Patent ID: 8886372
Filing Date: 2014-11-11
Classification: G01C,G05D,G06F

Abstract:
1. An interface system for enabling a user to control a mode of a flight vehicle, comprising: a control panel comprising first and second settable control devices configured to output first and second flight parameter setting signals representing respective current settings of first and second flight parameters of the first and second settable control devices; a first sensor configured to output a first user proximity signal while the first settable control device is being touched by a user; a second sensor configured to output a second user proximity signal while the second settable control device is being touched by a user; a display system comprising a display screen that is not part of or collocated with said control panel; and a computer system coupled to receive said first and second flight parameter setting signals from said first and second settable control devices respectively and receive said first or second user proximity signal respectively output by said first or second sensor, and further coupled to send display control signals to said display system, said computer system being programmed to output display control signals that control said display system to display an image comprising an indication of said current setting of said first flight parameter within a first area of said display screen and an indication of said current setting of said second flight parameter within a second area of said display screen which does not overlap said first area, and said computer system being further programmed to cause a visible change within said first area in response to receipt of said first user proximity signal and to cause a visible change within said second area in response to receipt of said second user proximity signal.