FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM WITH INTEGRATED TACTICAL COMMANDS FOR USE WITH AN AIRCRAFT AND METHOD OF OPERATING SAME
First Claim
1. A flight management system for use in automatically generating a flight path trajectory for an aircraft, the flight path trajectory including a plurality of waypoints and a plurality of vectors extending between each waypoint of the plurality of waypoints, said flight management system comprising a processor configured to:
- calculate a first flight path trajectory including an origin waypoint and a destination waypoint;
receive a tactical command indicating a change in flight trajectory; and
calculate a second flight path trajectory based at least in part on the tactical command, the calculated second flight path trajectory including a departure waypoint along the first flight path trajectory, an intercept waypoint along the first flight path trajectory, and a departure vector from the departure waypoint to the intercept waypoint.
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Abstract
A flight management system for use in automatically generating a flight path trajectory for an aircraft. The flight path trajectory includes a plurality of waypoints and a plurality of vectors that extend between each waypoint of the plurality of waypoints. The flight management system includes a processor that is configured to calculate a first flight path trajectory including an origin waypoint and a destination waypoint. A tactical command that indicates a change in flight trajectory is received. A second flight path trajectory based at least in part on the tactical command is calculated. The calculated second flight path trajectory includes a departure waypoint along the first flight path trajectory, an intercept waypoint along the first flight path trajectory, and a departure vector from the departure waypoint to the intercept waypoint.
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20 Claims
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1. A flight management system for use in automatically generating a flight path trajectory for an aircraft, the flight path trajectory including a plurality of waypoints and a plurality of vectors extending between each waypoint of the plurality of waypoints, said flight management system comprising a processor configured to:
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calculate a first flight path trajectory including an origin waypoint and a destination waypoint; receive a tactical command indicating a change in flight trajectory; and calculate a second flight path trajectory based at least in part on the tactical command, the calculated second flight path trajectory including a departure waypoint along the first flight path trajectory, an intercept waypoint along the first flight path trajectory, and a departure vector from the departure waypoint to the intercept waypoint. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of operating an aircraft including a flight management system, the method comprising:
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calculating, by the flight management system, a first flight path trajectory including an origin waypoint and a destination waypoint; receiving, by the aircraft flying in the first flight path trajectory, a tactical command indicating a change in flight trajectory; and calculating, by the flight management system, a second flight path trajectory based at least in part on the tactical command, the calculated second flight path trajectory including a departure waypoint along the first flight path trajectory, an intercept waypoint along the first flight path trajectory, and a departure vector from the departure waypoint to the intercept waypoint. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An aircraft comprising:
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a flight management system comprising a processor, said processor configured to; calculate a first flight path trajectory including an origin waypoint and a destination waypoint; receive a tactical command indicating a change in flight trajectory; and calculate a second flight path trajectory based at least in part on the tactical command, the calculated second flight path trajectory including a departure waypoint along the first flight path trajectory, an intercept waypoint along the first flight path trajectory, and a departure vector from the departure waypoint to the intercept waypoint. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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