method and device for inputting and controlling flight data Process and device using a flight management system (FMS) for aiding aerial navigation. To facilitate the task of the pilot, the FMS carries out a dialogue with the pilot via a data display and input console (MCDU), which displays a list of tasks to be ex... | 05/22/2001 |
| 6219594 | Landing area obstacle detection radar system An aircraft including an approach and landing system, including a navigation unit for providing navigation information, a weather radar unit for providing radar information, a processor which receives navigation information from the navigation unit and in... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6185486 | Air vehicle landing/takeoff area mapping system and method An air vehicle landing/takeoff area mapping system includes a plurality of transmitters located in the landing/takeoff area with each transmitter propagating a signal having a signal frequency indicative of the transmitter location. A receiver is located ... | 02/06/2001 |
