Route modeler for improving desired environmental and economic flight characteristics
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising a route modeler in a processor unit configured to:
- receive, a number of entity inputs that identify a number of environmental characteristics, and a number of economic characteristics, that affect an area of land and population by operation of a number of aircraft on a number of routes such that the number of environmental characteristics comprises at least two of;
an amount of noise produced, a count of population affected, an amount of impact to local air quality of an area of interest, and airport environmental regulations;
receive, a number of entity inputs that identify a number of weightings for the number of environmental characteristics, and the number of economic characteristics, for the number of routes for the number of aircraft, such that each weighting in the number of weightings comprises a multiplicative factor applied to a particular characteristic in the number of characteristicsgenerate a number of new routes for the number of aircraft for the area of land based on information about the number of routes associated with the area of land;
identify values for characteristics, in the number of characteristics, for each new route in the number of new routes, and for each route in the number of routes, based on the information; and
identify a performance value for;
the each new route in the number of new routes, and for the each route in the number of routes, based on the values, and the number of weightings, for the number of characteristics.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for processing routes is disclosed. An area of interest associated with a number of routes for a number of aircraft and an identification of a number of weightings for a number of characteristics for the number of routes are identified. The number of characteristics includes at least one of a number of environmental characteristics or a number of economic characteristics. A number of new routes are generated based on information about the number of routes associated with the area of interest. Values are identified for characteristics in the number of characteristics for each new route in the number of new routes and for each route in the number of routes based on the information. A performance value is identified for the each new route and for the each route based on the values and the number of weightings for the number of characteristics.
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26 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising a route modeler in a processor unit configured to:
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receive, a number of entity inputs that identify a number of environmental characteristics, and a number of economic characteristics, that affect an area of land and population by operation of a number of aircraft on a number of routes such that the number of environmental characteristics comprises at least two of;
an amount of noise produced, a count of population affected, an amount of impact to local air quality of an area of interest, and airport environmental regulations;receive, a number of entity inputs that identify a number of weightings for the number of environmental characteristics, and the number of economic characteristics, for the number of routes for the number of aircraft, such that each weighting in the number of weightings comprises a multiplicative factor applied to a particular characteristic in the number of characteristics generate a number of new routes for the number of aircraft for the area of land based on information about the number of routes associated with the area of land; identify values for characteristics, in the number of characteristics, for each new route in the number of new routes, and for each route in the number of routes, based on the information; and identify a performance value for; the each new route in the number of new routes, and for the each route in the number of routes, based on the values, and the number of weightings, for the number of characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus comprising a route modeler in a processor unit configured to;
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identify first information for a performance of an aircraft for a selected route over an area of land and population affected by the selected route; identify second information for the performance of the aircraft for a new route over an area of land and population affected by the new route; identify a first number of values for a number of characteristics about the area of land and population affected by the selected route based on the first information, such that the number of characteristics comprises at least two of;
an amount of noise produced, a count of population affected, an amount of impact to local air quality of an area of interest, and airport environmental regulations;identify a second number of values for the number of characteristics about the area of land and population affected by the new route based on the second information; adjust the first number of values, for the number of characteristics, based on a number of weightings received in a number of entity inputs for each characteristic, such that each weighting in the number of weightings comprises a multiplicative factor applied to a value of a particular characteristic in the number of characteristics; adjust the second number of values for the number of characteristics based on the number of weightings received in the number of entity inputs for the each characteristic; and select a desired route based on; the first number of values for the number of characteristics; and the second number of values for the number of characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for processing routes, the method comprising a route modeler in processor unit:
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identifying an area of land and a population affected by a number of routes, for a number of aircraft; and receiving a number of entity inputs that identify a number of weightings for a number of a number of characteristics that comprise a number of environmental characteristics and a number of economic characteristics, that affect the area of land and the population for the number of routes for the number of aircraft, such that each weighting in the number of weightings comprises a multiplicative factor applied to a particular characteristic in the number of characteristics, and the number of environmental characteristics comprises at least two of;
an amount of noise produced, a count of population affected, an amount of impact to local air quality of an area of interest, and airport environmental regulations;generating a number of new routes, for the number of aircraft, for the area of land and population, based on receiving the entity inputs, about the number of routes, associated with the area of land and the population; identifying values for;
characteristics, in the number of characteristics, for each new route in the number of new routes; and
each route in the number of routes based on the number of entity inputs; andgenerating a performance value for the each new route, and for the each route, based on the values, and the number of weightings, for the number of characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An apparatus comprising a route modeler in a processor unit configured to:
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identify an area of land and a population affected by a number of routes, for a number of aircraft; and receive from a number of entity inputs, a number of values, and a number of weightings, for a number of characteristics, for the number of routes for the number of aircraft, such that the number of characteristics comprises at least two of;
an amount of noise produced, a count of population affected, an amount of impact to local air quality of an area of interest, and airport environmental regulations, and such that each weighting in the number of weightings comprises a multiplicative factor applied to a particular characteristic in the number of characteristics; andgenerate performance values, that represent an affect on the land and the population by a performance of the number of aircraft on the number of routes, based upon weightings for the number of characteristics. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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