Airspace state monitoring method based on activity model

By adopting an activity-based airspace status monitoring method, the problems of untimely and incomplete airspace situation monitoring have been solved, enabling real-time monitoring and conflict detection of airspace status, thereby improving the safety and efficiency of airspace use.

CN120977152APending Publication Date: 2025-11-18SICHUAN JIUZHOU AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL TECHNOLOGY CO LTD +1
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Application Number
CN202511173823.9
Authority / Receiving Office
CN · China
Patent Type
Applications(China)
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Filing Date
2025-08-21
Publication Date
2025-11-18

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Technical Problem

In environments with high aircraft density and heavy airspace usage, existing airspace surveillance systems struggle to achieve real-time and accurate airspace situation monitoring, resulting in untimely and incomplete updates to airspace status monitoring, which poses safety hazards.

Method used

An activity-based airspace status monitoring method is adopted, which combines airspace activation, airspace association, and airspace monitoring processes with air situation and airspace usage plans to monitor airspace status in real time, detect potential conflicts and issue early warnings, and ensure the accuracy and consistency of airspace status.

Benefits of technology

It enables real-time monitoring and management of aircraft within the mission airspace, quickly detects potential airspace usage conflicts, improves airspace status monitoring capabilities, and ensures the efficiency of safe airspace use.

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Abstract

The invention discloses an airspace state monitoring method based on an activity model, and the method comprises the steps: covering the real-time activation and release process of an airspace state through an airspace activation process, an airspace association process and an airspace monitoring process; the activity model comprises an airspace activation process, an airspace association process and an airspace monitoring process; airspace operation consistency monitoring: enabling the key data to form an air situation of a task airspace, associating the air situation with an airspace use plan, monitoring an airspace state to find an airspace use conflict, and carrying out airspace early warning and warning on a user; the key data comprises air monitoring information, meteorological information and air traffic control basic information; the task airspace is the airspace where the aircraft executes the task; the air monitoring information is monitoring information of air conditions. According to the invention, the accuracy of the airspace state and the safety of airspace use can be ensured.
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TECHNICAL FIELD

[0001] The present application relates to the technical field of airspace state monitoring, in particular to an airspace state monitoring method based on an activity model. BACKGROUND

[0002] In order to ensure the safety of aircrafts in the task area, it is necessary to monitor and manage the airspace in real time, accurately and efficiently, to realize the sharing and collaborative management of various airspace information, and to improve the utilization efficiency of airspace resources. Airspace situation monitoring technology is a key component of airspace management system, which is different from air and space surveillance systems such as ADS-B system. There are many factors affecting airspace state monitoring, among which the density of targets is closely related to the airspace situation. In the target airspace where aircrafts are relatively dense, the performance of various monitoring systems such as ADS-B and aviation radar is severely tested, which directly affects the accuracy of the airspace situation and the air and space situation in the target airspace.

[0003] In the airspace where aircrafts are relatively dense and the use of airspace is relatively heavy, the flight task or the use plan of the airspace is affected by many uncontrollable factors such as flight plan adjustment, weather conditions, and air and space situation changes. Aircrafts in the task airspace are prone to disordered flight, which leads to the delay of updating the use state of the flight target and the airspace, and brings serious hidden dangers to the use of the task airspace. At present, in some closed or traditional airspace use scenarios, limited by the monitoring system mainly used for aircraft monitoring, and the single source of airspace update of the monitoring system, only the airspace or flight task plan can be used to monitor the state of the currently used airspace, and there are situations of delayed and incomplete airspace state monitoring. SUMMARY

[0004] In view of this, the present application provides an airspace state monitoring method based on an activity model.

