Honeywell International Inc.

Jerry D Ball

John Suddreth

Roger W Burgin

Dave Pepitone

Mark Giddings

Troy A Nichols

Marisela Mendez Tapia

Thea Lynn Feyereisen

Aaron James Gannon

Pramod Kumar Malviya

Kenneth M Leiphon

Sean Caufield

Ratan Khatwa

Ivan Sandy Wyatt

William Ray Hancock

Emmanuel Letsu-Dake

Ken Leiphon

James C Fye

John G Suddreth

Xiaohong Linda Li

Jayasenthilnathan B

An image processing system for generating a display for a vehicle. The image processing system receives images, respectively, from a plurality of cameras mounted on the vehicle. The field of view of the plurality of cameras at least partially overlaps. The field of view of one or more of the plurality of cameras includes a region underneath the vehicle. The images are transformed to a common reference plane using a perspective transformation algorithm and based on intrinsic and extrinsic parameters of the plurality of cameras, to thereby obtain a projected image. The projected image is projected to the common reference plane. A display is generated based on the projected image. The display includes a synthetic depiction of the vehicle including an outer profile. The display includes an image area within the outer profile that is based on the projected image for the region underneath the vehicle.

Display systems and methods

Systems and Methods are provided for displaying flight data parameters to aircrew members of an aircraft. The system includes a first display for a pilot flying (PF) that shows computer generated images of flight data parameters that are designated for the PF. A second display is used for a pilot monitoring (PM) that shows computer generated images of flight data parameters that are designated for the PM. An augmented reality vision system (ARVS) re-assigns the displays of designated computer generated images of flight data parameters between the first display and the second display according to instructions by the PF or the PM.

Augmented reality vision system for vehicular crew resource management

Avionic display systems and methods are provided for generating avionic displays, which include symbology and other graphics pertaining to forecast overpressure events, which are forecast to occur during supersonic aircraft flight. In various embodiments, the avionic display system includes a display device on which an avionic display is produced. A controller architecture is operably coupled to the display device. Storage media contains computer-readable code or instructions that, when executed by the controller architecture, cause the avionic display system to determine whether an overpressure event is forecast to occur due to the predicted future occurrence of a sonic boom, which has a magnitude exceeding a boom tolerance threshold. When the controller architecture determines that an overpressure event is forecast to occur, the avionic display system further generates symbology on the avionic display indicative of or visually signifying the forecast overpressure event.

Systems and methods for generating avionic displays including forecast overpressure event symbology

Avionic display systems and methods are provided for generating avionic displays including symbology decreasing the likelihood of boom tolerance threshold exceedance (an overpressure events) due to potential constructive interference between pressure waves occurring during supersonic flight. In various embodiments, the avionic display system includes a display device on which an avionic display is generated. A controller architecture is operably coupled to the display device and configured to determine when there exists a possibility for an overpressure event to occur in a future timeframe due to constructive interference between colliding pressure waves, which are forecast to occur during the impending supersonic flight of one or more A/C. When determining that there exists a possibility for an overpressure event to occur in the future timeframe due to constructive interference between pressure waves, the controller architecture further generates symbology or other graphics on the avionic display indicative of the potential occurrence of the overpressure event.

Systems and methods for generating avionic displays including forecast boom tolerance threshold exceedance symbology

Flight planning systems and methods are provided, which augment supersonic flight planning via the integration of sonic boom forecast data. In embodiments, the flight planning system includes a display device, a pilot input interface, and a controller architecture coupled to the display device and to the pilot input interface. During system operation, the controller architecture receives flight plan criteria entered via the pilot input interface. The controller architecture then endeavors to generate or construct a boom-regulated flight plan, which includes at least one supersonic flight plan segment, in accordance with the flight plan criteria. If unable to construct a boom-regulated flight plan, the controller architecture generates a visual notification on the display device. The visual notification can include, for example, a warning that an excessive sonic boom or overpressure event may occur during execution of the flight plan by an aircraft, absent modifications to the flight plan.

Systems and methods for sonic boom aware flight planning

A method for displaying images on a head-mounted display (HMD) device that compensates for a user's vestibulo-ocular reflex (VOR) response. The displayed HMD image is compensated for predicted eye position such that the displayed image stays centered on the fovea of the eye, during transient eye movement caused by head motion, resulting in better display readability, discernment and cognitive processing.

Methods of vestibulo-ocular reflex correction in display systems

A method and system are described for enhancing ground situational awareness to an aircrew via an alphanumeric display of an air traffic control ground clearance, including displaying a symbol for each stage of the clearance. A crewmember may accept or change each stage via a graphical user interface within the alphanumeric display.

System and method for confirming received taxi instructions

A system and method are provided for decluttering an aircraft display. Chart data, flight data and user input data are obtained. User input data reflects pilot preferences. A modified combination of chart data and flight data is generated in response to user input data. Symbology that is graphically representative of the modified combination is displayed.

Pilot centered system and method for decluttering aircraft displays

Methods and systems are provided for displaying a taxi clearance for an aircraft at an airport. One exemplary method involves receiving user input indicative of a constraining taxi path of a plurality of taxi paths at the airport, determining a first taxi portion between an initial location for the taxi clearance and the constraining taxi path, determining a second taxi portion between the constraining taxi path and a destination location for the taxi clearance, and displaying, on a display device associated with the aircraft, a taxi route comprising the first taxi portion, the second taxi portion, and the constraining taxi path between the first taxi portion and the second taxi portion.

Methods and systems for displaying a taxi clearance

A method for displaying a flight path navigational procedure includes, but is not limited to, detecting with a position detecting system a current location of the aircraft, obtaining from an electronic storage device a plurality of flight path navigation procedures available for a geographic location, determining with a flight path analysis system a preferred flight path that will be taken by the aircraft, and displaying on a display unit a moving map corresponding with the current location of the aircraft and further displaying a depiction of the plurality of flight path navigation procedures on the moving map. The preferred flight path is displayed with a visual cue that visually differentiates the preferred flight path from the other flight paths of the plurality of flight path navigation procedures.

Methods and systems for displaying procedure information on an aircraft display

A method is provided for displaying integrated minimum vectoring and safe altitude information on a display device in an aircraft. The method comprises displaying a graphical representation of a safe altitude sector and a vectoring altitude sector on the display device, and displaying a graphical representation of the aircraft on the display device to indicate the current location of the aircraft and a minimum altitude value associated therewith. The safe altitude sector corresponds to a first geographic area having a designated minimum safe altitude value associated therewith. The vectoring altitude sector corresponds to a second geographic area having a designated minimum vectoring altitude value associated therewith that is below the designated minimum safe altitude value. The graphical representation of the aircraft is displayed within at least one of the graphical representation of the safe altitude sector and the graphical representation of the vectoring altitude sector.

Aircraft flight deck displays and systems and methods for displaying integrated minimum safe altitude and minimum vectoring altitude information on a display device in an aircraft

A system and method display general terrain clearance awareness, whether the aircraft is off route, on airway, off procedure, or on procedure, so altitude thresholds are not violated and EGPWS alerts are avoided, while reducing clutter in displaying the information. Altitude, location, and rate of change in altitude are considered in determining whether the aircraft will exceed the threshold altitude. A flight path or an area to be entered is highlighted when the threshold altitude will be violated by the aircraft with the current flight path. The threshold altitude may be a minimum or maximum allowed altitude, or the terrain.

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