Method of generating and displaying a flare drift vector symbol
First Claim
1. A method of generating and displaying a release point for a flare capable of being deployed by an aircraft, the method comprises:
- inputting into a computing device a planned midpoint of a planned burn track of the ignited flare corresponding to a geographic coordinate;
inputting into the computing device flare parameters for the flare capable of being deployed by the aircraft;
inputting into the computing device wind parameters including a wind direction and a wind magnitude for a given flare ignition altitude;
inputting into the computing device a flare drift distance and a flare drift direction for the given flare ignition altitude;
inputting into the computing device aircraft parameters including an aircraft speed and an aircraft direction;
generating by the computing device a flare drift vector based on the flare parameters, the wind parameters, the flare drift distance, the flare drift direction and the aircraft parameters;
calculating by the computing device a midpoint of the flare drift vector;
determining by the computing device a release point of the flare such that the planned midpoint of the planned burn track of the ignited flare coincides with the midpoint of the flare drift vector; and
displaying the release point on a navigation display of the aircraft capable of deploying the flare relative to a real-time navigation map.
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Abstract
The present disclosure is generally directed to a method of generating and displaying a parachute flare drift vector symbol on a navigation display of the aircraft capable of deploying a flare relative to a real-time navigation map. The flare drift vector symbol includes a flare ignition forward/aft distance relative to the aircraft deploying the flare, a flare ignition left/right distance relative to the aircraft deploying the flare, a flare burn vector distance, and a flare burn vector direction. The flare drift vector symbol is generating based on the flare parameters, the wind parameters, the flare drift distance, the flare drift direction and the aircraft parameters.
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17 Claims
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1. A method of generating and displaying a release point for a flare capable of being deployed by an aircraft, the method comprises:
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inputting into a computing device a planned midpoint of a planned burn track of the ignited flare corresponding to a geographic coordinate; inputting into the computing device flare parameters for the flare capable of being deployed by the aircraft; inputting into the computing device wind parameters including a wind direction and a wind magnitude for a given flare ignition altitude; inputting into the computing device a flare drift distance and a flare drift direction for the given flare ignition altitude; inputting into the computing device aircraft parameters including an aircraft speed and an aircraft direction; generating by the computing device a flare drift vector based on the flare parameters, the wind parameters, the flare drift distance, the flare drift direction and the aircraft parameters; calculating by the computing device a midpoint of the flare drift vector; determining by the computing device a release point of the flare such that the planned midpoint of the planned burn track of the ignited flare coincides with the midpoint of the flare drift vector; and displaying the release point on a navigation display of the aircraft capable of deploying the flare relative to a real-time navigation map. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of recalculating and displaying a release point and an associated flight path for a flare capable of being deployed by an aircraft, the method comprising:
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providing a first planned flight path including a first planned release point thereon for the flare capable of being deployed by the aircraft, the first planned flight path being determined based on first wind parameters including a first wind speed and a first wind direction, and a planned midpoint of a planned burn track of the ignited flare where the planned midpoint is located at a selected geographical location; inputting into a computing device second wind parameters including a second wind direction and a second wind magnitude for a given flare ignition altitude; inputting into the computing device a flare drift distance and a flare drift direction for the given flare ignition altitude; inputting into the computing device aircraft parameters including an aircraft speed and an aircraft direction; generating by the computing device a flare drift vector based on flare parameters, the second wind parameters, the flare drift distance, the flare drift direction and the aircraft parameters; calculating by the computing device a midpoint of the flare drift vector; determining by the computing device a second release point of the flare such that the planned midpoint of the planned burn track of the ignited flare coincides with the midpoint of the flare drift vector; generating by the computing device a second flight path including the second release point of the flare thereon; and displaying the second release point and the second flight path on a navigation display of the aircraft capable of deploying the flare relative to a real-time navigation map. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17)
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