Flight schedule disruption awareness systems and methods

US10522045B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• The Boeing Company · US

Inventors

• Gregory J. Small · Federal Way, US
• Goran Stojkovic · Aurora, US
• Frank R. Morales · Montréal, CA
• Peter Douglas Cornett · Bellevue, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Aug 2, 2018
• Grant date: Dec 31, 2019
• Expiry date: Aug 2, 2038

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G5/727
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

A flight schedule disruption awareness system and method is configured to provide situational awareness of flight disruptions that affect a flight schedule for a plurality of flights. The flight schedule disruption awareness system includes a disruption determination control unit that is configured to receive a plurality of flight schedule update inputs related to flight schedule updates to the flight schedule. The disruption determination control unit determines a root cause flight disruption from the plurality of flight schedule update inputs. The root cause flight disruption affects flights of a plurality of aircraft.