US 12,448,146 B2
Apparatus and method for cockpit depiction of obstacle location
Jay Bryan Crossman, Phoenix, AZ (US); Paul Albert Voisin, Phoenix, AZ (US); and Tyler Paul Hilt, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Assigned to AVIATION COMMUNICATION & SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed by Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems, LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US)
Filed on Apr. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/139,227.
Prior Publication US 2024/0359817 A1, Oct. 31, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 43/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/21 (2025.01)
CPC B64D 43/00 (2013.01) [G08G 5/21 (2025.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of alerting a pilot of an aircraft, the method comprising:
obtaining a track list of a plurality of objects, wherein the obtaining the track list comprises:
detecting information of at least one detected object,
for each of the at least one detected object, comparing information of the detected object with information of at least one previously-known object, and
creating the track list by including the at least one previously-known object and the at least one detected object or newly adding the at least one detected object to a previously-created track list;
creating an alert list of a plurality of alerts, each alert comprising a corresponding one of the plurality of objects of the track list; and
displaying the plurality of alerts on a light bar disposed in a cockpit of the aircraft.