Adaptive flight display for autonomous aircraft operations

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11186384-B2
Application number	US-201916575497-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 19, 2019
Priority date	Sep 19, 2019
Publication date	Nov 30, 2021
Grant date	Nov 30, 2021

Abstract

A technique relates to adaptive flight display. The technique includes rendering a first flight instrument display during autonomous flight operation of an aircraft, the first flight instrument display comprising autonomous mode information; determining, by a processor, that a trigger is met to transition from the first flight instrument display for the autonomous flight operation to a second flight instrument display for providing an increased perception of aircraft operating parameters for at least one of increased human awareness and human operation of the aircraft, the trigger being associated with a requirement for human intervention; and in response to the trigger being met, rendering the second flight instrument display for the human operation of the aircraft, the second flight instrument display comprising additional information.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for adaptive flight display, the method comprising:
rendering a first flight instrument display during autonomous flight operation of an aircraft, the first flight instrument display comprising autonomous mode information;
determining, by a processor, that a trigger is met to transition from the first flight instrument display for the autonomous flight operation to a second flight instrument display for providing an increased perception of aircraft operating parameters for at least one of increased human awareness and human operation of the aircraft, the trigger being associated with a requirement for human intervention; and
in response to the trigger being met, rendering the second flight instrument display for the human operation of the aircraft, the second flight instrument display comprising additional information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the autonomous mode information is associated with monitoring the autonomous flight operation of the aircraft.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the autonomous mode information is void of detailed parameters utilized for the human operation of the aircraft.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein the additional information comprises detailed parameters for the human operation of the aircraft.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein the second flight instrument display comprises the detailed parameters and at least a portion of the autonomous mode information associated with monitoring the autonomous flight operation of the aircraft.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the second flight instrument display comprises at least one parameter for the human operation of the aircraft superimposed on the autonomous mode information associated with monitoring the autonomous flight operation of the aircraft.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trigger comprises receiving an indication of a condition internal to the aircraft.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trigger comprises receiving an indication of a condition external to the aircraft.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trigger comprises receiving an indication that a portion of a flight path is approaching which requires the human intervention.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the trigger comprises receiving an indication that at least one user control has been adjusted.

11. A system for adaptive flight display, the system comprising:
a processor; and
memory coupled to the processor and comprising computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
rendering a first flight instrument display during autonomous flight operation of an aircraft, the first flight instrument display comprising autonomous mode information;
determining, by the processor, that a trigger is met to transition from the first flight instrument display for the autonomous flight operation to a second flight instrument display for providing an increased perception of aircraft operating parameters for at least one of increased human awareness and human operation of the aircraft, the trigger being associated with a requirement for human intervention; and
in response to the trigger being met, rendering the second flight instrument display for the human operation of the aircraft, the second flight instrument display comprising additional information.

12. The system of claim 11 , wherein the autonomous mode information is associated with monitoring the autonomous flight operation of the aircraft.

13. The system of claim 11 , wherein the autonomous mode information is void of detailed parameters utilized for the human operation of the aircraft.

14. The system of claim 11 , wherein the additional information comprises detailed parameters for the human operation of the aircraft.

15. The system of claim 14 , wherein the second flight instrument display comprises the detailed parameters and at least a portion of the autonomous mode information associated with monitoring the autonomous flight operation of the aircraft.

16. The system of claim 11 , wherein the second flight instrument display comprises at least one parameter for the human operation of the aircraft superimposed on the autonomous mode information associated with monitoring the autonomous flight operation of the aircraft.

17. The system of claim 11 , wherein the trigger comprises receiving an indication of a condition internal to the aircraft.

18. The system of claim 11 , wherein the trigger comprises receiving an indication of a condition external to the aircraft.

19. The system of claim 11 , wherein the trigger comprises receiving an indication that a portion of a flight path is approaching which requires the human intervention.

20. The system of claim 11 , wherein the trigger comprises receiving an indication that at least one user control has been adjusted.

Assignees

• Lockheed Corp

Inventors

• Lampazzi Margaret M
• Loussides George Nicholas
• Cherepinsky Igor

Classifications

• G08G5/55

  for a single aircraft · CPC title

• G08G5/50

  Navigation or guidance aids · CPC title

• G08G5/20

  Arrangements for acquiring, generating, sharing or displaying traffic information (arrangements for monitoring traffic G08G5/72) · CPC title

• G08G5/21

  located onboard the aircraft · CPC title

• G08G5/53 Primary

  for cruising · CPC title