SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR DYNAMICALLY DETERMINING RUNWAY STOPPING DISTANCE
First Claim
1. A ground based system for determining a stopping point of an aircraft on a runway, the system comprising:
- a sensing means for gathering landing data regarding incremental positions of the aircraft upon the runway;
a calculating means for computing the projected stopping point of the aircraft based on the landing data gathered by the sensing means; and
a display means for presenting the projected stopping point of the aircraft to a flight crew.
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Abstract
A system for providing a visual indication of a predicted stopping point to an aircraft crew during landing or an aborted take-off attempt includes a ground based transceiver to determine aircraft position along a runway, a processor to determine deceleration of aircraft, and a ground based visual display. The transceiver is located adjacent to the runway to capture the location of an aircraft along the runway and to convey that information to the processor. The processor continually compares the location of the aircraft on the runway to project a stopping point for the aircraft based on current conditions. The stopping point is conveyed to the crew by the ground based visual display.
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20 Claims
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1. A ground based system for determining a stopping point of an aircraft on a runway, the system comprising:
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a sensing means for gathering landing data regarding incremental positions of the aircraft upon the runway; a calculating means for computing the projected stopping point of the aircraft based on the landing data gathered by the sensing means; and a display means for presenting the projected stopping point of the aircraft to a flight crew. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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10. A system for determining a stopping point of an aircraft on a runway, the system comprising:
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a transceiver located along the runway; an integrated circuit connected with the transceiver and configured to calculate a projected stopping point for the aircraft; and a ground based display connected with the integrated circuit to present the projected stopping point of the aircraft to a flight crew. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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19. A method for indicating the braking performance of an aircraft on a runway, the method comprising the steps of:
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gathering multiple data sets regarding an instantaneous position of the aircraft position along the runway; determining a location, velocity, and deceleration for the aircraft using the multiple data sets; calculating a projected stopping point for the aircraft based on the determined location, velocity, and deceleration for the aircraft; and communicating the projected stopping point to a flight crew of the aircraft by a ground based display. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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