Display system for an aircraft and associated method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9567098-B2
Application number	US-201313851667-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 27, 2013
Priority date	Mar 27, 2012
Publication date	Feb 14, 2017
Grant date	Feb 14, 2017

Abstract

The system includes additional display means including at least one additional screen and additional graphic interface handling means of the additional screen (able to display on the additional screen, a summary window depending on the operational state of the aircraft. The summary window comprises at least one first pictogram able to be displayed on a first display window of main display means of the aircraft without being displayed on the second window of the main display means, and at least one second pictogram intended to be displayed on the second display window of the main display means without being displayed on the first window of the main display means.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A display system for an aircraft, comprising main display means including:
at least one basic screen, and
means for handling the graphic interface of said or each basic screen, the handling means being configured to separately display on the main display means at least one first display window and at least one second display window, each display window displaying at least one pictogram representative of a parameter and/or a control of the aircraft,
wherein the system includes additional display means including:
at least one additional screen, and
additional means for handling the graphic interface of the additional screen configured to display on the additional screen, a summary window depending on one of a transitional state between two air control centers, a preparation state for a descent phase towards a landing runway, a preparation state for entering an air control area with specific requirements, a detection of a deviation between two redundant sensors on the aircraft, a change in the navigation configuration, and a malfunction on the aircraft,
the summary window comprising at least one first pictogram configured to be displayed on the first display window of the main display means without being displayed on the second display window of the main display means, and at least one second pictogram intended to be displayed on the second display window of the main display means without being displayed on the first display window of the main display means,
said first and second pictograms displaying available data configured to and required for the one of the transitional state between two air control centers, the preparation state for a descent phase towards a landing runway, the preparation state for entering an air control area with specific requirements, the detection of a deviation between two redundant sensors on the aircraft, the change in the navigation configuration, and the malfunction on the aircraft.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the main display means comprise a first basic screen and a second basic screen, distinct and away from the first basic screen, the handling means being configured to display the first display window on the first basic screen, and to separately display the second window on the second basic screen.

3. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the first basic screen is a primary piloting screen able to display pictograms representative of piloting parameters of the aircraft, the second basic screen being a multi-functional screen configured to display pictograms representative of the navigation of the aircraft and/or of the handling of systems of the aircraft.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the main display means comprise a first basic screen, the handling means being configured to display the first window on the first basic screen, and to display the second window on the first basic screen as a replacement of or an addition to the first window, advantageously upon interaction of a user with a control member of the display of the first basic screen.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the additional interface handling means are further configured to display in addition to the summary, window, a second summary window comprising a second set of pictograms stemming from two separate windows of the main display means in another of the transitional state between two air control centers, the preparation state for a descent phase towards a landing runway, the preparation state for entering an air control area with specific requirements, the detection of a deviation between two redundant sensors on the aircraft, the change in the navigation configuration, and the malfunction on the aircraft, the at least one first pictogram and at least one second pictogram of the summary window being different from the second set of pictograms.

6. The system according to claim 5 , wherein the additional interface handling means comprise means for detecting the aircraft is currently experiencing the transitional state between two air control centers, the preparation state for a descent phase towards a landing runway, the preparation state for entering an air control area with specific requirements, the detection of a deviation between two redundant sensors on the aircraft, the change in the navigation configuration, or the malfunction on the aircraft, and automatic switching means configured to automatically switch the display onto the additional screen from the first summary window towards the second summary window depending on the transitional state between two air control centers, the preparation state for a descent phase towards a landing runway, the preparation state for entering an air control area with specific requirements, the detection of a deviation between two redundant sensors on the aircraft, the change in the navigation configuration, or the malfunction on the aircraft detected by the detection means.

7. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the additional handling means are configured to selectively display in the one of the transitional state between two air control centers, the preparation state for a descent phase towards a landing runway, the preparation state for entering an air control area with specific requirements, the detection of a deviation between two redundant sensors on the aircraft, the change in the navigation configuration, and the malfunction on the aircraft, at least one first summary window and at least one first additional summary window, the auxiliary display means comprising a means for selection by a user of the first summary window and/or of the first additional summary window.

8. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the additional interface handling means are configured to display on the additional screen a man/machine dialog interface, such as an alphanumerical keyboard.

9. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the additional graphic interface handling means are configured to display on the additional screen, independently of the transitional state between two air control centers, the preparation state for a descent phase towards a landing runway, the preparation state for entering an air control area with specific requirements, the detection of a deviation between two redundant sensors on the aircraft, the change in the navigation configuration, or the malfunction on the aircraft currently experienced by the aircraft, at least one predefined window of pictograms representative of flight parameters and/or controls.

10. The system according to claim 1 , wherein each pictogram is representative of a flight parameter and/or control selected from an alphanumerical or analog indicator of a flight parameter, a virtual button configured to actuate a control of a system of the aircraft, a short cut for accessing another window, a path for accessing documentation, or/and a field for inputting alphanumerical data.

11. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the additional screen is a touchscreen, for example borne by a tablet, at least one pictogram displayed on the additional screen being configured to be tactilely selected by a user of the additional screen.

12. A display method for an aircraft, comprising the following steps: providing a system comprising main display means including:
at least one basic screen, and
means for handling the graphic interface of said or each basic screen, the handling means being configured to separately display on the main display means at least one first display window and at least one second display window, each display window displaying at least one pictogram representative of a parameter and/or a control of the aircraft,
wherein

Assignees

• Dassault Aviat

Inventors

• Kou Paul
• Barral Jerome
• Saint-Requier Cyril
• Boulle Eric

Classifications

• G01C23/00

  Combined instruments indicating more than one navigational value, e.g. for aircraft; Combined measuring devices for measuring two or more variables of movement, e.g. distance, speed or acceleration · CPC title

• B64D43/00 Primary

  Arrangements or adaptations of instruments · CPC title

• B64D45/00 Primary

  Aircraft indicators or protectors not otherwise provided for · CPC title