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Cockpit instrument panel systems and methods with redundant flight data display
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Inventors: Straub, Philip I.; Langner, Dale R.;
Assignee: Garmin International, Inc. (Olathe, KS)
Primary Examiner: Zanelli; Michael J.
Assistant Examiner: Gibson; Eric M.
Attorney, Agent or Firm: Rolf; Devon A.
Systems and methods are provided for integrated control, access, and presentation of flight information within the cockpit. Cockpit instrument systems and methods are provided which include a first cockpit instrument panel which has a first display proximately located to a first bezel. The first display is operable to present navigational data, communication data, and flight information data including airspeed, attitude, and altitude. The systems and methods further include a second cockpit instrument panel located adjacent to the first cockpit instrument panel. The second cockpit instrument panel has a second display proximately located to a second bezel. The second display is operable to present navigational data, communication data, and flight information data including detailed engine parameters. When either the first or the second cockpit instrument panel fails, the remaining functional, first or second display, is adapted to provide all of the important flight information data, including airspeed, attitude, altitude, and detailed engine parameters. |
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION The above mentioned problems related to backup and redundancy for flight information data, as well as other problems, are addressed by the present invention and will be understood by reading and studying the following specification.
Systems and methods are provided for cockpit instrument panels and cockpit data presentation which provide better backup and are more efficient in the presentation of flight information data.
The systems and methods of the present invention offer improved cockpit instrument panels which provide more integrated, user-intuitive, and efficient access to redundant flight information data.
In one embodiment of the present invention, a cockpit instrument system is provided.
The system includes a first cockpit instrument panel which has a first display proximately located to a first bezel.
The first bezel includes navigational controls and communication controls.
The first display is operable to present navigational data, communication data, and flight information data including airspeed, attitude, and altitude.
A second cockpit instrument panel is located adjacent to the first cockpit instrument panel.
The second cockpit instrument panel includes a second display which is proximately located to a second bezel.
The second bezel includes navigational controls and communication controls.
The second display is operable to present navigational data, communication data, and flight information data including detailed engine parameters.
If the first or the second cockpit instrument panel were to fail, the remaining functional, first or second display, is adapted to provide thereon important flight information data content, including airspeed, attitude, altitude, navigation, and engine parameters from the failed display.
These and other embodiments, aspects, advantages, and features of the present invention will be set forth in part in the description which follows, and in part will become apparent to those skilled in the art by reference to the following description of the invention and referenced drawings or by practice of the invention
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Navigation and GPS 
