Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Jeffrey R Imig

Jeremy D Wills

Joshua J Ehlinger

A primary flight display (PFD) system for displaying flight information of an aircraft to a user includes a user interface configured to receive input from the user and display the flight information to the user and a processing circuit. The processing circuit is configured to cause the user interface to display one or more gauges indicating the flight information at a first translucency value over background information, receive, via the user interface, a second translucency value, and cause the user interface to display the one or more gauges indicating the flight information at the second translucency value over the background information.

Primary flight display (PFD) with adjustable translucency gauges

A system may include a data network switch and an avionics computing device implemented in an aircraft. The avionics computing device may be configured to execute a protocol engine and an application. The avionics computing device may be further configured to receive first protocol buffer data from a source, the first protocol buffer data being packed data readable by the source. The avionics computing device may be further configured to, based on execution of the protocol engine, decode the first protocol buffer data into first structured data. The avionics computing device may be further configured to, based on execution of the protocol engine, encode second structured data as second protocol buffer data, the second protocol buffer data being packed data readable by a destination. The avionics computing device may be further configured to output the second protocol buffer data to the destination.

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Houston, TX, United States of America

Jeffrey R Imig