Aircraft turnaround and airport terminal status analysis

• US 9,934,693 B2
• Filed: 07/15/2016
• Issued: 04/03/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Joyson, John Premnath, Poojary, Rajesh V., Kadike, Maksood
• Primary Examiner(s): ANTONUCCI, ANNE MARIE
• Application Number:
  US15/211,556
• Publication Number:
  US 20180018882A1
• Time in Patent Office: 627 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0013 with a ground station
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/0026 located on the ground

Abstract

Methods, devices, and systems for generating an aircraft turnaround and airport terminal status analysis are described herein. One device includes a memory, and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive flight information and airport terminal information associated with an airport, generate an aircraft turnaround analysis based on the flight information and the airport terminal information, and a user interface to display the aircraft turnaround analysis in a single integrated display. One device includes a memory, and a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to receive airport terminal information associated with an airport, generate an airport terminal status analysis based on the airport terminal information, and a user interface to display the airport terminal status analysis in a single integrated display.

Claims

1. A computing device for aircraft turnaround analysis, comprising:

a memory;

a processor configured to execute executable instructions stored in the memory to;

receive flight information and airport terminal information associated with an airport;

generate an aircraft turnaround analysis based on the flight information and the airport terminal information, wherein the aircraft turnaround analysis includes;

flight information for an inbound flight;

assigned gate information for the inbound flight; and

connecting flight information for a number of connecting passengers aboard the inbound flight including delay information comprising a number of color coded icons indicating a likelihood of delay for the number of connecting passengers aboard the inbound flight, wherein a color of the number of color coded icons changes as a result of a change in the likelihood of delay for the number of connecting passengers in response to a change in the assigned gate information for the inbound flight; and

a user interface displaying the aircraft turnaround analysis in a single integrated display.

2. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the flight information for the inbound flight includes:

an inbound flight number and inbound flight route;

a scheduled inbound flight arrival time and an actual inbound flight arrival time; and

a number of total passengers and the number of connecting passengers.

3. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the assigned gate information for the inbound flight includes:

an assigned gate and corresponding gate number for the inbound flight; and

delay information for the inbound flight.

4. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the connecting flight information for the number of connecting passengers aboard the inbound flight includes:

gate numbers of connecting flights for the number of connecting passengers aboard the inbound flight;

flight routes of each respective connecting flight;

a number of passengers connecting to each respective connecting flight; and

delay information associated with each respective connecting flight.

5. The computing device of claim 4, wherein the delay information associated with each respective connecting flight is based on the assigned gate information for the inbound flight and the airport terminal information.

6. The computing device of claim 1, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to change an assigned gate number of the inbound flight from a first assigned gate number to a second assigned gate number in response to a user input to the computing device.

7. The computing device of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to revise the aircraft turnaround analysis based on the change in the assigned gate number.

8. The computing device of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to transmit the second assigned gate number to air traffic control associated with the airport.

9. A non-transitory computer readable medium having computer readable instructions stored thereon that are executable by a processor to:

receive flight information associated with an airport;

generate an aircraft turnaround analysis based on the flight information, wherein the aircraft turnaround analysis includes;

inbound flight information for a flight;

assigned gate information for the inbound flight;

flight turnaround progress information for the flight;

outbound flight information for the flight;

connecting flight information for a number of connecting passengers aboard the inbound flight including delay information comprising a number of color coded icons indicating a likelihood of delay for the number of connecting passengers aboard the inbound flight, wherein a color of the number of color coded icons changes as a result of a change in the likelihood of delay for the number of connecting passengers in response to a change in the assigned gate information for the inbound flight; and

delay information for the flight; and

display the aircraft turnaround analysis in a single integrated display.

10. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to change the flight from a first flight to a second flight.

11. The computer readable medium of claim 10, wherein the processor is configured to execute the instructions to revise the aircraft turnaround analysis based on the change in the flight.

12. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the flight turnaround progress information for the flight includes arrival process information for the flight.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the flight turnaround progress information for the flight includes departure process information for the flight.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the outbound flight information for the flight includes:

an outbound flight number and outbound flight route;

a scheduled flight departure time and an actual flight departure time;

a number of total outbound passengers; and

an assigned gate of the flight.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 9, wherein the delay information for the flight includes a delay in the flight turnaround progress information of the flight.

16. A computer implemented method for generating an aircraft turnaround analysis, comprising:

generating, by a computing device, an aircraft gate turnaround analysis for a number of flights associated with an airport, wherein the aircraft gate turnaround analysis includes;

inbound flight information for the number of flights;

assigned gate information for the number of flights; and

connecting flight information for a number of connecting passengers aboard the number of flights;

generating, by the computing device, an aircraft turnaround status analysis for the number of flights, wherein the aircraft turnaround status analysis includes;

the inbound flight information for the number of flights;

assigned gate information for the number of flights;

flight turnaround progress information of the number of flights;

outbound flight information for the number of flights;

connecting flight information for the number of connecting passengers aboard the number of flights including delay information comprising a number of color coded icons indicating a likelihood of delay for the number of connecting passengers aboard the number of flights, wherein a color of the number of color coded icons changes as a result of a change in the likelihood of delay for the number of connecting passengers in response to a change in the assigned gate information for the number of flights; and

delay information for the number of flights; and

displaying, on a user interface of the computing device, the aircraft gate turnaround analysis and the aircraft turnaround status analysis for a selected flight among the number of flights in a single integrated display.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein the method includes changing the assigned gate information for the selected flight from an assigned gate to a revised gate, wherein the revised gate has a delay for the connecting passengers aboard the flight that is less than a delay for the assigned gate.

18. The method of claim 16, wherein the method includes sending the delay information for the selected flight to at least one of:

an airport operations control center of the airport; and

a mobile device of a user.

19. The method of claim 16, wherein the method includes receiving a selection of a different flight among the number of flights associated with the airport.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the method includes displaying, by the computing device:

an aircraft gate turnaround analysis for the different flight; and

an aircraft turnaround status analysis for the different flight.