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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 23, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 12, 2018
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
James R. Hamilton, Federal Way, WA (US);
Kenneth Sain, Denver, CO (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method and associated aircraft system and computer program product are disclosed. The method comprises receiving a first tradeoff preference representing a tradeoff between a first flight plan characteristic and a second flight plan characteristic; receiving a first flight plan corresponding to a first value of the first flight plan characteristic; and displaying a graphical representation of the first flight plan on a display of the aircraft. Displaying the graphical representation of the first flight plan comprises displaying a chart; displaying one or more predefined values on the chart that are referenced to the first flight plan characteristic, wherein a visual arrangement of the one or more predefined values is based in part on the first tradeoff preference; and displaying a first geometric overlay representing the first flight plan on the chart, wherein the first value of the first flight plan characteristic is displayed relative to the visual arrangement.