Patent ID: 7603209
Filing Date: 2009-10-13
Classification: G01C,G08G,G09B

Abstract:
1. A flight deck display system for an aircraft, comprising: a processor adapted to receive terrain data and flight plan data, the flight plan data representative of a lateral and a vertical path of a flight plan, the processor operable, in response to the terrain data and the flight plan data, to supply image rendering display commands; and a display device coupled to receive the image rendering display commands and operable, in response thereto, to simultaneously render (i) a two-dimensional lateral situation view image representative of the terrain data, (ii) a three-dimensional perspective vertical situation view image representative of the terrain data, and (iii) flight plan indicia representative of the flight plan data, at least a portion of the flight plan indicia being rendered on the three-dimensional perspective vertical situation view image as a ribbon that represents the lateral and vertical path of the flight plan and having dimensions based on aircraft vertical accuracy and a predetermined probability of error in aircraft lateral position.