[0005] The present application discloses an airspace state monitoring method based on an activity model, which comprises: The real-time activation and release process of the airspace state is covered through the airspace activation process, the airspace association process and the airspace monitoring process; the activity model comprises the airspace activation process, the airspace association process and the airspace monitoring process; Airspace operation consistency monitoring: the key data form the air and space situation of the task airspace, the air and space situation is associated with the airspace use plan, the airspace state is monitored to find the conflict of airspace use, and the user is warned and alarmed; the key data includes air and space monitoring information, weather information, and air traffic control basic information; the task airspace is the airspace where the aircraft performs the task; the air and space monitoring information is the monitoring information of the air situation.

[0006] Further, the airspace activation process comprises: The airspace usage plan of the comparison task airspace and the task plan time are compared, the activation time of the task airspace is determined, and the airspace information of the airspace usage plan is updated in combination with the airspace shape / position information received by the system; According to the activation time, the airspace usage announcement is periodically sent to the user in advance to activate the task airspace, and the release announcement is sent after the task is completed to release the airspace; by comparing the task plan time and the actual execution time, the task time is updated, new flight information is generated, and the new flight information is sent to the user.

[0007] Further, the airspace association process comprises: The airspace usage plan, the task plan, and the real-time airspace state and task state are associated and compared to ensure the completeness and accuracy of the real-time airspace state.

[0008] Further, the airspace association process specifically comprises: The received airspace shape / position information is associated with the updated airspace information of the airspace usage plan in terms of time and airspace, the inconsistent situation in the execution process of the airspace usage plan is tracked, potential conflicts are detected, airspace and task relief calculations are performed, airspace conflict warning information is issued, and an airspace situation map is generated and sent to the relevant user; The new flight information generated by the airspace activation process is associated with the updated airspace information of the airspace usage plan, the airspace with conflicts with the actual situation is identified according to the information of the flight information, the airspace usage plan is corrected and updated in time, and the relevant user is sent; the conflicting airspace includes airspace with time conflict, position conflict, and airspace usage conflict; The updated airspace usage plan is associated with the existing air situation information, if it is associated with the target in the plan, the target attribute information is added; if it is not associated with the target in the plan, it may be an unknown target, and the relevant target attribute is added; and the target attribute information is sent to the user.

[0009] Further, the airspace monitoring process comprises: The relevant data is subjected to multi-element data fusion processing to form an air situation situation of the task airspace; the airspace state and the air situation situation are associated, the inconsistency in the execution of the airspace usage plan and the task plan is monitored, potential airspace usage conflicts are detected, airspace relief calculations are performed, real-time airspace situation maps are generated, and the user is warned and alarmed of airspace conflicts; the relevant data includes air situation monitoring information, weather information, and air traffic control basic information; the air situation monitoring information includes the position and state information of the aircraft obtained by the monitoring equipment; the monitoring equipment includes primary air traffic radar, secondary air traffic radar, and ADS-B.

[0010] Further, the airspace operation consistency monitoring includes air situation, generation of correlation plan and situation, and generation of airspace early warning.

[0011] Further, the generation of the air situation includes: The air situation of the task airspace is generated by processing the air surveillance information, weather information, and air traffic control basic information.

[0012] Further, the generation of the correlation plan and situation includes: The generated air situation is correlated with the updated airspace use plan and the activated airspace, and the time, shape, position, and use state of the activated airspace are updated, the single task airspace situation is monitored, and the airspace state of the related area is managed.

[0013] Further, the generation of the airspace early warning includes: The airspace early warning / alarm is processed from the relevant aspects by using the conflict detection rules, the airspace early warning / alarm information is generated, and the information is sent to the user for airspace early warning / alarm; the relevant aspects include information consistency, multi-task airspace state and use conflict, airspace and task priority; the information consistency includes consistency of airspace activation time, airspace shape, and position.

[0014] Due to the adoption of the above technical solutions, the airspace state monitoring method based on the activity model has the following advantages: the method can realize the identification of the properties of the aircraft in the task airspace, effectively monitor the state of the airspace, and is beneficial to the real-time management of the flight activities of the aircraft in the task airspace or other airspace tasks; the method can also associate the airspace use plan, the task plan, and the task execution, quickly find potential airspace use conflicts, timely propose airspace early warning and alarm measures, improve the ability of airspace state monitoring, improve the accuracy of airspace state management, and ensure the efficiency of airspace safety use. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

[0015] In order to more clearly illustrate the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application, the drawings needed in the embodiment description will be briefly introduced. Obviously, the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments described in the embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can also be obtained by those skilled in the art according to these drawings.

