THE COMMUNICATION OF LANDING CONDITIONS
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1. A method for communicating the braking conditions for a runway comprising:
- determining braking information in real-time from a first aircraft landing on the runway using an automated apparatus on the first aircraft comprising at least one computer, wherein said braking information comprises at least one of (1) a real-time braking performance measurement comprising at least one runway real-time deceleration measurement of the landing first aircraft based on an initial touch-down runway location of said first aircraft, an initial velocity of said first aircraft at said initial touch-down runway location, a final runway location of said first aircraft, and a final velocity of said first aircraft at said final runway location, and (2) a real-time normalized braking performance measurement comprising an expected braking performance of a standard aircraft on said runway, the real-time normalized braking performance measurement further comprising the normalization of a real-time deceleration rate of the landing first aircraft which takes into account at least one of wind speed, wind direction, a weight of the first aircraft, a type of the first aircraft, air temperature, configuration of the first aircraft, Minimum Equipment List conditions, thrust reverse conditions, non-normal conditions, the initial velocity of said first aircraft at the initial touchdown runway location, and the final velocity of said first aircraft at the final runway location; and
communicating in real-time said real-time braking information to at least one of air traffic control and a second aircraft, comprising an incoming aircraft, utilizing at least one of an Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast system (ADS-B) and an automatic networking system; and
determining in real-time the expected braking performance of said second aircraft on said runway based on said real-time braking information.
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Abstract
The invention discloses differing embodiments of methods, aircraft, and apparatus for communicating the braking conditions of a runway. In one embodiment, braking information may be determined from a first aircraft which has landed on the runway. The braking information may be communicated to air traffic control and/or a second aircraft. Communication of the braking information may take place utilizing an Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast system (ADS-B) and/or other type of automatic networking system.
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1. A method for communicating the braking conditions for a runway comprising:
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determining braking information in real-time from a first aircraft landing on the runway using an automated apparatus on the first aircraft comprising at least one computer, wherein said braking information comprises at least one of (1) a real-time braking performance measurement comprising at least one runway real-time deceleration measurement of the landing first aircraft based on an initial touch-down runway location of said first aircraft, an initial velocity of said first aircraft at said initial touch-down runway location, a final runway location of said first aircraft, and a final velocity of said first aircraft at said final runway location, and (2) a real-time normalized braking performance measurement comprising an expected braking performance of a standard aircraft on said runway, the real-time normalized braking performance measurement further comprising the normalization of a real-time deceleration rate of the landing first aircraft which takes into account at least one of wind speed, wind direction, a weight of the first aircraft, a type of the first aircraft, air temperature, configuration of the first aircraft, Minimum Equipment List conditions, thrust reverse conditions, non-normal conditions, the initial velocity of said first aircraft at the initial touchdown runway location, and the final velocity of said first aircraft at the final runway location; and communicating in real-time said real-time braking information to at least one of air traffic control and a second aircraft, comprising an incoming aircraft, utilizing at least one of an Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast system (ADS-B) and an automatic networking system; and determining in real-time the expected braking performance of said second aircraft on said runway based on said real-time braking information. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15, 17, 19, 20, 21, 38, 41)
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23. A landed aircraft wherein braking information regarding landing of said aircraft was determined in real-time using an automated apparatus on the landed aircraft comprising at least one computer and said braking information was communicated in real-time utilizing at least one of an Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast system and an automatic networking system to at least one of air traffic control and another landing aircraft, and an expected braking performance of the another landing aircraft was determined based on said braking information, wherein said braking information comprised at least one of:
- (1) a real-time braking performance measurement comprising at least one runway deceleration measurement of the landed aircraft based on the initial touch-down runway location of the landed aircraft, an initial velocity of the landed aircraft at the initial touch-down runway location, a final runway location of the landed aircraft, and a final velocity of the landed aircraft at the final runway location, and (2) a real-time normalized braking performance measurement comprising the normalization of a deceleration rate of the landed aircraft representing the expected braking performance of a standard aircraft on the runway taking into account at least one of wind speed, wind direction, a weight of the landed aircraft, a type of the landed aircraft, air temperature, configuration of the landed aircraft, Minimum Equipment List conditions, thrust reverse conditions, non-normal conditions, the initial velocity of the landed aircraft at the initial touchdown runway location, and the final velocity of the landed aircraft at the final runway location.
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- 33. An apparatus for determining and communicating braking information in real-time regarding landing of an aircraft on a runway to at least one of air traffic control and another landing aircraft in order to determine an expected braking performance of the another landing aircraft on the runway based on said braking information, wherein said apparatus comprises at least one automated computer and at least one of an Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast system and an automatic networking system, and wherein said braking information comprises at least one of a (1) real-time braking performance measurement comprising at least one runway deceleration measurement of the landing aircraft based on an initial touch-down runway location of the landing aircraft, an initial velocity of the landing aircraft at the initial touch-down runway location, a final runway location of the landing aircraft, and a final velocity of the landing aircraft at the final runway location, and (2) a real-time normalized braking performance measurement comprising the normalization of a deceleration rate of the landing aircraft representing the expected braking performance of a standard aircraft on the runway taking into account at least one of wind speed, wind direction, a weight of the landing aircraft, a type of the landing aircraft, air temperature, configuration of the landing aircraft, Minimum Equipment List conditions, thrust reverse conditions, non-normal conditions, the initial velocity of the landing aircraft at the initial touchdown runway location, and the final velocity of the landing aircraft at the final runway location.
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