JPH11259800A - Guiding device for aircraft - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make effectively performable a guidance for aircraft by making a guiding device consist of a display board which displays a prescribed display content and signals it to the aircraft taxing on the ground and a variable display controlling means which selects the display content shown on the display board to be a prescribed display content and shows it. SOLUTION: A display surface 1a of a display board 1 is directed in such a direction that a pilot of a taxing aircraft A can visually recognize it. And, the height of the board 1 is determined below the construction gauge of an airport so that it can not be the hindrance to the taxing of the aircraft A. The display surface 1a of the board 1 comprises many color LEDSs, can show display content consisting of prescribed characters, such as 'GO' and a graphic form, etc., in color and is configured to be what is called a color display board. In such a case, prescribed messages can be sent to the pilot even by colors showing display content in blue when the display content shown on the board 1 is on a safety side, by showing it in yellow in the case of attention and by showing it in red when it is on a danger side.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an aircraft guidance apparatus which informs an aircraft traveling on the ground of predetermined contents by characters or symbols and can guide the aircraft.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, as this type of aircraft guidance device, a centerline lamp group is provided at predetermined intervals along a centerline of an aircraft traveling path such as a taxiway, and the centerline lamp group is provided. A red light group that forms a stopper bar at a predetermined interval in a direction orthogonal to the center line of the travel path is provided by illuminating and guiding the aircraft, or by illuminating these red light groups, It has been proposed that the stop can be notified (Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-156600 according to the present applicant).
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[0003] It has also been proposed to indicate the location of a traveling point and a content indicating a predetermined operation category on the road side of the traveling route of an aircraft by using an internally illuminated fixed sign.

[0004]

However, the above-described conventional guidance using a centerline light or a stop bar only indicates the traveling direction, stop, and progress of the aircraft, and also has an internally illuminated fixed type indicating the operation category. The sign has a fixed display content, has a small amount of information that can be reported, and has an inconvenience that efficient guidance and guidance of the aircraft cannot be performed.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned drawbacks, and an object of the present invention is to provide a pilot of an aircraft traveling on the ground with a great deal of information and to effectively guide the guidance of the aircraft. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION An object of the present invention is to provide an aircraft guidance device which can be performed in a flexible manner.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, an aircraft guidance system according to the present invention comprises: a display panel for displaying and displaying predetermined display contents to an aircraft traveling on the ground; Variable display control means for selecting display contents to be displayed on the display panel to predetermined display contents and displaying the selected display contents. Further, the display content displayed on the display plate is displayed in a predetermined color according to the selected display content.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a plan view of an aircraft A in a state of being guided and guided by centerline lamps L, L... Provided at predetermined intervals along the centerline of a taxiway A. It is.

In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 denotes a display panel which is a main part of the aircraft guidance system according to the present invention, and a display surface 1a of the display panel 1 is oriented in a direction in which a pilot of the aircraft A traveling can view. (See the arrow in FIG. 1). And
The height of the display panel 1 is determined to be equal to or less than the construction limit of the airport so as not to hinder the traveling of the aircraft A.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a display control circuit of the display panel 1. As shown in FIG. The display surface 1a of the display panel 1 is formed of a number of well-known color LEDs, and can display a display content including predetermined characters and figures such as “GO” in color.
It is configured as a so-called color display panel. Note that the character “GO” in FIG. 2 is displayed in blue with the blue element of the color LED selected.

[0010] The LED drive circuit 2 operates in accordance with the content displayed on the display panel 1 in the same manner as a display panel made of a known LED.
It is configured so that a predetermined LED can be selected. The LED drive circuit 2 is configured to be able to input a signal for determining display contents transmitted from a center such as an air traffic control center (not shown) via the communication control unit 3.

In the display example shown in FIG. 2, when the center permits the aircraft A to proceed, a signal for displaying “GO” is given from the center to the display panel 1 via the communication control unit 3. It shows the case where it was done.

As display examples displayed on the display panel 1, in addition to the above-mentioned "GO", those corresponding to each operation category as shown in FIGS. FIG.
(Red), (blue),
(Yellow) indicates the color of the display content. Note that FIG.
In (h), the mark indicating that entry is prohibited is displayed in white, and the back shadow is displayed in red.

That is, the display contents displayed on the display panel 1 are displayed in blue when the display is on the safe side, in yellow when the display is cautionary, and in red when the display is on the danger side. It is devised so that a predetermined message can be sent.

[0014]

According to the present invention, there is provided an aircraft guidance apparatus, comprising: a display panel for displaying and notifying predetermined display contents to an aircraft traveling on the ground; and a display content to be displayed on the display panel. And the variable display control means for selecting and displaying the aircraft, the aircraft can be effectively guided and guided by characters and symbols. Further, when the display content displayed on the display board is displayed in a predetermined color according to the selected display content, predetermined guidance can be provided also by the display color.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a plan view of a taxiway on which a display panel according to the present invention is installed.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of a control circuit of the display panel.

FIG. 3 is a display example of a display panel.

[Explanation of Signs] 1 display board 1a display surface 2 LED drive circuit 3 communication control unit i taxiway L centerline light A aircraft

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. A display board for displaying and notifying predetermined display contents to an aircraft traveling on the ground, and a variable display control means for selecting and displaying the display contents to be displayed on the display board as the predetermined display contents. A guidance device for an aircraft, comprising: 2. The aircraft guidance device according to claim 1, wherein the display content displayed on the display board is displayed in a predetermined color according to the selected display content.