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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8188891 | Method and system for depicting visually predominant features on a flight display The system for presenting visual features to a pilot of an aerial vehicle contains a flight display. The flight display includes a display screen, a programmable device, an input device, and a memory. A plurality of visual features is contained in the memory. A plur... | 05/29/2012 |
| 7671761 | Method and system for calculating altitude above runway for an aircraft The system contains a receiver in communication with a programmable device. The receiver receives a first horizontal distance from the aircraft to a threshold of the runway, an angle of a glide path, and a threshold crossing height. The programmable device determine... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7433781 | Device for cartographically representing minimum vertical speeds This device furnishes a map for assisting navigation at low-level altitude while representing the zone flown over with points shown in false colors and/or textures or symbols corresponding to the vertical speeds needed to fly over them. ... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7327284 | Smart altitude callout for helicopters A method, computer software product, and system to generate altitude callouts according to proximity to a runway at an airport or heliport includes determining whether the helicopter is flying in proximity to the runway and automatically selecting an altitude thresh... | 02/05/2008 |
| 7158053 | Method and apparatus for tracking aircraft and securing against unauthorized access A system for monitoring an aircraft receives navigation signals and deriving a position vector therefrom and also asserts an alert signal in the event that the altitude of the aircraft above ground level is less than a predetermined value. The system samples the pos... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7127335 | Low airspeed assist algorithm for air data computer applications A method of estimating the airspeed of an aircraft during low airspeed conditions includes measuring a negative impact pressure using a pitot-static probe on the aircraft. Then, the method includes estimating a non-zero airspeed of the aircraft as a function of the ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123749 | Height measurement apparatus Apparatus and methods for enhancing the accuracy of height above ground measurements in which the registration error between successive images taken of the terrain over which an aircraft is flying is minimized, the earlier image having first been transformed accordi... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7062364 | Electronic non-linear aircraft dynamic parameter display A method and apparatus is disclosed for displaying a dynamic parameter of an aircraft, the apparatus comprises a display unit receiving a display signal and displaying a scale that changes dynamically and non-linearly in accordance with a selected display algorithm,... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6967616 | Systems and methods for correlation in an air traffic control system of interrogation-based target positional data and GPS-based intruder positional data An improved system and methods for correlating an interrogation-based air traffic surveillance intruder, such as an Traffic alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) intruder, and a GPS-based air traffic surveillance target, such as an Automatic Dependent Surveill... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6947726 | Network security architecture for a mobile network platform A mobile platform security architecture is provided for monitoring security activities associated with a network residing on an aircraft. The security architecture includes a plurality of passenger connections to the network, such that each of the passenger connecti... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6934608 | Integrated vertical situation display Methods and apparatus are provided for generating an integrated vertical situation display. The method comprises generating a profile view frame, producing a first profile view of a first track of the vehicle in the profile view frame beginning at about a current po... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6917297 | System and method for advance warning of severe weather for general aviation aircraft A system and method for advanced warning of severe weather for general aviation aircraft is presented. An aircraft includes an onboard weather tracker which monitors atmospheric condition changes. The weather tracker uses data from an onboard barometric altimeter an... | 07/12/2005 |
| 6894611 | Method and system for uploading and downloading engine control data A method and system for transmitting engine control data to or from the engine control unit of an engine. The system includes a local communication unit capable of establishing a wireless communication link with a remote communication unit and a link for transferrin... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6870490 | Display of altitude and path capture trajectories Pilot error is reduced and auto pilot operation is improved by the addition of capture information to the information provided on a cockpit display. The capture information, such as, for example, capture start point, last point to initiate capture, trajectory during... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6819983 | Synthetic pressure altitude determining system and method with wind correction A method of generating a synthetic pressure altitude is disclosed. The method includes providing a static air temperature to a data processing device. The method also includes providing a wind velocity, a ground velocity, and a geometric altitude to the data process... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6737988 | Instrumentation and control circuit having multiple, dissimilar sources for supplying warnings, indications, and controls and an integrated cabin pressure control system valve incorporating the same An integrated cabin pressure control system valve that uses a dual, redundant channel electronic control unit for both control of the valve and to supply alarm, indication, and control signals to the aircraft's avionics system. Each channel in the electronic control... | 05/18/2004 |
| 6686851 | Altitude tape and integral vertical speed indicator A device for enhancing altitude awareness in an avionics display is disclosed. The device includes an altitude indicator that displays a current altitude on the avionics display. A scrolling display of altitude levels is displayed with the altitude indica... | 02/03/2004 |
