Electric Aircraft Flight Plan Updates via Brokered Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current air traffic control systems lack efficient and automated methods for updating and authenticating electric aircraft flight plans, which can lead to safety and operational inefficiencies in managing thousands of aircraft daily.
Innovation Solution
A system and method for automated flight plan reporting in electric aircraft, where a flight controller receives digital data from a remote device, generates plan adjustments, and transmits these to a pilot display for confirmation, utilizing a brokered authentication system and digital radio frequency communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Productivity
If automated flight plan reporting is implemented, then productivity and efficiency are improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The flight controller automatically generates flight plan data and transmits it to air traffic control without requiring manual pilot input for routine updates. The system self-updates flight information including position, altitude, and status changes, reducing workload while maintaining high productivity.
Solution Approach 2:
The flight controller serves multiple functions: it manages engine control, monitors flight parameters, generates flight plan data, and communicates with air traffic control. By consolidating these functions in a single multi-functional device, the system improves productivity without proportionally increasing overall system complexity.
2Reliability
If real-time automated updates are implemented, then reliability is improved, but use of energy increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system transmits flight plan updates at periodic intervals or when specific thresholds are met, rather than continuously. This approach maintains reliable, up-to-date information for air traffic control while significantly reducing the energy consumption of the communication system compared to continuous transmission.
3Reliability
If brokered authentication is implemented, then reliability is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
A brokered authentication system is implemented where an intermediate authentication mechanism verifies the identity of the flight controller with air traffic control. This intermediary layer enhances security and reliability by ensuring authenticated communication without requiring complex cryptographic implementations within the flight controller itself, thus managing device complexity.
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AI summary
A system for automated flight plan reporting for an electric aircraft, the system including a flight controller coupled to the electric aircraft configured to receive a digital datum from a remote device, generate a plan adjustment datum as a function of the digital datum, and transmit the plan adjustment datum to a pilot display, a pilot display coupled to the electric aircraft, wherein the pilot display is configured to receive the plan adjustment datum from the flight controller, display the plan adjustment datum to a user; and receive a confirmation datum from the user.