Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Jeremy D Wills

Jason A Myren

Angela N Dunlay

Steven L Kamada

John J Kassie

Joshua J Ehlinger

Jeffrey R Imig

Tony Adams

A system that employs a third-party accessible application programming interface (API) to generate symbology for a three-dimensional view is disclosed. In embodiments, the third-party accessible API is running on or configured to communicate with at least one controller for an aircraft display system. The third-party accessible API is configured to receive a set of parameters for generating three-dimensional symbology. The controller is configured to receive the three-dimensional symbology from the third-party accessible API. The controller is further configured to generate a three-dimensional view that includes proprietary symbology and the three-dimensional symbology from the third-party accessible API at a display of the aircraft display system.

Third-party accessible application programming interface for generating 3D symbology

A computer system in an aircraft cockpit includes a touch sensitive input device with symbology replicated at a predetermined location of a heads-up display. The touch input symbology is generally organized for input selection via directional movement; and the system orients the input origin point based on the first point of contact for each new input. The system is adapted for written text recognition with the written text and recognized letters replicated on the heads-up display at a predetermined location.

No look touchscreen panel / CDU

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

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Marion, IA, United States of America

Jeremy D Wills