Title:
AIRPORT MAP DISPLAY SYSTEM AND METHOD
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2003048887
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
An airport map display system (10) provides situational awareness to a pilot of an airport's runways, taxiways, and other features relative to the pilot's aircraft. Data representative of an airport map is translated and communicated between aircraft systems using a data interchange method that facilitates efficient throughput of information used to represent an airport map. In addition, data representative of taxi routes, modified taxi routes, and current position of the aircraft at the airport are also translated and communicated using a compact data interchange method. Airport map data is scaled so that it is compatible with display systems previously incompatible with displaying some airport maps. Aircraft equipped with raster displays are manipulated to display map symbology by redefining existing vector group labels. For retrofit applications, the airport map display system (10) is activated when a preexisting input (e.g., an "ARPT" button) is activated when a taxi-related page is active.
Inventors:
WALTER RANDY L
Application Number:
PCT/US2002/034736
Publication Date:
January 08, 2004
Filing Date:
October 30, 2002
Export Citation:
Assignee:
SMITHS AEROSPACE INC (US)
International Classes:
B64D45/00; G09B29/00; G01C23/00; G08G5/06; (IPC1-7): G08G5/00
Foreign References:
| US6411890B1 | 2002-06-25 | |||
| US6282488B1 | 2001-08-28 |
Other References:
See also references of EP 1464036A4
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