Method and system for autonomously operating an aircraft

    公开(公告)号:US10983533B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-20

    申请号:US15990447

    申请日:2018-05-25

    Inventor: Pablo Costas

    Abstract: A method and system for autonomously operating an aircraft. The method comprises a pre-flight training step comprising: retrieving recorded surveillance data of a plurality of flights corresponding to at least one aircraft type and at least one route; inferring aircraft intent from the recorded surveillance data; computing reconstructed trajectories using the inferred aircraft intent; selecting a training dataset comprising aircraft intent and reconstructed trajectories of flights corresponding to a particular aircraft type and route; and applying a machine learning algorithm on the training dataset to obtain a mapping function between aircraft states and actions. The method further comprises a real-time control step executed during a flight of an aircraft, the real-time control step comprising: repeatedly retrieving onboard sensor data; obtaining real-time aircraft states from the onboard sensor data; determining actions associated to the real-time aircraft states using the mapping function; and executing the selected actions on the aircraft.

    Dynamic selection of an aeronautical data provider

    公开(公告)号:US12236791B2

    公开(公告)日:2025-02-25

    申请号:US17679853

    申请日:2022-02-24

    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for dynamic selection of an aeronautical data provider. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor to receive a first stream of real-time aeronautical data from a first aeronautical data provider, receive at least one second stream of real-time aeronautical data from at least one second aeronautical data provider simultaneously with the first stream, provide data from the first stream and the at least one second stream to a decision model for predicting which data has a higher accuracy, and switch using data from the first stream to data from one of the at least one second streams in response to the one of the at least one second streams having a higher predicted accuracy than the first stream.

    SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS TO IMPROVE AIRCRAFT TRAFFIC CONTROL

    公开(公告)号:US20210312819A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-07

    申请号:US17212664

    申请日:2021-03-25

    Abstract: Methods, apparatus, systems and articles of manufacture are disclosed to improve aircraft traffic control. An example apparatus includes a network interface to obtain air route traffic (ART) data associated with aircraft flying in airspace sectors during a first time period, a database controller to generate a first database entry by mapping extracted portions of the ART data to a first database entry field of the first database entry, and ART sector services to execute machine learning (ML) models using database entries to generate first aircraft traffic counts of the airspace sectors during the first time period, in response to selecting a first ML model of the ML models based on the first aircraft traffic counts, execute the first ML model to generate second aircraft traffic counts during a second time period, and transmit the second aircraft traffic counts to a computing device to cause an aircraft flight plan adjustment.

    SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PREDICTING FLIGHT DATA

    公开(公告)号:US20210150921A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-05-20

    申请号:US17014334

    申请日:2020-09-08

    Abstract: A device for flight data prediction includes a memory, a communication interface, and one or more processors. The memory is configured to store a departure airport map. The communication interface is configured to receive location data for a plurality of aircraft expected to arrive at or depart from a departure airport during a particular time range. The one or more processors are configured to predict, based on the location data and the departure airport map, a taxi duration or a fuel usage of a first aircraft of the plurality of aircraft. The one or more processors are also configured to generate an output based on the taxi duration or the fuel usage.

    COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR MANAGING PASSENGER INFORMATION

    公开(公告)号:US20180285782A1

    公开(公告)日:2018-10-04

    申请号:US15909306

    申请日:2018-03-01

    Abstract: A computer-implemented method, system, and computer program product for managing passenger information. Communication between an electronic device of a user and an airline data server is established. The user is identified as a passenger for a departing flight at an airport. Flight status information associated with the passenger is retrieved via the airline data server. Passenger location information is retrieved with the electronic device. An estimated time for the passenger to reach the boarding gate is computed based on the passenger location information and the flight status information. A probability of the passenger missing the flight is computed based on the estimated time for the passenger to reach the boarding gate and the flight status information. A notification is produced according to the computed probability.

    COMPUTER-IMPLEMENTED METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR SHARING INFORMATION BETWEEN PASSENGERS AND AIR TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT STAKEHOLDERS

    公开(公告)号:US20170293867A1

    公开(公告)日:2017-10-12

    申请号:US15468787

    申请日:2017-03-24

    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and a system for providing passenger information performing the tasks of sending, from a passenger electronic device (110), personal data, device geolocation and device time-stamp information; obtaining the passenger itinerary and confirming passenger identity, by a managing unit (206), based upon a match between the personal data, passenger electronic device geolocation and time-stamp; information contained in the obtained passenger itinerary; accessing to updated air traffic information relevant to the passenger upon confirming the passenger identity and sending, by the managing unit (206), a passenger report comprising flight status information for display on the passenger electronic device (110).

    DYNAMIC SELECTION OF AN AERONAUTICAL DATA PROVIDER

    公开(公告)号:US20230267840A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-08-24

    申请号:US17679853

    申请日:2022-02-24

    CPC classification number: G08G5/0026 G06K9/6256 G06N20/00 G08G5/0043

    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, systems, and program products are disclosed for dynamic selection of an aeronautical data provider. An apparatus includes a processor and a memory that stores code executable by the processor to receive a first stream of real-time aeronautical data from a first aeronautical data provider, receive at least one second stream of real-time aeronautical data from at least one second aeronautical data provider simultaneously with the first stream, provide data from the first stream and the at least one second stream to a decision model for predicting which data has a higher accuracy, and switch using data from the first stream to data from one of the at least one second streams in response to the one of the at least one second streams having a higher predicted accuracy than the first stream.

    AIRCRAFT PARKING STAND ASSIGNMENT PREDICTION

    公开(公告)号:US20210125512A1

    公开(公告)日:2021-04-29

    申请号:US17010147

    申请日:2020-09-02

    Abstract: A parking stand prediction system uses statistical analysis and historical data to provide an available parking stand for an aircraft at an arrival airport. The system receives real-time surveillance data relating to airlines, on-air flights, and airline and airport ground services. The surveillance data is sorted or pre-filtered according to airport. The system also receives airport map or layout data. Parking stand identification logic is applied to the surveillance data, airport map data, and historical surveillance data. Portions of this data are stored in a parking stand database which is continuously updated with current surveillance and parking stand availability data. A user inputs parking stand search parameter data into the system and receives a parking stand prediction for the aircraft of interest at an arrival airport.

    Computer-implemented method and system for sharing information between passengers and air traffic management stakeholders

    公开(公告)号:US10679153B2

    公开(公告)日:2020-06-09

    申请号:US15468787

    申请日:2017-03-24

    Abstract: A computer-implemented method and a system for providing passenger information performing the tasks of sending, from a passenger electronic device (110), personal data, device geolocation and device time-stamp information; obtaining the passenger itinerary and confirming passenger identity, by a managing unit (206), based upon a match between the personal data, passenger electronic device geolocation and time-stamp; information contained in the obtained passenger itinerary; accessing to updated air traffic information relevant to the passenger upon confirming the passenger identity and sending, by the managing unit (206), a passenger report comprising flight status information for display on the passenger electronic device (110).

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