Predictive relevant traffic determination using vehicle states descriptions
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorDonald L. Ravenscroft
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for predicting traffic for analyzing runway incursions. A state for each of a plurality of aircraft is identified to form a plurality of identified states. A set of aircraft is identified from the plurality of aircraft based on the plurality of identified states to form a set of identified aircraft. A number of potential runway incursions is predicted using the set of identified aircraft.
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A method for predicting relevant traffic for analyzing runway incursions, the method comprising:
- identifying a state for each of a plurality of aircraft using a state definition to form a plurality of identified states;
- identifying a set of aircraft from the plurality of aircraft based on the plurality of identified states to form a set of identified aircraft;
- and
- predicting a number of potential runway incursions using the set of identified aircraft.
A method for identifying sets of vehicles, the method comprising:
- identifying a state for each of a plurality of vehicles to form a plurality of identified states, wherein identifying includes predicting a next state for each of the plurality of vehicles from a current state for each of the plurality of vehicles, wherein the next state is the state for each of the plurality of vehicles;
- and
- identifying a set of vehicles from the plurality of vehicles based on the plurality of identified states, wherein the set of vehicles forms a set of relevant vehicles.
A data processing system comprising:
- a bus;
- a communications unit connected to the bus;
- a storage device connected to the bus, wherein the storage device includes program code;
- and
- a processor unit connected to the bus, wherein the processor unit executes the program code to identify a state for each of a plurality of aircraft to form a plurality of identified states;
- identify a set of aircraft from the plurality of aircraft based on the plurality of identified states using a state definition to form a set of identified aircraft;
- and predict a number of potential runway incursions using the set of identified aircraft.
A computer program product for predicting runway incursions, the computer program product comprising:
- a computer recordable storage medium;
- program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for identifying a state for each of a plurality of aircraft using a state definition to form a plurality of identified states;
- program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for identifying a set of aircraft from the plurality of aircraft based on the plurality of identified states to form a set of identified aircraft;
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- program code, stored on the computer recordable storage medium, for predicting a number of potential runway incursions using the set of identified aircraft.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.