Device and method for assisting in the choice of rerouting airports
First Claim
1. A method of assisting in rerouting for an aircraft operated by a company, the method comprising:
- generating a first list of airport names, the first list including;
(a) a first predetermined number of airport names selected from a first airport database, the first airport database including airport names associated with exclusively airports identified by the company as within a company'"'"'s airport network, (b) air distances between a position of the aircraft and a first set of airports associated with the airport names in the first list, and (c) importance indicators for the first set of airports, the generation of the first list comprising;
identifying a second predetermined number of airport names associated with a second set of airports identified by the company as reachable by a direct route; and
compiling the first list of airport names based on the second set of airports;
prioritizing the airport names in the first list based on a flight duration separating the position of the aircraft from a position of at least one of the first set of airports; and
displaying, by a display screen of the aircraft, a third predetermined number of airport names selected from the top of the prioritized first list.
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Abstract
The invention relates to assistance in the navigation of an aircraft in the cruising phase, particularly in an emergency rerouting situation. The invention relates to a method of assisting in the choice of rerouting airports for an aircraft having a position P and a speed V.: generating A first list LAC—1 of airport names Ai is generated. The first list LAC—1 has N airport names, with i being an index between 1 and N which uniquely identifies an airport that an organization operating the aircraft chooses as a relevant destination. A number m is determined which is a minimum between a predefined number M and the number N. M airport names are presented from the first list LAC—1 to an operator of the aircraft in a predefined order.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of assisting in rerouting for an aircraft operated by a company, the method comprising:
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generating a first list of airport names, the first list including;
(a) a first predetermined number of airport names selected from a first airport database, the first airport database including airport names associated with exclusively airports identified by the company as within a company'"'"'s airport network, (b) air distances between a position of the aircraft and a first set of airports associated with the airport names in the first list, and (c) importance indicators for the first set of airports, the generation of the first list comprising;identifying a second predetermined number of airport names associated with a second set of airports identified by the company as reachable by a direct route; and compiling the first list of airport names based on the second set of airports; prioritizing the airport names in the first list based on a flight duration separating the position of the aircraft from a position of at least one of the first set of airports; and displaying, by a display screen of the aircraft, a third predetermined number of airport names selected from the top of the prioritized first list. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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