| 6584384 | Device, method and computer program product for altimetry system An apparatus, system, method and computer program product to verify proper operation of an aircraft altimetry system. Aural and visual alerts may optionally be provided when a fault in the altimetry is detected.... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6462703 | Method and system for high precision altitude measurement over hostile terrain A system and method for providing highly accurate measurements of the altitude above ground level (AGL) of an aircraft flying over local terrain. A current AGL altitude of the aircraft over local terrain is obtained by activating a radar altimeter on the ... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6441751 | Indicator of a variable for aircraft The indicator (1A) according to the invention comprises means (13) for determining first and second target values respectively of a variable and of its derivative with respect to time, and display means (5, 6, 7) which depict on a display screen (7) a mea... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6400283 | Altitude and vertical speed indicator for aircraft In an altitude and vertical speed indicator for aircraft, an altitude indicator includes a graduated scale vertically mobile past a fixed marker and a vertical speed indicator includes a pointer rotatable about the point of intersection of a straight line... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6342846 | Angle of attack detection and indication system The angle of attack of an airfoil moving through the air can be detected and a display provided electronically through use of an all-solid-state system powered by a D.C. source. A wind vane mounted on one end of a shaft is exposed to the airflow while a w... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6324448 | Methods, apparatus and computer program products for determining the vertical speed of an aircraft A method, an apparatus and a computer program product are provided for accurately determining the vertical speed of an aircraft in a manner independent of signals provided by an air data computer, an inertial reference system and an inertial navigation sy... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6298286 | Method of preventing potentially hazardously misleading attitude data The invention discloses a method of preventing potentially hazardously misleading attitude data. The method includes deriving a value for a leveling parameter from inertial and velocity data, monitoring the leveling parameter for a characteristic indicati... | 10/02/2001 |
| 6263263 | Altitude correction for aircraft under non-ISA temperature conditions A new and useful apparatus for automatically correcting for the actual altitude of an aircraft, under non-ISA temperature conditions is provided. An apparatus according to the present invention can be particularly useful in automatically providing altitud... | 07/17/2001 |
| 6259380 | Method and apparatus of automatically monitoring aircraft altitude An apparatus and method for automatically and independently determining aircraft altitude and alerting the pilot to deviations from a target altitude exceeding a specified tolerance. The alerter comprises an altitude sensing means for sensing the present ... | 07/10/2001 |
| 6232890 | Combined altitude and height-above-ground indicator for an aircraft A combined altitude and height-above-ground indicator for an aircraft enables the altitude and the height of an aircraft to be displayed simultaneously. The combined indicator includes a first sensor and a second sensor which respectively sense altitude a... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6204779 | Combined altitude and height-above-ground indicator for an aircraft A combined altitude and height-above-ground indicator for an aircraft includes a first sensor and a second sensor which respectively sense altitude and height-above-ground, a processor for processing the information supplied by the first and second sensor... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6150960 | Integrated flight control indicator An integrated flight control indicator for providing visual information indicative of aircraft flight parameters has a sky arc and an earth arc which are visually distinguishable from one another. The sky arc and the earth arc cooperate to generally defin... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6028536 | Integrated flight control indicator An integrated flight control indicator for providing visual information indicative of aircraft flight parameters has a sky arc and an earth arc which are visually distinguishable from one another. The sky arc and the earth arc cooperate to generally defin... | 02/22/2000 |
| 6020832 | Method and apparatus of automatically monitoring aircraft altitude An apparatus and method for automatically and independently determining aircraft altitude and alerting the pilot to deviations from a target altitude exceeding a specified tolerance. The alerter comprises an altitude sensing means for sensing the present ... | 02/01/2000 |
| 5940035 | Method for calibrating aircraft altitude sensors A method for calibrating a pressure-sensing altitude sensor of an aircraft while the aircraft is in flight. The method includes the steps of obtaining a set of reference atmospheric pressures as a function of height above a base station by affixing a refe... | 08/17/1999 |
| 5844504 | Compressed circle flight display An altimeter is disclosed which includes an arcuate top portion and an arcuate bottom portion. Side portions connect the arcuate top portion to the arcuate bottom portion. The side portions have a curvature less than a curvature of the top portion or the ... | 12/01/1998 |
| 5820080 | Precision equivalent landing system using gps and an altimeter A precision equivalent landing system. In one embodiment, a position determining system is coupled to an aircraft. The position determining system generates lateral position information of the aircraft with respect to a landing approach path. An altimeter... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5781126 | Ground proximity warning system and methods for rotary wing aircraft The present invention provides ground proximity warning system and method for aircraft, particularly rotary wing aircraft such as helicopters. The warning system generally includes a barometric altitude rate detector, such an altimeter and a rate circuit,... | 07/14/1998 |
| 5739771 | Ambiguous dial indicator with saturating setpoints An ambiguous dial indicator intuitively communicates the relative value of setpoints to an operator. The ambiguous dial indicator includes an ambiguous scale and a pointer or needle. The setpoints are represented by "bugs" which are adjacent to the ambigu... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5677842 | Collision avoidance device with reduced energy balance for aircraft, notably for avoiding collisions with the ground Disclosed is a collision avoidance device with reduced energy balance for aircraft, in particular for avoiding collision with the ground. This device comprises means for the geographical localization of the aircraft, a database containing a description of... | 10/14/1997 |
| 5638059 | Audible altimeter for parachutists The invention relates to an audible altimeter for use by parachutists. The altimeter comprises a sensor means 6 for sensing ambient air pressure, an electronic processor 5, a sounder device 4 and control buttons 2,3. The electronic processor 5 is programm... | 06/10/1997 |
| 5486821 | Artificial horizon altitude warning system An artificial horizon altitude warning system is provided for helping to prevent a controlled flight of an aircraft into the ground. The artificial horizon altitude warning system comprises an altimeter for gathering altitude information about the aircraf... | 01/23/1996 |
| 5415031 | Process and device for estimating the altitude of an aircraft including an inertial reference system, radio altimeters and a poller The invention is a process and a device for determining an estimation of the altitude of an aircraft from at least two independent measurements of the altitude, by polling. The aircraft must include at least one inertial reference system. A signal represe... | 05/16/1995 |
