Precision approach radar system having computer generated pilot instructions
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1. A method for automatically providing flight instructions to a pilot for landing an aircraft, comprising:
- determining spatial information at a radar station that corresponds to a spatial difference between the position of the aircraft and an optimal landing flight path;
converting the spatial information to synthesized voice flight instructions wherein the converting includes;
generating a plurality of classification types associated with the spatial difference between the position of the aircraft and an optimal landing flight path; and
generating the synthesized voice flight instructions from predetermined messages corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of classification types; and
conveying the flight instructions to the pilot for instructing the pilot to correct the actual landing flight path to the optimal landing flight path.
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Abstract
A computer generated pilot instruction system for providing spatial information to a pilot corresponding to the difference between the actual landing fight path and optimal landing flight path.
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1. A method for automatically providing flight instructions to a pilot for landing an aircraft, comprising:
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determining spatial information at a radar station that corresponds to a spatial difference between the position of the aircraft and an optimal landing flight path;
converting the spatial information to synthesized voice flight instructions wherein the converting includes;
generating a plurality of classification types associated with the spatial difference between the position of the aircraft and an optimal landing flight path; and
generating the synthesized voice flight instructions from predetermined messages corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of classification types; and
conveying the flight instructions to the pilot for instructing the pilot to correct the actual landing flight path to the optimal landing flight path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
encoding the flight instructions to produce encoded flight instructions; and
decoding the encoded flight instructions to produce decoded flight instructions.
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6. The method of claim 1, wherein generating a plurality of classification types comprises:
generating an azimuth classification type with a plurality of azimuth classification sub-types each of which corresponds to a magnitude of horizontal error from the optimal flight path.
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7. The method of claim 6, wherein generating a plurality of classification types further comprises:
generating an azimuth rate classification type with a plurality of azimuth rate classification sub-types that correspond to magnitude of rate of horizontal error change from the optimal flight path.
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8. The method of claim 7, wherein generating a plurality of classification types further comprises:
generating an elevation classification type with a plurality of elevation classifications sub-types that correspond to magnitude of elevation error from the optimal flight path.
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9. The method of claim 8, wherein generating a plurality of classification types further comprises:
generating an elevation rate classification type with a plurality of elevation rate classification sub-types that correspond to magnitude of elevation rate error from the optimal flight path.
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10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
conveying a radar system operator'"'"'s voice, in place of conveying the flight instructions, upon manual override by a radar system operator.
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11. The method of claim 1, further comprising:
converting the spatial information to visual indicators that are placed upon a radar display.
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12. An apparatus for automatically generating landing instructions to an aircraft pilot for landing an aircraft, comprising:
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means for computing a spatial difference between the position of the aircraft and an optimal landing flight path;
means for converting the spatial information to synthesized voice flight instructions, wherein the means for converting includes;
means for generating a plurality of classification types associated with the spatial difference between the position of the aircraft and an optimal landing flight path; and
means for providing synthesized voice flight instructions from predetermined messages corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of classification types; and
means for conveying the flight instructions to the pilot for instructing the pilot to correct the actual landing flight path to the optimal landing flight path. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
an encoder to encode the flight instructions to produce encoded flight instructions; and
a decoder for receiving the encoded flight instructions and producing decoded flight instructions.
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17. The apparatus of claim 12 wherein the means for generating a plurality of classification types comprises:
means for generating an azimuth classification type with a plurality of azimuth classification sub-types that correspond to magnitude of horizontal angular error from the optimal flight path.
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18. The apparatus of claim 17 the means for generating a plurality of classification types further comprises:
means for generating an azimuth rate classification type with a plurality of azimuth rate classification sub-types that correspond to magnitude of rate of horizontal angular error change from the optimal flight path.
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19. The apparatus of claim 18 wherein the means for generating a plurality of classification types further comprises:
means for generating an elevation classification type with a plurality of elevation classifications sub-types that correspond to magnitude of elevation error from the optimal flight path.
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20. The apparatus of claim 19 wherein the means for generating a plurality of classification types further comprises:
means for generating an elevation rate classification type with a plurality of elevation rate classification sub-types that correspond to magnitude of elevation rate error from the optimal flight path.
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21. The apparatus of claim 12, further comprising:
means for conveying a radar system operator'"'"'s voice to the pilot, in place of the flight instructions, upon manual override by a radar system operator.
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22. The apparatus of claim 12 further comprising:
a radar display processor for converting the spatial information to visual indicators that are placed upon a radar display.
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