[0016] Figure 1 The activity model schematic diagram of the airspace state monitoring of the embodiments of the present application; Figure 2 The airspace activation processing flow schematic diagram of the embodiments of the present application; Figure 3 The airspace correlation processing flow schematic diagram of the embodiments of the present application; Figure 4 FIG. 1 is a schematic diagram of an airspace monitoring process according to an embodiment of the present application; Figure 5 FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of an activity model of airspace operation consistency according to an embodiment of the present application. DETAILED DESCRIPTION

[0017] The present application is further described in conjunction with the accompanying drawings and embodiments, which are merely a part of the embodiments of the present application, rather than all the embodiments. All other embodiments obtained by a person of ordinary skill in the art shall fall within the scope of protection of the embodiments of the present application.

[0018] In some closed or conventional airspace use scenarios, the task plan of a target or the use plan of airspace is affected by various uncontrollable factors such as task plan adjustment, weather conditions, and air situation changes. In order to ensure that the task airspace operates in an orderly and efficient manner, the actual use state information of the airspace by various airspace users, the air situation information detected by sensors, weather information, geographic information, and airspace basic data are integrated, and an airspace situation map is generated through real-time fusion processing, so as to monitor the execution of the airspace plan. At the same time, the use of the airspace is monitored for consistency according to the use plan of the airspace, potential airspace conflicts are discovered in a timely manner, and airspace warnings are issued, thereby improving the ability of airspace state monitoring.

[0019] Referring to Figures 1 to 5 An embodiment of an airspace state monitoring method based on an activity model is provided, which comprises: The real-time activation and release process of the airspace state is covered through an airspace activation process, an airspace association process, and an airspace monitoring process. The activity model comprises the airspace activation process, the airspace association process, and the airspace monitoring process. Airspace operation consistency monitoring: the key data forms the air situation of the task airspace, the air situation is associated with the use plan of the airspace, the airspace state is monitored, the use conflict of the airspace is discovered, and the user is warned and alarmed; the key data comprises air monitoring information, weather information, and air traffic control basic information; the task airspace is the airspace where the aircraft executes the task; the air monitoring information is the monitoring information of the air situation.

[0020] Optionally, the airspace activation process comprises: The activation time of the task airspace is determined by comparing the use plan of the task airspace and the task plan time, and the airspace information of the use plan is updated in combination with the airspace shape / position information received by the system; The use of the airspace is activated by periodically sending the use announcement to the user in advance according to the activation time until the release announcement is sent to release the airspace after the task is completed; the task time is updated by comparing the task plan time and the actual execution time, a new flight information is generated, and the new flight information is sent to the user.

[0021] Optionally, the airspace correlation process comprises: The airspace use plan, the task plan and the real-time airspace state and task state are correlated and compared to ensure the completeness and accuracy of the real-time airspace state.

[0022] Optionally, the airspace correlation process specifically comprises: The received airspace shape / position information is correlated with the airspace information of the updated airspace use plan in time and airspace, the inconsistency in the execution of the airspace use plan is tracked, potential conflicts are detected, airspace and task relief calculation is performed, airspace conflict warning information is issued, an airspace situation map is generated and sent to relevant users; The new flight information generated by the airspace activation process is correlated with the airspace information of the updated airspace use plan, the airspace that conflicts with the actual situation is identified according to the information of the flight information, the airspace use plan is corrected and updated in time, and sent to relevant users; the conflicting airspace includes airspace with time conflict, position conflict and airspace use conflict; The updated airspace use plan is correlated with the existing air situation information, if correlated to the target in the plan, the target attribute information is added; if not correlated to the target in the plan, it may be an unknown target, and the relevant target attribute is added; and the target attribute information is sent to the user.

