Method and apparatus for encoding and using user preferences in air traffic management operations
First Claim
1. A method for encoding and using user preferences for an aircraft operator in air traffic management operations, comprising:
- determining a current trajectory for an aircraft based on the user preferences for the aircraft operator;
computing, with a first processor, a cost of deviations from the current trajectory;
codifying, with the first processor, the cost of deviations from the current trajectory using normalized cost coefficients for one or more segments of the current trajectory according to the user preferences for the aircraft operator; and
communicating the codified cost of deviations from the first processor to a second processor in an air traffic control (ATC) automation system,wherein the second processor in the ATC automation system (1) computes costs of maneuvers based on the codified cost of deviations and (2) rank orders the maneuvers according to the computed costs of the maneuvers.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for encoding and using user preferences in air traffic management operations are disclosed. The method may include determining a current trajectory based on the user preferences, computing a cost of deviations from the current trajectory, codifying the cost of deviations from the current trajectory using normalized cost coefficients for one or more segments of the current trajectory, and communicating the codified cost of deviations to an air traffic control (ATC) automation system, wherein the ATC automation system computes costs of maneuvers based on the codified cost of deviations and ranks the maneuvers according to cost.
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1. A method for encoding and using user preferences for an aircraft operator in air traffic management operations, comprising:
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determining a current trajectory for an aircraft based on the user preferences for the aircraft operator; computing, with a first processor, a cost of deviations from the current trajectory; codifying, with the first processor, the cost of deviations from the current trajectory using normalized cost coefficients for one or more segments of the current trajectory according to the user preferences for the aircraft operator; and communicating the codified cost of deviations from the first processor to a second processor in an air traffic control (ATC) automation system, wherein the second processor in the ATC automation system (1) computes costs of maneuvers based on the codified cost of deviations and (2) rank orders the maneuvers according to the computed costs of the maneuvers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus for encoding and using user preferences for an aircraft operator in air traffic management operations, comprising:
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an automation system operable in a trajectory based air traffic management environment that; determines a current trajectory for an aircraft based on the user preferences for the aircraft operator; computes a cost of deviations from the current trajectory; codifies the cost of deviations from the current trajectory by using normalized cost coefficients for one or more segments of the current trajectory according to the user preferences for the aircraft operator; and a communication interface to communicate the codified cost of deviations from the automation system to a separate air traffic control (ATC) ground automation system, wherein the separate ATC ground automation system (1) computes costs of maneuvers based on the communicated codified cost of deviations and (2) rank orders the maneuvers according to the computed costs of the maneuvers. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A non-transient computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a first processor, cause the first processor to execute a method for encoding and using user preferences of an aircraft operator in air traffic management operations, the method comprising:
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determining a current trajectory based on the user preferences of the aircraft operator; computing a cost of deviations from the current trajectory; codifying the cost of deviations from the current trajectory using normalized cost coefficients for one or more segments of the current trajectory according to the user preferences for the aircraft operator; and communicating the codified cost of deviations to an air traffic control (ATC) automation system, wherein a second processor in the ATC automation system (1) computes costs of maneuvers based on the codified cost of deviations and (2) rank orders the maneuvers according to the computed costs of maneuvers. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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