Patent ID: 8903655
Filing Date: 2014-12-02
Classification: G01C,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method for enhancing by a processor the ground situational awareness of an aircrew via a display within an aircraft operating at an airport having a runway, comprising: displaying via the display at least one taxiway and at least one runway for the airport; displaying via the display a first landmark related to the at least one taxiway in a first format; displaying via the display a second landmark related to the runway in the first format; determining via the processor the position of the aircraft; displaying via the display the aircraft; blossoming via the processor the first landmark for display in a second format on the display as the aircraft approaches the first landmark; and blossoming via the processor the second landmark for display in the second format on the display as the aircraft approaches the second landmark, wherein the blossoming occurs at a threshold associated with each of the first and second landmarks, the threshold being adjustable by a crewmember of the aircraft via a user interface.