[0023] Optionally, the airspace monitoring process comprises: The relevant data is subjected to multi-element data fusion processing to form an air situation of the task airspace; the airspace state and the air situation are subjected to "correlation" processing, the inconsistency in the execution of the airspace use plan and the task plan is monitored, potential airspace use conflicts are detected, airspace relief calculation is performed, a real-time airspace situation map is generated, and the user is warned and alarmed of the airspace conflict; the relevant data includes air situation monitoring information, weather information, and air traffic control basic information; the air situation monitoring information includes the position and state information of the aircraft obtained by the monitoring equipment; the monitoring equipment includes primary air traffic radar, secondary air traffic radar and ADS-B.

[0024] Optionally, the airspace operation consistency monitoring comprises air situation, generating a correlated plan and situation, and generating an airspace warning.

[0025] Optionally, the air situation is generated by: The air situation monitoring information, weather information and air traffic control basic information are subjected to multi-element data processing to generate an air situation of the task airspace.

[0026] Optionally, the generation of the correlated plan and situation comprises: The generated air situation is associated with the updated airspace use plan and the activated airspace, and the time, shape, position and use state of the activated airspace are updated, the single task airspace situation is monitored, and the airspace state of the related area is managed.

[0027] Optionally, the airspace pre-warning is generated, comprising: The airspace pre-warning / alarm is processed from relevant aspects by using the conflict detection rule, the airspace pre-warning / alarm information is generated and sent to the user for airspace pre-warning / alarm; the relevant aspects include information consistency, multi-task airspace state and use conflict, airspace and task priority; the information consistency includes consistency of airspace activation time, airspace shape and position.

[0028] The airspace use plan, task plan and real-time airspace state and task state are associated and processed in the application, the completeness and accuracy of the real-time airspace state are ensured, the airspace state information, air situation information, weather information, geographic information and airspace basic data are data fused, the airspace air situation is generated, and is used for monitoring and managing the airspace state. The consistency of the airspace operation is checked, and the accuracy of the airspace state and the safety of the airspace use are ensured.

[0029] The airspace use plan, task plan and task execution situation are associated and processed in the application, the time, shape and position information of the airspace are compared in the plan and execution aspects, the airspace use plan is updated, and the airspace use conflict is detected; and the completeness of the airspace state monitoring is ensured, and the accuracy of the airspace state and the safety of the airspace use are improved.

[0030] The application innovatively constructs an activity model of airspace state monitoring, the model proposes three activity processes of airspace activation process, airspace association process and airspace monitoring process, the use state of the task airspace can be effectively activated and released by using these processes; and the airspace use plan, task plan and real-time airspace state and task state are associated and processed, the airspace state and the attribute information of the related target are updated in real time; the model combines the air situation information, geographic basic information and weather information to draw the airspace air situation, the airspace consistency is checked with the updated airspace use plan, the real-time airspace state is viewed, the potential airspace conflict is found, and the airspace pre-warning or alarm information is sent.

[0031] Finally, it should be noted that: the above embodiments are only used to illustrate the technical solutions of the application but not to limit it, although the application has been described in detail with reference to the above embodiments, those skilled in the art should understand that: the specific embodiments of the application can be modified or replaced, and any modification or equivalent replacement without departing from the spirit and scope of the application should be covered in the protection scope of the claims of the application.

Claims

1. A method for monitoring the state of airspace based on an activity model, characterized in that, include: The system covers the real-time activation and release of airspace status through airspace activation, airspace association, and airspace monitoring procedures. The activity model includes airspace activation process, airspace association process, and airspace monitoring process; Airspace Operation Consistency Monitoring: This involves forming an air situation of the mission airspace from key data, linking the air situation with the airspace usage plan, monitoring the airspace status to detect airspace usage conflicts, and providing airspace warnings and alerts to users. Key data includes air situation monitoring information, meteorological intelligence, and basic air traffic control information. The mission airspace is the airspace where the aircraft performs its mission. Air situation monitoring information refers to the monitoring information of the air situation.

