SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR COMPUTING AN EQUI-DISTANCE POINT (EDP) FOR AIRCRAFTS
First Claim
1. A method of a flight management system (FMS) for dynamically computing an equi-distance point (EDP) for an aircraft, comprising:
- receiving at least two reference points for landing the aircraft upon an occurrence of an emergency;
determining a remaining flight path for the aircraft based on a current location of the aircraft and a flight plan serviced by the flight management system (FMS) of the aircraft; and
generating the EDP for the aircraft by locating a point on the remaining flight path which is equidistant from the at least two reference points.
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Abstract
A system and method for dynamically computing an equi-distance point (EDP) for aircrafts is disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for dynamically computing an EDP for an aircraft includes receiving at least two reference points for landing the aircraft upon an occurrence of an emergency, determining a remaining flight path for the aircraft based on a current location of the aircraft and a flight plan serviced by a flight management system (FMS) of the aircraft, and generating the EDP for the aircraft by locating a point on the remaining flight path which is equidistant from the at least two reference points.
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1. A method of a flight management system (FMS) for dynamically computing an equi-distance point (EDP) for an aircraft, comprising:
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receiving at least two reference points for landing the aircraft upon an occurrence of an emergency; determining a remaining flight path for the aircraft based on a current location of the aircraft and a flight plan serviced by the flight management system (FMS) of the aircraft; and generating the EDP for the aircraft by locating a point on the remaining flight path which is equidistant from the at least two reference points. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An article, comprising:
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a storage medium having instructions, that when executed by a computing platform of a flight management system (FMS), result in execution of a method for dynamically computing an equi-distance point (EDP) for an aircraft, comprising; receiving at least two reference points for landing the aircraft upon an occurrence of an emergency; determining a remaining flight path for the aircraft based on a current location of the aircraft and a flight plan serviced by a flight management system (FMS) of the aircraft; and generating the EDP for the aircraft by locating a point on the remaining flight path which is equidistant from the at least two reference points. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A flight management system (FMS) for dynamically computing an equi-distance point (EDP) for an aircraft, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory coupled to the processor and configured for storing a set of instructions, when executed by the processor, causes the processor to perform a method comprising; receiving at least two reference points for landing the aircraft upon an occurrence of an emergency; determining a remaining flight path for the aircraft based on a current location of the aircraft and a flight plan serviced by a flight management system (FMS) of the aircraft; and generating the EDP for the aircraft by locating a point on the remaining flight path which is equidistant from the at least two reference points. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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