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US 9,542,851 B1Granted
Avionics flight management recommender system
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsGeun Il Kim, Tay Pham, Timothy C. Rohr
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Abstract
A flight management system is modified so that it can deal with an unpredicted current event happening to an airplane based on non-standard maneuvers that have been carried out previously by other airplanes in similar circumstances. This allows the flight management system to adaptively or dynamically respond to a variety of flight path changes rather than rely solely on a set of fixed responses to predictable events during a flight. Specifically, the flight management system is configured to provide procedural recommendations to a flight crew in real time based on collaboratively filtered historical data such that the flight crew can make smarter choices while operating airplanes.
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A method for recommending pilot action onboard an airplane, comprising:
- (a) collecting historical data representing pilot actions taken by a community of pilots and airplane characteristics during a multiplicity of flights;
- (b) collaboratively filtering said historical data to derive relationship data representing a relationship between the pilot actions and airplane characteristics;
- (c) piloting the airplane;
- (d) collecting current data representing pilot actions onboard the airplane and characteristics of the airplane during step (c);
- (e) determining that said current data falls into said relationship;
- (f) generating a recommendation for pilot action by applying said relationship to said current data while the airplane is being piloted:
- and
- (g) taking a pilot action onboard the airplane in accordance with said recommendation.
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A method for recommending pilot action onboard an airplane, comprising:
- (a) collecting historical data representing pilot actions and airplane characteristics during a multiplicity of flights;
- (b) filtering said historical data to derive relationship data representing a relationship between the pilot actions and airplane characteristics;
- (c) piloting the airplane;
- (d) collecting current data representing pilot actions onboard the airplane and characteristics of the airplane during step (c);
- (e) determining that said current data falls into said relationship;
- (f) generating a recommendation for pilot action by applying said relationship to said current data while the airplane is being piloted:
- and
- (g) taking a pilot action onboard the airplane in accordance with said recommendation,
- wherein said historical data comprises data representing actions and airplane characteristics recorded by a multiplicity of airplanes.
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A method for recommending pilot action onboard an airplane, comprising:
- (a) collecting historical data representing pilot actions and airplane characteristics during a multiplicity of flights;
- (b) filtering said historical data to derive relationship data representing a relationship between the pilot actions and airplane characteristics;
- (c) piloting the airplane;
- (d) collecting current data representing pilot actions onboard the airplane and characteristics of the airplane during step (c);
- (e) determining that said current data falls into said relationship;
- (f) generating a recommendation for pilot action by applying said relationship to said current data while the airplane is being piloted:
- and
- (g) taking a pilot action onboard the airplane in accordance with said recommendation,
- wherein said recommendation comprises any one of the following:
- a flaps extension profile;
- a noise abatement departure procedure;
- a reduction in thrust during takeoff;
- auto brake and speed brake settings;
- and a window for required time of arrival at different flap settings.
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A system for recommending pilot action onboard an airplane during a flight, comprising:
- a control display unit onboard the airplane;
- a plurality of sensors onboard the airplane, said sensors being configured to output current data representing pilot actions onboard the airplane and characteristics of the airplane;
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- a computer system configured to perform the following operations:
- (a) collecting historical data representing pilot actions taken by a community of pilots and airplane characteristics during a multiplicity of flights;
- (b) collaboratively filtering said historical data to derive relationship data representing a relationship between the pilot actions and airplane characteristics;
- (c) collecting said current data from said plurality of sensors during the flight;
- (d) determining that said current data falls into said relationship;
- (e) generating a recommendation for pilot action by applying said relationship to a portion of said current data while a pilot is flying the airplane;
- and
- (f) causing said control display unit to display symbology representing said recommendation.
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A system for recommending pilot action onboard an airplane during a flight, comprising:
- a control display unit onboard the airplane;
- a plurality of sensors onboard the airplane, said sensors being configured to output current data representing pilot actions onboard the airplane and environmental characteristics;
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- a computer system configured to perform the following operations:
- (a) collecting historical data representing pilot actions taken by a community of pilots and environmental characteristics during a multiplicity of flights;
- (b) collaboratively filtering said historical data to derive relationship data representing a relationship between the pilot actions and environmental characteristics;
- (c) collecting said current data from said plurality of sensors during the flight;
- (d) determining that said current data falls into said relationship;
- (e) generating a recommendation for pilot action by applying said relationship to a portion of said current data while a pilot is flying the airplane;
- and
- (f) causing said control display unit to display symbology representing said recommendation.
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A method for recommending pilot action onboard an airplane, comprising:
- (a) collecting historical data representing pilot actions taken by a community of pilots and environmental characteristics during a multiplicity of flights;
- (b) collaboratively filtering said historical data to derive relationship data representing a relationship between the pilot actions and environmental characteristics;
- (c) piloting the airplane;
- (d) collecting current data representing pilot actions onboard the airplane and environmental characteristics during step (c);
- (e) determining that said current data falls into said relationship;
- (f) generating a recommendation for pilot action by applying said relationship to said current data while the airplane is being piloted:
- and
- (g) taking a pilot action onboard the airplane in accordance with said recommendation.
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