| US 7,505,835 B2 | ||
| System and method for producing flight pathway | ||
| Clifford S. Brust, Beaver Creek, Ohio (US); and Gary Evans, Troy, Ohio (US) | ||
| Assigned to L-3 Communications Avionics Systems, Inc., Grand Rapids, Mich. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 03, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/189,814. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/303585, filed on Jul. 06, 2001. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2003/0023354 A1, Jan. 30, 2003 | ||
| Int. Cl. G01C 23/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 701—3 [701/4; 701/18; 701/120; 701/122; 701/300; 340/945; 340/947; 340/963] | 51 Claims |
| 1. A method of presenting flight path information for an aircraft in a three-dimensional airspace display, said method comprising
the steps of
receiving flight plan data;
receiving aircraft performance data;
processing the data to form a selected flight path, the selected flight path including a starting point, at least one waypoint,
and a destination;
generating first and second symbols along a current portion of the selected flight path that includes the at least one waypoint
in response to the selected flight path, the first symbols showing boundaries around the current portion of the selected flight
path, the second symbols following the current portion of the selected flight path without change made to flight controls,
and displaying the first and second symbols in a three dimensional airspace display.
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