Tailored arrivals allocation system trajectory predictor
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1. A system for generating trajectory predictions for a flight, the system comprising:
- a flight object manager configured to generate flight information using a number of flight plans, a number of flight schedules, and flight status information; and
a trajectory predictor configured to receive flight information from the flight object manager and use the flight information to generate trajectory predictions, wherein the trajectory predictor is configured to;
generate altitude segments comprising waypoints with associated altitude constraints for the flight,generate performance segments comprising points at which a speed of the flight changes and indicating vertical angles that the flight would follow,generate a vertical trajectory for the flight by combining information from the altitude segments and the performance segments, andgenerate vertical segments comprising speed acceleration factors or speed deceleration factors.
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Abstract
The different advantageous embodiments provide a system for generating trajectory predictions for a flight comprising a flight object manager and a trajectory predictor. The flight object manager is configured to generate flight information using a number of flight plans, a number of flight schedules, and flight status information. The trajectory predictor is configured to receive flight information from the flight object manager and use the flight information to generate the trajectory predictions.
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1. A system for generating trajectory predictions for a flight, the system comprising:
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a flight object manager configured to generate flight information using a number of flight plans, a number of flight schedules, and flight status information; and a trajectory predictor configured to receive flight information from the flight object manager and use the flight information to generate trajectory predictions, wherein the trajectory predictor is configured to; generate altitude segments comprising waypoints with associated altitude constraints for the flight, generate performance segments comprising points at which a speed of the flight changes and indicating vertical angles that the flight would follow, generate a vertical trajectory for the flight by combining information from the altitude segments and the performance segments, and generate vertical segments comprising speed acceleration factors or speed deceleration factors. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for generating trajectory predictions, the method comprising:
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retrieving, by a trajectory predictor from a flight object manager, flight information associated with an aircraft, wherein the flight information includes a flight plan, a flight schedule, and current flight status information, wherein the flight schedule comprises controlled time of arrival windows in which each flight in a plurality of flights must arrive; determining, by the trajectory predictor, whether a current heading for the aircraft is equal to an expected course of the flight plan; responsive to a determination that the current heading for the aircraft is equal to the expected course of the flight plan, initializing trajectory integration; generating, by the trajectory predictor, altitude segments comprising waypoints with associated altitude constraints for the aircraft; generating, by the trajectory predictor, performance segments comprising points at which a speed of the aircraft changes and indicating vertical descent angles that the aircraft would follow when a trajectory of the aircraft is unconstrained; generating, by the trajectory predictor, vertical segments comprising speed acceleration factors or speed deceleration factors; and generating, by the trajectory predictor, a vertical trajectory for the aircraft by combining information from the altitude segments and the performance segments. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An apparatus for generating trajectory predictions, the apparatus comprising:
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a segment sequence manager configured to generate the trajectory predictions using flight information by generating altitude segments comprising waypoints with associated altitude constraints for a flight, generating performance segments comprising points at which a speed of the flight changes and indicating vertical angles that the flight would follow when a trajectory of an aircraft is unconstrained, generating a vertical trajectory for the flight by combining information from the altitude segments and the performance segments, and generating vertical segments comprising speed acceleration factors or speed deceleration factors; and a plurality of databases in communication with the segment sequence manager and configured to store the flight information and the trajectory predictions, wherein the flight information includes current flight status information. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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