Efficient time slot allocation for a flight plan of an aircraft
First Claim
1. A system for determining an optimum flight time slot for a target aircraft, comprising:
- a communication system;
a processor communicatively connected to the communication system, the processor configured to;
receive scheduled flight plan data and real time position data for other aircraft;
receive surface operation position data for other aircraft and ground operation vehicles at a departure airport of the target aircraft and surface operation position data for other aircraft and ground operation vehicles at an arrival airport of the target aircraft;
receive weather forecast data;
receive a proposed flight time;
determine a flight plan for the target aircraft;
determine a plurality of flight time slots for the target aircraft based upon the proposed flight time;
determine, for each of the plurality of flight times slots, an estimated traffic density for the respective time slot based upon a number of aircraft expected to be within a first bounding area defined by an area around a first merging point near the departure airport according to the received flight plan data and real time position data and a first weight assigned to the first merging point, and a number of aircraft expected to be within a second bounding area defined by an area around a second merging point near the arrival airport according to the received flight plan data and real time position data and a second weight assigned to the second merging point; and
determine an optimal one of the plurality of flight time slots based upon the determined traffic density for each of the plurality of time slots.
1 Assignment
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A system and method for determining an optimum flight slot for an aircraft are provided. The method, for example, may include, but is not limited to, receiving flight plan input data from a client device, generating a flight plan based upon the flight plan input data, the flight plan including a plurality of fixes, determining a plurality of time slots based upon the flight plan input data, determining a traffic density for each fix along the flight plan for each of the plurality of slots, the traffic density based upon a number of aircraft within a bounding area containing each respective fix, determining the optimum flight time slot from the plurality of time slots based upon a weighted summation of the traffic density for each fix along the flight plan for each of the plurality of slots, and transmitting the optimum flight time slot to the client device.
12 Citations
16 Claims
-
1. A system for determining an optimum flight time slot for a target aircraft, comprising:
-
a communication system; a processor communicatively connected to the communication system, the processor configured to; receive scheduled flight plan data and real time position data for other aircraft; receive surface operation position data for other aircraft and ground operation vehicles at a departure airport of the target aircraft and surface operation position data for other aircraft and ground operation vehicles at an arrival airport of the target aircraft; receive weather forecast data; receive a proposed flight time; determine a flight plan for the target aircraft; determine a plurality of flight time slots for the target aircraft based upon the proposed flight time; determine, for each of the plurality of flight times slots, an estimated traffic density for the respective time slot based upon a number of aircraft expected to be within a first bounding area defined by an area around a first merging point near the departure airport according to the received flight plan data and real time position data and a first weight assigned to the first merging point, and a number of aircraft expected to be within a second bounding area defined by an area around a second merging point near the arrival airport according to the received flight plan data and real time position data and a second weight assigned to the second merging point; and determine an optimal one of the plurality of flight time slots based upon the determined traffic density for each of the plurality of time slots. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
-
-
11. A method for determining an optimum flight slot for a flight of an aircraft, comprising:
-
receiving, by a processor, flight plan input data from a client device; generating, by the processor, a flight plan based upon the flight plan input data, the flight plan including a plurality of fixes along the flight plan; determining, by the processor, a plurality of time slots based upon the flight plan input data; determining, by the processor, a traffic density for each fix along the flight plan for each of the plurality of slots, the traffic density based upon a number of aircraft within a bounding area containing each respective fix; determining, by the processor, the optimum flight time slot from the plurality of time slots based upon a weighted summation of the traffic density for each fix along the flight plan for each of the plurality of slots; and transmitting, by the processor, the optimum flight time slot to the client device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
-
Specification