US 12,148,313 B2
Mixed aspect graphic for neighboring fields of view
Jacob G. Teague, West Melbourne, FL (US)
Assigned to Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US)
Filed by Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US)
Filed on Oct. 29, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/083,778.
Prior Publication US 2022/0139235 A1, May 5, 2022
Int. Cl. G01S 7/10 (2006.01); B64D 43/00 (2006.01); G01S 7/04 (2006.01); G01S 13/89 (2006.01); G01S 13/95 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 5/0047 (2013.01) [B64D 43/00 (2013.01)] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
receiving weather related data from a remote source;
defining a near range portion of a rendering area corresponding to an area within a threshold distance centered on a computed location of a mobile platform separate from the remote source;
defining a mid-to-long range portion of the rendering area corresponding to an area beyond the threshold distance centered on the computed location;
identifying weather related data associated with a distance within the threshold distance;
rendering the weather related data within the threshold distance in the near range portion at a first scale;
identifying weather related data associated with a distance beyond the threshold distance;
compressing a distance from a center point for each the weather related data beyond the threshold distance;
rendering the distance compressed weather related data beyond the threshold distance in the mid-to-long range portion;
rendering a boundary element between the near range portion and the mid-to-long range portion;
rendering a first set of distance markers in the near range portion;
rendering a second set of distance markers in the mid-to-far range portion;
identifying a severity metric associated with each weather related datum beyond the threshold distance;
determining a highest severity metric;
determining a pixel associated with highest severity metric;
retaining the pixel for rendering;
receiving an instruction to change the first scale;
rendering the near range portion at a second scale;
re-compressing the distance from the center point for each the weather related data beyond the threshold distance based on the second scale;
re-rendering the distance compressed weather related data beyond the threshold distance in the mid-to-long range portion;
re-rendering the first set of distance markers and the second set of distance markers scaled to the change in the first scale,
wherein:
the near range portion and mid-to-long range portion are rendered to preserve a radial orientation for each weather related datum;
the first set of distance markers and second set of distance markers represent a same relative distance; and
the mid-to-long range portion is rendered with increasing distance compression as the near range portion is scaled up, and decreasing distance compression as the near range radar portion is scaled down.