Assessing feasibility of an aircraft trajectory
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method of assessing the feasibility of a desired four-dimensional trajectory to be flown by an aircraft, comprising:
- obtaining a description of the desired four-dimensional trajectory;
obtaining performance data from an aircraft performance model that describes the performance of the aircraft;
obtaining atmospheric data from an atmospheric model that describes the atmospheric conditions along the desired trajectory;
converting the description of the desired trajectory into a kinematic description of aircraft intent that corresponds to the desired trajectory; and
providing a trajectory computation engine with the kinematic description of aircraft intent, the performance data and the atmospheric data, and using the trajectory computation engine to attempt to calculate the desired trajectory from the kinematic description of aircraft intent, the performance data and the atmospheric data, and reporting whether or not the desired trajectory was calculated.
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a method of assessing the feasibility of a desired four-dimensional trajectory to be flown by an aircraft. The method comprises converting a description of the desired trajectory into a kinematic description of aircraft intent that corresponds to the desired trajectory, and providing a trajectory computation engine with the kinematic description of aircraft intent, aircraft performance data that describes the performance of the aircraft and atmospheric data that describes the atmospheric conditions along the desired trajectory, and using the trajectory computation engine to attempt to calculate the desired trajectory from the kinematic description of aircraft intent, the aircraft performance data and the atmospheric data, and reporting whether or not the desired trajectory was calculated.
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20 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method of assessing the feasibility of a desired four-dimensional trajectory to be flown by an aircraft, comprising:
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obtaining a description of the desired four-dimensional trajectory; obtaining performance data from an aircraft performance model that describes the performance of the aircraft; obtaining atmospheric data from an atmospheric model that describes the atmospheric conditions along the desired trajectory; converting the description of the desired trajectory into a kinematic description of aircraft intent that corresponds to the desired trajectory; and providing a trajectory computation engine with the kinematic description of aircraft intent, the performance data and the atmospheric data, and using the trajectory computation engine to attempt to calculate the desired trajectory from the kinematic description of aircraft intent, the performance data and the atmospheric data, and reporting whether or not the desired trajectory was calculated. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A system for assessing the feasibility of a desired four-dimensional trajectory to be flown by an aircraft, the system comprising a computer, a trajectory computation engine, and a memory for a computer program that when executed causes the computer to:
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obtain a description of the desired four-dimensional trajectory; obtain performance data from an aircraft performance model that describes the performance of the aircraft; obtain atmospheric data from an atmospheric model that describes the atmospheric conditions along the desired trajectory; convert the description of the desired trajectory into a kinematic description of aircraft intent that corresponds to the desired trajectory; and provide the trajectory computation engine with the kinematic description of aircraft intent, the performance data and the atmospheric data, and use the trajectory computation engine to attempt to calculate the desired trajectory from the kinematic description of aircraft intent, the performance data and the atmospheric data; and report whether or not the desired trajectory was calculated. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable medium for assessing the feasibility of a desired four-dimensional trajectory to be flown by an aircraft, the computer readable medium comprising a computer program that when executed by a computer, causes the computer to:
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obtain a description of the desired four-dimensional trajectory; obtain performance data from an aircraft performance model that describes the performance of the aircraft; obtain atmospheric data from an atmospheric model that describes the atmospheric conditions along the desired trajectory; convert the description of the desired trajectory into a kinematic description of aircraft intent that corresponds to the desired trajectory; and provide to a trajectory computation engine, the kinematic description of aircraft intent, the performance data and the atmospheric data, and use the trajectory computation engine to attempt to calculate the desired trajectory from the kinematic description of aircraft intent, the performance data and the atmospheric data; and report whether or not the desired trajectory was calculated. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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