Inventors:
Samuel T. Clark - Federal Way WA, US
Wayne R. Jones - Bellevue WA, US
Michael P. Snow - Langley WA, US
Eddie J. Trujillo - Snohomish WA, US
Assignee:
The Boeing Company - Chicago IL
International Classification:
G08G 5/06
G06F 19/00
US Classification:
701120, 701 10, 701 14, 340958, 340972
Abstract:
A system and method are provided for the efficient entry and display of ground taxi routes on an electronic airport map display. The system may include a touchscreen entry device, a display device, a computer, a map database, a vehicle position sensor and a transmitter/receiver. The system may be configured to check the ground taxi entries to ensure that each successive segment is contiguous with the last or next segment, and any gaps or discontinuities in the displayed taxi instructions may be annunciated. An intelligent display of next possible segments may be incorporated into the system.