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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 26, 2014
Applicant:
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Inventor:
Thomas Edward Yochum, Bothell, WA (US);
Assignee:
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G01C 23/00 (2006.01); B64D 43/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/16 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 43/00 (2013.01); G01C 21/165 (2013.01); G01C 23/00 (2013.01); G08G 5/0021 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for managing navigation of an aircraft. Positions for the aircraft are identified from position information from sensors. Graphical indicators are displayed on a graphical user interface in a display system. The graphical indicators identify the positions for the aircraft. Range rings are displayed around the graphical indicators. The range rings indicate accuracy bounds for the positions.