초록 ▼

The invention provides, in some aspects, flight management systems and methods that generate three-dimensional (3D) graphical representations of airspace in a vicinity of an aircraft (e.g., in flight or during take-off). Such systems can include a display and a processor that drives the display to g

The invention provides, in some aspects, flight management systems and methods that generate three-dimensional (3D) graphical representations of airspace in a vicinity of an aircraft (e.g., in flight or during take-off). Such systems can include a display and a processor that drives the display to generate a two-dimensional (2D) or three-dimensional (3D) depiction of flight path. In a first mode, the processor drives the display to generate a flexible highway-in-the-sky (HITS) fight path having an endpoint that is fixed to a destination and having an origin that moves relative to a current location of the aerial vehicle (e.g., a path that “stays” with the vehicle). In a second mode, the processor drives the display to generate a depiction of a fixed HITS flight path that is fixed as to origin and destination and that does not move relative to the craft.

대표청구항 ▼

In view of the foregoing, What I claim is: 1. A flight management system for use with an aerial vehicle, comprising:a display,a processor coupled to the display, the processor driving the display to generate a graphical representation of airspace in a vicinity of the aerial vehicle,the processor fur

In view of the foregoing, What I claim is: 1. A flight management system for use with an aerial vehicle, comprising:a display,a processor coupled to the display, the processor driving the display to generate a graphical representation of airspace in a vicinity of the aerial vehicle,the processor further driving the display to generate (i) in a first mode, a depiction of a flexible highway-in-the-sky (HITS) flight path having an endpoint that is fixed to a destination and having an origin that moves relative to a current location of the aerial vehicle, (ii) in a second mode, a fixed HITS fight path that is fixed as to origin and destination and that does not move relative to the aerial vehicle.