2. The spatial state monitoring method based on an activity model according to claim 1, characterized in that, The spatial activation process includes: By comparing the airspace usage plan of the mission airspace with the mission plan time, the activation time of the mission airspace is determined, and the airspace information of the airspace usage plan is updated in combination with the airspace shape / location information received by the system. Based on the activation time, airspace usage notices are periodically sent to users in advance to activate the mission airspace, and release notices are sent after the mission is completed to release the airspace; by comparing the mission plan time and the actual execution time, the mission time is updated, new flight information is generated and sent to the user.

3. The spatial state monitoring method based on an activity model according to claim 1, characterized in that, The spatial association process includes: By associating and comparing airspace usage plans, task plans, and real-time airspace and task status, the completeness and accuracy of real-time airspace status are ensured.

4. The spatial state monitoring method based on an activity model according to claim 1, characterized in that, The spatial domain association process specifically includes: The received airspace shape / location information is correlated with the airspace information in the updated airspace usage plan in terms of time and airspace. Inconsistencies in the execution of the airspace usage plan are tracked, potential conflicts are detected, airspace and task decoupling calculations are performed, airspace conflict warning information is issued, and an airspace situation map is generated and sent to relevant users. The new flight information generated by the airspace activation process is correlated with the airspace information in the updated airspace usage plan. Based on the information in the flight information, airspace that conflicts with the actual situation is identified, and the airspace usage plan is corrected and updated in a timely manner and sent to the relevant users. Conflicting airspace includes airspace with time conflicts, location conflicts, and airspace usage conflicts. The updated airspace usage plan is associated with existing air situation information. If it is associated with a target in the plan, target attribute information is added; if it is not associated with a target in the plan, it may be an unknown target, and relevant target attributes are added; the target attribute information is then sent to the user.

5. The spatial state monitoring method based on an activity model according to claim 1, characterized in that, The airspace monitoring process includes: The relevant data undergoes multi-source data fusion processing to form an air situation map of the mission airspace; the airspace status and air situation are "correlated" to monitor inconsistencies between airspace usage plans and mission plan execution, detect potential airspace usage conflicts, perform airspace resolution calculations, generate a real-time airspace situation map, and provide users with early warnings and alerts for airspace conflicts; the relevant data includes air situation surveillance information, meteorological intelligence, and basic air traffic control information; the air situation surveillance information includes aircraft position and status information acquired by surveillance equipment; the surveillance equipment includes primary air traffic control radar, secondary air traffic control radar, and ADS-B.

6. The spatial state monitoring method based on an activity model according to claim 1, characterized in that, The airspace operation consistency monitoring includes air situation monitoring, generating related plans and situations, and generating airspace early warnings.

7. The spatial state monitoring method based on an activity model according to claim 6, characterized in that, Generating the aforementioned air situation includes: By combining air situation monitoring information with meteorological intelligence and basic air traffic control information, a multi-dimensional data processing method is used to generate the air situation status of the mission airspace.

8. The spatial state monitoring method based on an activity model according to claim 6, characterized in that, The generation of the associated plans and situations includes: The generated air situation is correlated with the updated airspace usage plan and activated airspace. The time, shape, location, and usage status of activated airspace are updated. The airspace situation of individual tasks is monitored and the airspace status of related areas is managed.

9. The spatial state monitoring method based on an activity model according to claim 6, characterized in that, The generation of airspace warnings includes: Using conflict detection rules, airspace warnings / alarms are processed from relevant aspects, generating airspace warning / alarm information and sending it to users for airspace warnings and alerts. Relevant aspects include information consistency, multi-task airspace status and usage conflicts, and airspace and task priorities. Information consistency includes the consistency of airspace activation time, airspace shape, and location.

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