ATC Communication Module for Eco-Optimized Flight Plan Negotiation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing air traffic control systems struggle to balance flight safety with environmental considerations due to fragmented views among pilots and controllers, leading to suboptimal flight plans that do not adequately address ecological impact.
Innovation Solution
A communication method between air traffic control systems and communication modules allows for the negotiation of flight plan changes based on environmental optimization time slots and levels, promoting collaboration between pilots and controllers to minimize ecological footprints.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If air traffic control systems prioritize flight safety and traffic management, then flight safety is improved, but environmental optimization of flight plans deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the flight plan negotiation process into distinct phases: initial flight plan filing, environmental optimization negotiation, and final approval. This allows safety-critical aspects to be handled by automated systems while environmental optimizations are negotiated separately, resolving the contradiction by separating safety functions from environmental functions.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces an intermediary communication module that facilitates negotiation between pilots and air traffic control systems. This intermediary enables collaborative optimization of flight plans for environmental benefits while maintaining safety standards, as the mediator coordinates between the two parties to find mutually acceptable solutions.
2Productivity
If air traffic controllers manage high volumes of traffic, then traffic control efficiency is improved, but availability for ecological optimization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements preliminary action by having pilots submit environmental optimization requests before final flight plan approval. This allows controllers to review and approve pre-negotiated optimizations without requiring extensive real-time interaction, thus maintaining high traffic control efficiency while enabling ecological optimization.
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service through automated environmental optimization recommendations generated by the communication module. Pilots can initiate and negotiate optimizations autonomously with minimal controller intervention, allowing controllers to maintain high productivity while environmental optimizations are handled through automated processes.
3Ease of operation
If pilots and controllers have fragmented views of flight situations, then individual decision-making is simplified, but collaborative optimization deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements feedback mechanisms where the communication module continuously exchanges information between pilots and controllers regarding flight plan status, environmental conditions, and optimization opportunities. This feedback loop enables collaborative optimization while maintaining simple individual decision-making, as each party receives relevant information without requiring complex coordination.
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AI summary
A method for communication between an air traffic control system and a communication module, the communication method includes a step of determining environmental optimization time slots based on the air traffic absorption capacities of the various flight information regions, the environmental optimization time slots at least partially covering one or more flight information regions, each environmental optimization time slot having an associated efficiency level; a step of negotiation, between the pilot via the communication module and the air traffic control system, to negotiate changes to the flight plan on the basis of the environmental optimization time slots and the environmental optimization levels of the environmental optimization time slots.