System and method for calculating estimated time of runway landing and gate arrival for aircraft
US10373507B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 6, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 26, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/56
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A system and method for dividing a flight path into flight segments, wherein the flight path comprises a route between an aircraft takeoff and a runway landing; receiving a historic transit time and real-time transit time of a target aircraft class, for each flight segment of a current flight; determining a differential time for each flight segment by comparing the real-time transit time and the historic transit time; applying the differential time to each flight segment to adjust an estimated transit time for each flight segment; determining an estimated ON time for the aircraft by adding together all of the estimated transit times from each flight segment of the flight path; and determining an estimated IN time for the aircraft based on the estimated ON time and an estimated ON to IN time. The system includes a calculation engine for performing the steps of the calculation.
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