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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 06, 2006
Joachim Laurenz Naimer, Ascona, CH;
Frank Hummel, Woodinville, WA (US);
John Jorgensen, Kirkland, WA (US);
Patrick Krohn, Bellevue, WA (US);
Joachim Laurenz Naimer, Ascona, CH;
Frank Hummel, Woodinville, WA (US);
John Jorgensen, Kirkland, WA (US);
Patrick Krohn, Bellevue, WA (US);
Universal Avionics Systems Corporation, Tucson, AZ (US);
Abstract
A monitoring system for alerting pilots of aircraft or operators of vehicles when the aircraft or vehicle is approaching a geographical feature of interest, such as a runway, includes a database including at least one geo-referenced chart; a processor; a positioning system configured to identify at least one of the position, heading, track and velocity of the vehicle, and transmit such data to the processor; and a display unit configured to display the present position of the aircraft on the at least one geo-referenced chart. After receiving the position, heading, track and/or velocity data, the processor determines whether the aircraft has entered a containment area associated with a geographical feature of interest, and if so, provides a visible notification to the pilot or operator, which may comprise a change in display of the geographical feature of interest.