Flight management system vector functions

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7715954
APP PUB NO 20080004757A1
SERIAL NO

11731813

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Disclosed is a system and method for diverting from a flight plan without adjusting an autopilot by treating a heading change as the new leg of a flight plan. The present invention allows the pilot of an aircraft to enter a heading to follow into a flight management system, which treats the heading as the current leg of a flight plan otherwise being followed by the flight management system. The present invention graphically displays the heading leg as the predicted track so that the pilot is able to see the airplane's expected path. Such a change allows the autopilot to continue following commands from the flight management system rather than being changed to a mode in which the autopilot follows heading commands directly from the pilot.

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AVIDYNE CORPORATION55 OLD BEDFORD ROAD LINCOLN MA 01773

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Ingram, Michael J Melbourne, US 5 35
Keirnan, Michael Melbourne, US 2 13
Lindsley, Steven Melbourne, US 3 35

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