Abstract: A system comprises a vehicle communication application hosted on a portable device. The application generates a traffic control log on screen; generates a free text screen accessible by a user; generates standard traffic control message screens; generates a connectivity services and status screen; provides a regulatory standard communication protocol converter that formats messages to a regulatory standard communication compliant protocol; and provides for regulatory standard communication over Internet protocol processing for communication of regulatory standard communication protocol messages to a datalink device. The system also comprises a ground data center that receives and transmits messages from and to a vehicle, through the application. The data center communicates with a traffic control center, and processes messages received from the vehicle to meet protocol requirements prior to transmitting messages to the traffic control center.

Abstract: A system comprises a vehicle communication application hosted on a portable device. The application generates a traffic control log on screen; generates a free text screen accessible by a user; generates standard traffic control message screens; generates a connectivity services and status screen; provides a regulatory standard communication protocol converter that formats messages to a regulatory standard communication compliant protocol; and provides for regulatory standard communication over Internet protocol processing for communication of regulatory standard communication protocol messages to a datalink device. The system also comprises a ground data center that receives and transmits messages from and to a vehicle, through the application. The data center communicates with a traffic control center, and processes messages received from the vehicle to meet protocol requirements prior to transmitting messages to the traffic control center.

Abstract: A method is provided. The method comprises receiving, at an off-board computer that is remote from a vehicle, data from at least one sensor onboard the vehicle; determining, with the off-board computer in response to the received sensor data, information for aiding an operator of the vehicle in piloting the vehicle; and sending the determined information to a portable computer onboard the vehicle, the portable computer being separate from any on-platform computer installed in the vehicle and being configured to render the determined information for consumption by the operator.

Abstract: A contactless precision, optical distance and angle measurement method and system optically measuring the position of a moveable object, the bending of the object, the torque applied to the object and the object's rotational velocity. The present invention includes a plurality of optical sensors placed around and adjacent to the moveable object which transmit optical signals to a surface of the object and receives the optic signals when predefined marker means are sensed. The received optic signals are then processed by non-linear estimation techniques known to those of skill in the art to obtain the desired information.