Raymond P Roland from Cedar Rapids, IA, age 42

System, Module, And Method For Presenting Surface Symbology On An Aircraft Display Unit
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US Patent:

8441376, May 14, 2013
Filed:

Sep 29, 2010
Appl. No.:

12/893243
Inventors:

Benjamin J. Helppi - Cedar Rapids IA, US
Raymond P. Roland - Oakville CA, US
Assignee:

Rockwell Collins, Inc. - Cedar Rapids IA
International Classification:

G08B 21/00
US Classification:

340959, 73178 T, 701 15
Abstract:

A present novel and non-trivial system, module, and method for presenting surface symbology on an aircraft display unit are disclosed. Symbology image data representative of an image depicting takeoff distance symbology is generated by a symbology generator based upon flight management data and navigation reference data provided by a flight management data source and the navigation reference data source, respectively. The takeoff distance symbology comprises a far end and a near end, where the location of the far end corresponds to a location of the end of the assigned runway, and the location of the near end is dependent upon the location of the far end, the direction of the runway opposite of the assigned runway, and the takeoff distance. The takeoff distance symbology may be presented as a superimposition against an image of the assigned runway presented on the screen of the display unit.