US 12,260,766 B2
Method for interactive heads-up display and control of traffic targets
Bradley R. Thompson, Cedar Rapids, IA (US); Sarah Barber, Cedar Rapids, IA (US); and Felix B. Turcios, Cedar Rapids, IA (US)
Assigned to Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US)
Filed by Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US)
Filed on Dec. 9, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/116,415.
Prior Publication US 2022/0180758 A1, Jun. 9, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64D 43/02 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/04817 (2022.01); G08G 5/04 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 5/0073 (2013.01) [B64D 43/02 (2013.01); G06F 3/04817 (2013.01); G08G 5/04 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for interactive display of traffic targets via a heads-up display (HUD), the method comprising:
receiving, via at least one surveillance system of an aircraft, traffic information associated with one or more proximate aircraft within a threshold range of the aircraft, the one or more proximate aircraft including at least one first proximate aircraft within a field of view (FOV) of the HUD, the HUD configured for one or more synthetic display feeds corresponding to the HUD FOV, and at least one parked aircraft within the threshold range but outside the HUD FOV;
organizing each proximate aircraft into an ordered sequence according to one or more proximity criteria, wherein the ordered sequence corresponds to an order in which the one or more proximate aircraft are traversable by a displayed cursor;
displaying, via the HUD, one or more interactive traffic symbols, each interactive traffic symbol corresponding to a relative position of each proximate aircraft and indicating a status of the proximate aircraft;
accepting, via a heads-up controller, control input from an operator of the aircraft;
sequentially transitioning, via the HUD, each proximate aircraft to a highlighted status by traversing the ordered sequence with the displayed cursor based on the accepted control input;
transitioning, via the HUD, at least one highlighted proximate aircraft to a selected status based on the accepted control input;
and
designating, via the HUD, at least one selected proximate aircraft for at least one traffic application based on the accepted control input.