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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2012
Seth A. Cooper, Marion, IA (US);
David A. Gribble, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
David L. Leedom, Center Point, IA (US);
Geoffrey A. Shapiro, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Daniel E. Russell, Marion, IA (US);
James E. Winfield, Marion, IA (US);
Seth A. Cooper, Marion, IA (US);
David A. Gribble, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
David L. Leedom, Center Point, IA (US);
Geoffrey A. Shapiro, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Daniel E. Russell, Marion, IA (US);
James E. Winfield, Marion, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A schematic display for presenting vertical navigation (VNAV) data is disclosed. A planned route such as a flight plan is divided into a series of VNAV legs, and only a VNAV schematic that corresponds to the active VNAV leg is displayed. The VNAV schematic in accordance with the present disclosure is a profile-view schematic for the active VNAV leg, providing a visual representation indicating the locations of the upcoming Top of Climb (TOC) or Top of Descent (TOD). Additional VNAV data may also be presented to provide content context. Since the schematic display in accordance with the present disclosure only displays VNAV data relevant to the active VNAV leg at a given time, the complexities associated with displaying the VNAV schematic is reduced, making the VNAV data easy to read and understand.