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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 21, 2007
Michael J. Krenz, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Pamela K. Hahn, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Bryan C. Schultz, Marion, IA (US);
Michael J. Krenz, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Pamela K. Hahn, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Bryan C. Schultz, Marion, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A system for providing taxi navigation information to a pilot of an aircraft is comprised of a navigation system; a taxi navigation module consisting of, in part, a processor and database; and an indicating system consisting of, in part, a tactical display unit system (e.g., a primary flight director ('PFD'), and head-up display ('HUD') of an aircraft. A navigation system may provide aircraft position data of the aircraft while it is on the ground. A processor receives the aircraft position data, retrieves taxi navigation symbology based upon the aircraft position data from a taxi navigation database, and provides this data to the indicating system. The indicating system generates the display of taxi navigation information on a display unit which, in turn, provides the pilot with an egocentric view of airport signage using colored aviation signage symbology.