A flight display (100) is described. The flight display includes a display screen (102), a physical network interface (106), and multiple processors (110). The flight display interfaces with the flight deck by way of the physical network interface. The display screen displays images representative of avionics data in response to signals generated by one or more of the processors. The processors also generate command signals causing an actuator (306) of the aircraft to control a flight control surface or a throttle. In this regard, the one or more of the processors perform various automatic flight control system (AFCS) functions. A system (200) is further described including multiple of the flight displays. By hosting the AFCS functions across processors of the multiple flight displays, a level of command integrity may be reached. Furthermore, backups flight displays are available to be reconfigured to perform the AFCS functions.
EMBEDDED DISPLAY AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROLS DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE
VERTEILTE ARCHITEKTUR FÜR AUTOMATISCHE FLUGSTEUERUNGEN MIT EINGEBETTETER ANZEIGE
ARCHITECTURE DISTRIBUÉE DE COMMANDES DE VOL AUTOMATIQUES À AFFICHAGE INTÉGRÉ
2023-05-10
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
EMBEDDED DISPLAY AUTOMATIC FLIGHT CONTROLS DISTRIBUTED ARCHITECTURE
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