Method and system for determining a climb profile
AssigneeGE Aviation Systems LLC
InventorsDavid Michael Lax, Reza Ghaemi, Pierino Gianni Bonanni, Nicholas Race Visser, Owen Michael O'Keefe
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Abstract
A method and system of determining or predicting a climb profile for an aircraft, includes receiving, by a controller module, an initial climb profile defining a portion of a flight plan for the aircraft between takeoff and a cruise profile, and an altitude climb constraint defining at least one altitude limitation of the aircraft, determining, by the controller module, that the initial climb profile does not satisfy the altitude constraint, and determining an updated climb profile based on a set of subsequent climb models.
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A method of determining a climb profile for an aircraft, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a controller module, an initial climb profile defining a portion of a flight plan for the aircraft between takeoff and a cruise profile, and an altitude climb constraint defining at least one altitude limitation of the aircraft;
- determining, by the controller module, that the initial climb profile does not satisfy the altitude climb constraint;
- selecting, by the controller module, a deviation point of the initial climb profile prior to the altitude climb constraint;
- repeatedly calculating, by the controller module, a set of subsequent climb models starting from the deviation point based on successive aircraft energy levels;
- determining an updated climb profile based on the set of subsequent climb models;
- determining the updated climb profile satisfies the altitude climb constraint;
- and
- operating the aircraft in accordance with the updated climb profile.
A system for determining a climb profile, the system comprising:
- memory storing an initial climb profile defining a portion of a flight plan between takeoff and a cruise phase, and an altitude climb constraint defining at least one altitude limitation of the aircraft;
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- a controller module configured to receive the initial climb profile and the altitude climb constraint, to determining that the initial climb profile does not satisfy the altitude climb constraint, to select a deviation point of the initial climb profile prior to the altitude climb constraint, to repeatedly calculate a set of subsequent climb models starting from the deviation point based on successive aircraft energy levels, to determine an updated climb profile based on the set of subsequent climb models, to determine the updated climb profile satisfies the altitude climb constraint, and to operate the aircraft in accordance with the updated climb profile.
A method of predicting a climb profile for an aircraft, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a controller module, an initial climb profile defining a portion of a flight plan for the aircraft between a first altitude and a second altitude, and an altitude climb constraint defining at least one altitude limitation of the aircraft;
- predicting, by the controller module, that the initial climb profile does not satisfy the altitude climb constraint;
- selecting, by the controller module, a deviation point of the initial climb profile prior to the altitude climb constraint;
- repeatedly calculating, by the controller module, a set of subsequent climb models starting from the deviation point based on successive aircraft energy levels;
- determining an updated climb profile based on the set of subsequent climb models;
- determining the updated climb profile satisfies the altitude climb constraint;
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- operating the aircraft in accordance with the updated climb profile.
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