US 12,456,381 B2
Systems and methods for displaying a pilot display for an aircraft
Nicholas Moy, South Burlington, VT (US); Collin Freiheit, Burlington, VT (US); and Joshua E. Auerbach, Waterbury Center, VT (US)
Assigned to BETA AIR LLC, South Burlington, VT (US)
Filed by BETA AIR, LLC, South Burlington, VT (US)
Filed on Feb. 26, 2024, as Appl. No. 18/587,720.
Application 18/587,720 is a continuation of application No. 17/732,354, filed on Apr. 28, 2022, granted, now 11,912,430.
Prior Publication US 2024/0367812 A1, Nov. 7, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08G 5/34 (2025.01); B64C 29/00 (2006.01); B64D 43/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/21 (2025.01)
CPC G08G 5/34 (2025.01) [B64C 29/00 (2013.01); B64D 43/00 (2013.01); G08G 5/21 (2025.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A pilot display system for an aircraft, the system comprising:
a sensor configured to measure an aircraft position and generate a position datum based on the aircraft position;
a display incorporated in the aircraft; and
a computing device communicatively connected to the sensor and the display, the computing device configured to:
receive a flight path including a transition point;
determine, based at least in part on the position datum, the aircraft position relative to the transition point; and
command the display to display a visual representation of the aircraft position relative to the transition point, wherein the transition point represents a location along the flight path where the aircraft is transitioning between fixed-wing flight and vertical rotor-based flight or between vertical rotor-based and fixed-wing flight.