Rockwell Collins, Inc.

Michael R Goodloe

Randy H Jacobson

Christopher A Scherer

Roger L Yum

Bernard S McCaffrey

Tiffany D Williamson

Thomas C Olson

David J Inman

An offscreen traffic information indicator system includes signal receivers for receiving traffic messages from proximate air and ground vehicles and a traffic indicator for determining the positions of the host aircraft and the proximate vehicles based on the traffic messages. Based on the locations of the host aircraft and proximate vehicles and their proximity to airport runways, the traffic indicator may designate runways as relevant runways (or receive relevant runway designations from the flight management system of the host aircraft) and designate proximate vehicles as relevant to the host aircraft. A display unit may display, along with a dynamic map of a region near the host aircraft, relevant runway indicators for relevant runways within the mapped region and offscreen traffic indicators for relevant aircraft positioned outside the mapped region.

Off-screen traffic information indicator

Growing community of inventors

Cedar Rapids, IA, United States of America

Michael R Goodloe