Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Synthetic vision runway corrective update system
- Patent Title (中): 综合视野跑道矫正更新系统
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Application No.: US11895365Application Date: 2007-08-24
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Publication No.: US07924172B1Publication Date: 2011-04-12
- Inventor: Paul A. Swearingen , David A. Frank
- Applicant: Paul A. Swearingen , David A. Frank
- Applicant Address: US IA Cedar Rapids
- Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Rockwell Collins, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US IA Cedar Rapids
- Agent Matthew J. Evans; Daniel M. Barbieri
- Main IPC: G01C21/00
- IPC: G01C21/00

Abstract:
A synthetic vision system (SVS) for an aircraft, including a user input device for receiving runway correction commands from a user. The runway correction commands are in response to discrepancies observed by the user between an observed runway position in the real world and a synthetic vision runway position depicted on an electronic display device. The user input device provides runway corrections. An SVS computer is operatively connected to the electronic display device for providing SVS image data to the electronic display device in response to received runway parameter data. A runway parameter server device (RPSD) is operatively connected to the user input device and to the SVS computer for receiving the runway corrections from the user input device and providing the runway parameter data, including any corrected data provided by the user, to the SVS computer. A runway parameter database is operatively connected to the RPSD for receiving correction data from the RPSD and providing corrected data to the RPSD. The user input device provides the capability of stewing the synthetic vision runway position to the observed real-world runway position when the synthetic vision runway position is observed to be misaligned, the corrected data being subsequently used to provide enhanced runway environment information for taxi operations.
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