IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0871668
(2004-06-21)
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등록번호 |
US-7366591
(2008-04-29)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Hartmann,Gary L.
- Jackson,Michael R.
- O'Laughlin,Brian E.
- Snyder,Richard J.
- Weber,Rosa N.
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출원인 / 주소 |
- Honeywell International, Inc.
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대리인 / 주소 |
Ingrassia Fisher & Lorenz
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
24 인용 특허 :
5 |
초록
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A method for performing performance prediction with respect to a vertical flight plan. A system performs performance prediction with respect to a vertical flight plan of an aircraft that includes determining which vertical flight plan rules of a plurality of vertical flight rules that have been load
A method for performing performance prediction with respect to a vertical flight plan. A system performs performance prediction with respect to a vertical flight plan of an aircraft that includes determining which vertical flight plan rules of a plurality of vertical flight rules that have been loaded in a predictions processor are active by monitoring for criteria that are used to initiate or terminate one or more of the vertical flight plan rules. Aircraft state is predicted at waypoints along a lateral flight path in view of active vertical flight plan rules, and the predicted aircraft state is updated within an integrated flight plan database that stores prediction performance data associated with the aircraft's flight.
대표청구항
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for performing performance prediction with respect to a vertical flight plan of an aircraft, comprising: determining which vertical flight plan rules of a plurality of vertical flight rules that have been loaded in a predictions processor are active by monitoring for
What is claimed is: 1. A method for performing performance prediction with respect to a vertical flight plan of an aircraft, comprising: determining which vertical flight plan rules of a plurality of vertical flight rules that have been loaded in a predictions processor are active by monitoring for criteria that are used to initiate or terminate one or more of the vertical flight plan rules; predicting aircraft state at waypoints along a lateral flight path in view of active vertical flight plan rules; and updating the predicted aircraft state within an integrated flight plan database that stores prediction performance data associated with the aircraft's flight. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the aircraft state comprises at least one of time, fuel, speed, altitude, distance, and flight path angle. 3. The method of claim 1, wherein a predictions processor is employed to predict aircraft state. 4. The method of claim 1, further comprising computing a time of flight based on the vertical flight plan. 5. The method of claim 1, further comprising predicting fuel consumption based on the vertical flight plan. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the vertical flight plan comprises a cruise-climb segment. 7. The method of claim 1, wherein the vertical flight plan comprises a noise abatement procedure. 8. The method of claim 1, wherein the vertical flight plan comprises multiple climb, cruise and descent segments. 9. The method of claim 1, wherein the vertical flight plan comprises multiple required time of arrival constraints. 10. A method for performing performance prediction with respect to a vertical flight plan of an aircraft, comprising: specifying a vertical flight plan comprising rules, the rules having associated initiation and termination criteria; processing the vertical flight plan for specified state data to determine whether a rule is armed, on, or off; and predicting future motion of the aircraft operating according to the vertical flight plan. 11. The method of claim 10, wherein the specified state data comprise at least one of time, fuel, speed, altitude, distance, and flight path angle. 12. The method of claim 10, wherein predicting future motion is performed by a predictions processor. 13. The method of claim 10, further comprising computing a time of flight based on the vertical flight plan. 14. The method of claim 10, further comprising predicting fuel consumption based on the vertical flight plan. 15. The method of claim 10, wherein the vertical flight plan comprises a cruise-climb segment. 16. The method of claim 10, wherein the vertical flight plan comprises a noise abatement procedure. 17. The method of claim 10, wherein the vertical flight plan comprises multiple climb, cruise, and descent segments. 18. The method of claim 10, wherein the vertical flight plan comprises multiple required time of arrival constraints. 19. The method of claim 10, further comprising controlling motion of the aircraft in accordance with the flight plan. 20. In an aircraft having a computer system to control the aircraft, an apparatus for generating commanded control modes, comprising: means for specifying a vertical flight plan comprising rules for controlling aircraft operation, the rules having related initiation and termination criteria; means for processing the vertical flight plan for specified state data to determine which rules are active; and means for predicting future motion of the aircraft in accordance with the vertical flight plan. 21. The apparatus of claim 20, further comprising means for controlling the motion of the aircraft in accordance with the vertical flight plan. 22. The system of claim 20, wherein the specified state data comprise at least one of time, fuel, speed, altitude, distance, and flight path angle. 23. The system of claim 20, wherein predicting future motion is performed by a predictions processor. 24. The system of claim 20, wherein the system computes a time of flight based on the vertical flight plan. 25. The system of claim 20, wherein the system predicts fuel consumption based on the vertical flight plan. 26. The system of claim 20, wherein the vertical flight plan comprises a cruise-climb segment. 27. The system of claim 20, wherein the vertical flight plan comprises a noise abatement procedure. 28. The system of claim 20, wherein the vertical flight plan comprises multiple climb, cruise and descent segments. 29. The system of claim 20, wherein the vertical flight plan comprises multiple required time of arrival constraints. 30. The system of claim 20, wherein the system controls motion of the aircraft in accordance with the flight plan.
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