Patent ID: 11915603
Assignee: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
Field: Transport (Mechanical engineering)
Classification: CPC B  G | IPC B  G

Claim 14:
15. A system comprising:
an electronic display having a primary flight display rendered thereon;
a data storage element to maintain a stopping location comprising a geographic location associated with a current aircraft type of an aircraft at a gate and a heading associated with the gate;
a navigation system to provide a current geographic location of the aircraft; and
a processing system coupled to the electronic display, the data storage element and the navigation system to:
dynamically determine a longitudinal distance between the current geographic location of the aircraft and the stopping location in a longitudinal direction aligned with the heading associated with the gate;
dynamically determine a lateral distance between the current geographic location of the aircraft and a reference axis through the stopping location in a lateral direction perpendicular to the heading associated with the gate; and
provide, on the electronic display, a docking guidance graphical user interface display comprising:
a longitudinal docking guidance scale comprising a plurality of vertical deviation markers including a first aircraft reference marker;
a vertical docking reference marker on the longitudinal docking guidance scale at a vertical position with respect to the first aircraft reference marker, wherein a first on-screen distance between the vertical docking reference marker and the first aircraft reference marker corresponds to the longitudinal distance between the current geographic location of the aircraft and the stopping location in the longitudinal direction aligned with the heading associated with the gate;
an azimuthal docking guidance scale comprising a plurality of lateral deviation markers including a second aircraft reference marker; and
a lateral docking reference marker on the azimuthal docking guidance scale at a horizontal position with respect to the second aircraft reference marker, wherein a second on-screen distance between the lateral docking reference marker and the second aircraft reference marker corresponds to the lateral distance between the current geographic location of the aircraft and the reference axis through the stopping location.