Aspen Avionics, Inc.

Centro Italiano Richerche Aerospaziali S.p.c.a.

Centro Italiano Ricerche Aerospaziali S.c.p.a.

Sean Rieb

Kevin Glen Jones

Nicola Genito

Federico Corraro

Luca Garbarino

Antonio Vitale

Ettore De Lellis

David Bibby

Constantinos Kyriakos

Peter Lyons

Jeffrey D Bethel

David Berlin

William Brodegard

Penny Heinz

Tony Malerich

Brian Turner

Jeffrey Bethel

Kevin Jones

A system for and method of indicating an angle of attack of an aircraft is provided. The system utilizes measurements from existing aircraft sensors so that a dedicated angle of attack sensor is not required. The system enables and benefits from a unique method that includes performing standard flight operations during a calibration flight. The system does not need any aerodynamic model of the aircraft because it utilizes information from the calibration flight to develop an estimated aerodynamic model of the specific airplane. The system utilizes the aerodynamic model and other information to estimate an angle of attack of the aircraft during flight. Finally, the system utilizes additional information to indicate the estimated angle of attack of the aircraft relative to an optimum angle of attack for the aircraft and/or a critical angle of attack of the aircraft. The system further enables recalibration, so as to accommodate aircraft aerodynamic modifications.

System and method for angle of attack indication with no dedicated sensors and aircraft information

The present general inventive concept relates to methods and systems to select and display information on an avionics display screen. The systems and methods allow for the selection and display of information using knobs to highlight and select the desired information for display, eliminating the need for a cursor function. The systems and methods also provide for multiple pages and/or multiple windows or 'tiles' within these pages and/or windows simultaneously on a single screen of a display, with each window, page, and/or tile being fully controlled independently when selected. The present general inventive concept also relates to systems and methods to provide multiple cues on an electronic display system altitude tape to a pilot in advance and impending approach to a predefined altitude. The present general inventive concept also relates to systems and methods to employ variable resolution topographical data based on display range for an avionics navigation display.

Avionics device, systems and methods of display

The present general inventive concept provides a system and method to use alpha blending properties of a graphics processor to dim the display, effectively darkening it with neutral color overlays, beyond the last hardware dimming step.

Avionics device display dimming system and method

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Albuquerque, NM, United States of America

Sean Rieb