Synthetic air traffic management fast-time environment
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06G-007/48
G01S-007/40
G06F-019/00
출원번호
US-0187538
(2008-08-07)
등록번호
US-8321186
(2012-11-27)
발명자
/ 주소
Joshi, Keith G
출원인 / 주소
The Boeing Company
대리인 / 주소
Caven & Aghevli LLC
인용정보
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0인용 특허 :
7
초록▼
Techniques for providing synthetic air traffic management in a fast-time environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of providing a closed-loop air traffic management simulation gateway between a decision support tool (DST) and an airspace modeler includes receiving airspace simulation da
Techniques for providing synthetic air traffic management in a fast-time environment are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of providing a closed-loop air traffic management simulation gateway between a decision support tool (DST) and an airspace modeler includes receiving airspace simulation data from an airspace modeler. The airspace simulation may be converted to emulated radar signals at an update interval. The emulated radar signals may be transmitted to a decision support tool for analysis. A recommendation may be received from the decision support tool based on the emulated radar signals, which may be used to generate a synthetic actor response based on the recommendation. The synthetic actor may provide the response to the airspace modeler to enable updating the airspace simulation data. In this manner the design of more efficient airspace routes, arrival and departure routes and procedures may be more quickly achieved.
대표청구항▼
1. A computer-based method of providing a closed-loop air traffic management simulation gateway between a decision support tool (DST) and an airspace modeler, the method comprising: receiving, in the simulation gateway, one or more simulation parameters for clock synchronization;receiving, in the si
1. A computer-based method of providing a closed-loop air traffic management simulation gateway between a decision support tool (DST) and an airspace modeler, the method comprising: receiving, in the simulation gateway, one or more simulation parameters for clock synchronization;receiving, in the simulation gateway, one or more configuration parameters for one or more synthetic actors;receiving, in the simulation gateway, airspace simulation data from the airspace modeler, wherein the airspace simulation data is updated at a first frequency;converting, in the simulation gateway, the airspace simulation data to emulated radar signals at an update interval at a second frequency, wherein the emulated radar signals comprise a time stamp to facilitate synchronizing the second frequency with the first frequency in accordance with the simulation parameters for clock synchronization;transmitting the emulated radar signals from the simulation gateway to the DST for analysis;receiving, in the simulation gateway, a recommendation from the decision support tool based on the emulated radar signals;generating, in the simulation gateway, a synthetic actor response based on the recommendation and the one or more configuration parameters; andtransmitting the synthetic actor response from the simulation gateway to the airspace modeler. 2. The method of claim 1, wherein the synthetic actor response includes a predetermined latency, wherein the predetermined latency includes one or more of a human response time, a human processing time, and an implementation time. 3. The method of claim 2, wherein at least one of the update interval and the predetermined latency is adjusted to determine whether the DST manages the airspace simulation data created by the airspace modeler within a predetermined operational threshold. 4. The method of claim 1, further including providing a clock synchronization to enable an accelerated fast-time analysis by the DST. 5. The method of claim 2, further comprising outputting an error message when the predetermined latency associated with the synthetic actor response exceeds a threshold. 6. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more synthetic actors is representative of at least one of an aircraft pilot, an aircraft operational decision center, and an air traffic controller. 7. A computer-based system providing an air traffic management fast-time environment (SAFE) for evaluating airspace and procedure changes to an airspace route structure, the system comprising: one or more processors;a non-transitory computer readable storage media comprising logic instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to implement: a decision support tool (DST) interface to interact with a DST module;an airspace modeler interface to receive airspace simulation data from an airspace modeler module, wherein the airspace simulation data is updated at a first frequency; anda SAFE gateway to facilitate communications between the DST module and the airspace modeler module, the SAFE gateway including: a radar emulator module to convert data received from the airspace modeler interface into radar signals for transmission to the DST interface, wherein the radar signals are generated at a second frequency and comprise a time stamp to facilitate synchronizing the second frequency with the first frequency in accordance with one or more simulation parameters for clock synchronization, anda synthetic actor module to receive one or more configuration parameters for one or more synthetic actors and a recommendation from the DST interface and provide a response to the airspace modeler interface. 8. The system of claim 7, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage media further comprise logic instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to implement a clock synchronization module to enable accelerated processing of the DST module. 9. The system of claim 7, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage media further comprise logic instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to implement an airspace modeler client application program interface which is configured to output standard data to a software development kit (SDK) to provide a plurality of radar signals for transmission to the DST module. 10. The system of claim 7, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage media further comprise logic instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to provide a response that includes latency. 11. The system of claim 10, wherein the latency includes at least one of a fixed latency, a bounded random latency, and a variable latency based on the recommendation. 12. The system of claim 7, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage media further comprise logic instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to convert data received from the airspace modeler interface into radar signals that include at least one of message ordering, a lag, and scrambling. 13. The system of claim 7, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage media further comprise logic instructions which, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the one or more processors to output at least one of an error message, a conflict report, and an evaluation report. 14. A computer-based method of evaluating airspace and procedure changes to an airspace route structure, the method comprising: providing a gateway between an airspace modeler and a decision support tool (DST);receiving, in the gateway, one or more configuration parameters for one or more synthetic actors;receiving, in the gateway, one or more simulation parameters for clock synchronization;receiving airspace simulation data from the airspace modeler, wherein the airspace simulation data is updated at a first frequency;converting, in the gateway, the airspace simulation data to emulated radar signals at an update interval at a second frequency, wherein the emulated radar signals comprise a time stamp to facilitate synchronizing the second frequency with the first frequency in accordance with the simulation parameters for clock synchronization;transmitting the emulated radar signals from the gateway to the DST for analysis;receiving a recommendation from the DST based on the emulated radar signals;generating a response based on the recommendation and the one or more configuration parameters; andtransmitting the response to the airspace modeler. 15. The method of claim 14, wherein transmitting the response to the airspace modeler includes providing latency to simulate human delay. 16. The method of claim 14, wherein generating the response based on the recommendation includes at least one of implementing at least a portion of the recommendation or rejecting the recommendation. 17. The method of claim 14, wherein transmitting the response to the airspace modeler includes: transmitting a proposed response to the airspace modeler, andtransmitting an alternative response when the proposed response is not accepted by the airspace modeler. 18. The method of claim 14, further comprising outputting at least one conflict generated by the airspace modeler based on the response. 19. The method of claim 14, further comprising determining when a latency associated with the response results in a stale recommendation, the stale recommendation being a recommendation that expires before the response is transmitted to the airspace modeler.
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