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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 08, 2021
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Juan Segal, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Charles Steffen, Hiawatha, IA (US);
John P. Perich, Duluth, MN (US);
Jason K. Dahlstrom, Marion, IA (US);
Thomas M. Scanlon, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Ajay Karthik Ganesan, Coralville, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A flight display is described. The flight display includes a display screen, a physical network interface, and multiple processors. The flight display interfaces with the flight deck by way of the physical network interface. The display screen displays images representative of avionics data in response to signals generated by one or more of the processors. The processors also generate command signals causing an actuator of the aircraft to control a flight control surface or a throttle. In this regard, the one or more of the processors perform various automatic flight control system (AFCS) functions. A system is further described including multiple of the flight displays. By hosting the AFCS functions across processors of the multiple flight displays, a level of command integrity may be reached. Furthermore, backups flight displays are available to be reconfigured to perform the AFCS functions.