US Patent Application 17825195. AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS simplified abstract
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AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Organization Name
Inventor(s)
Samantha Schwartz of Castle Pines CO (US)
Millie Irene Sterling of Neu-Isenburg (DE)
Theresa Emsbach of Neu-Isenburg (DE)
Brian Azcuenaga of Centenial CO (US)
Jeffrey Lee Williams of Englewood CO (US)
Aaron Pilcher of Englewood CO (US)
AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A simplified explanation of the abstract
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 17825195 titled 'AIRCRAFT FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS
Simplified Explanation
The patent application describes a system and method for rerouting aircraft based on various factors.
- The system includes a rerouting control unit that generates reroute options for an aircraft.
- The reroute options are determined by analyzing the current position and predicted future position of the aircraft.
- The analysis also takes into account the current position and predicted future position of any in-flight hazards.
- Additionally, the system considers the flight path of other aircraft within the airspace.
- The reroute options may also be based on the minimum amount of fuel or minimum weight of the aircraft at its destination location.
Original Abstract Submitted
A system and a method include a rerouting control unit configured to generate one or more reroute options for an aircraft based on an analysis of a current position of the aircraft, a predicted future position of the aircraft, a current position of an in-flight hazard, a predicted future position of the in-flight hazard, and one or both of: (i) a flight path of one or more other aircraft within an airspace, or (ii) one or both of a minimum amount of fuel of the aircraft or a minimum weight of the aircraft at a destination location.
