Historical analysis of aircraft flight parameters

US7161501B1 · kind B1 · utility

Assignee

• The United States of America as represented by the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration · US

Inventors

• Robert E. Lynch · Redwood City, US
• Robert E. Lawrence · Los Altos, US
• Thomas R. Chidester · Mountain View, US
• Brett G. Amidan · Kennewick, US
• Gary L. Prothero · Corvallis, US
• Timothy P. Romanowski · Corvallis, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Feb 22, 2005
• Grant date: Jan 9, 2007
• Expiry date: Feb 22, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G08G5/55
• WIPO field: Control
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Method and system for analyzing and displaying one or more present flight parameter values FP(t) of an aircraft in motion at a measurement time tn, and for comparing the present flight parameter value with a selected percentage band, containing historical flight parameter data for similar conditions.