Grand Rapids, Michigan
Synthetic Vision Display
The GE Aviation Synthetic Vision Display makes the arduous task of piloting a plane much easier. And with the safety of the crew and passengers in mind, giving a pilot less to worry about could not be more important.
Using a flight simulator to stream flight data and reliable terrain information, a variety of unique flight instruments can be created. After being processed and sent via network to the client machine, a Synthetic Vision Display is rendered with several features designed to make a pilot's flight easier.
Accurately rendered terrain replaces the standard blue and brown rectangles, giving a pilot a better correlation between instrumentation and what would be visible from the main window. Further, the terrain rendered in the display simulates clear weather, allowing much greater visibility if actual weather conditions are poor.
Other features include coloration of rendered terrain to show relative
elevation to the plane. In short, should the plane be in any danger of
colliding with terrain, said terrain shall be rendered in red to ensure the
pilot is aware of a need to avoid it. Terrain posing only a moderate risk
will be rendered in yellow. Green terrain will not pose the pilot any risk.
Flight paths and airports are also shown on the Synthetic Vision Display,
allowing the pilot greater situational awareness in even the worst
conditions.
A pilot's job just got easier.
Andrew Inman, Justin Kienle, Jesse Hacker, Andrew Gerber
