Apparatus and method for unmanned flight task optimization

RL Cantrell, JP Thompson, DC Winkle… - US Patent App. 15 …, 2018 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems, apparatuses and methods are provided herein for unmanned flight
optimization. A system for unmanned flight optimization comprises a flight system configured …

Flight management system and method of updating

JKU Hochwarth, CR Decker, DM Lax - US Patent 11,302,204, 2022 - Google Patents
A flight management system and method of updating flight calculations includes flying an
aircraft along a current flight path, collecting real-time weather data from a network of aircraft …

Systems and methods to integrate real-time internet-connected aircraft data for cargo planning

R Mohan, N Srinivasan, K Janakiraman… - US Patent …, 2021 - Google Patents
Disclosed are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable medium for fleet
based aircraft flight planning using real-time intelligence. For example, a system may …

Flight plan analysis systems and methods for unmanned aerial vehicles

JW Clark, AC Fermon, MR Price… - US Patent App. 15 …, 2018 - Google Patents
A flight plan analysis system is configured to determine a flight plan decision regarding a
proposed flight plan for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV). The flight plan analysis system …

Method making it possible to identify the proximity of a wake turbulence and to generate a report relative to that proximity

A Reinke, S Kauertz - US Patent 10,276,050, 2019 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method to identify the proximity of a wake turbulence and to generate a
report relative to that proximity. A method implemented by an aircraft comprising a processor …

Method and system for updating a flight plan

S Schwindt - US Patent App. 17/718,821, 2022 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method for updating a flight plan by an avionics device includes receiving
a first flight plan comprising a first set of flight parameters having at least one fuel-related first …

System for distributed flight management capability

C MacDowell, T Hammer, R Mohan… - US Patent App. 15 …, 2019 - Google Patents
Abstract Systems are provided for providing distributed flight management capability for
flight management systems (FMS) of a fleet of aircraft. The system comprises an FMS …

Ground-based identification of wake turbulence encounters

A Reinke, S Kauertz - US Patent 10,055,998, 2018 - Google Patents
A ground-based server is configured for identifying encounters of aircraft with wake
turbulences generated by at least one other generating aircraft. The ground-based server is …

Airplane flight path planning method and device based on the pigeon-inspired optimization

X Cao, W Du, J Zhang, H An, Y Li, X Zhu - US Patent 11,727,812, 2023 - Google Patents
A computer-based airplane flight path planning method based on the pigeon-inspired
optimization (PIO) algorithm includes steps of establishing an uncertainty prediction model …

Maneuver evaluation and route guidance through environment

J Teague, V Sishtla - US Patent 11,250,711, 2022 - Google Patents
A system and method for correlating hazard data includes defining flight corridors according
to hazard thresholds based on criticality weightings derived from multiple sources, and …