Patent ID: 8477062

Claim:
An airborne radar-based system for presenting steering symbology on an aircraft display unit, said system comprising: a forward-looking aircraft radar system; a symbology generating processor configured to receive hazard data from the forward-looking aircraft radar system configured to acquire hazard data, where the hazard data is representative of hazard and wind correction information, determine a plurality of minimum turn angles based upon boundary tangents of the hazard and wind correction information, where such plurality includes a minimum left turn angle and a minimum right turn angle, generate first steering symbology data, where such first steering symbology data is representative of first steering symbology corresponding to a first minimum turn angle and comprised of a first non-textual, hazard avoidance steering cue presented in a tactical display image, where the tactical display image is comprised of at least an airspeed indicator, an altitude indicator, a heading indicator, and an attitude indicator comprised of at least pitch and roll indications, and provide the first steering symbology data to a presentation system; and the presentation system configured to receive the first steering symbology data, whereby the first non-textual, hazard avoidance steering cue of the first steering symbology data is superimposed against the heading indicator depicted on a tactical display unit.