Automated Flight Plan Construction Along Boundary Lines
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current computer-controlled navigation systems lack the ability to automatically generate flight plans or offset flight plans, requiring pilots to manually enter each waypoint, which is tedious and challenging, especially for missions along geographical boundaries like rivers or mountains.
Innovation Solution
A processor-implemented system that automatically selects and refines geographical waypoints using a calculated turn initiation distance and turn completion distance, generates courses and distances between waypoints, and constructs flight plans to align with boundary lines, allowing for automated flight path construction.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If pilots manually enter each waypoint to construct a flight plan, then the flight plan can be constructed with precision, but the process becomes tedious and time-consuming
Solution Approach 1:
The system enables self-service by automatically generating flight plans using geographical database information and boundary line data. The processor automatically selects waypoints, calculates courses and distances, and constructs the complete flight plan without requiring manual pilot input for each waypoint, thus resolving the contradiction between precision and time consumption
Solution Approach 2:
The system applies preliminary action by pre-processing geographical database information and boundary line data to automatically determine optimal waypoints and flight paths before the actual flight. This preliminary automated preparation eliminates the need for time-consuming manual waypoint entry while maintaining precise alignment with boundaries
2Reliability
If existing search patterns are used for search and rescue missions, then standard procedures are followed, but adequate coverage in complex terrain like rivers or mountainous areas is not achieved
Solution Approach 1:
The system applies local quality by automatically generating customized flight plans that adapt to specific local conditions such as river boundaries, mountain contours, and other geographical features. The processor selects waypoints and calculates courses based on local boundary line data, enabling the flight plan to be specifically tailored to the unique characteristics of each search and rescue area, thereby improving coverage reliability while maintaining adaptability
3Measurement precision
If manual construction of flight plans aligning with boundaries is performed, then precise boundary monitoring is achieved, but the process is tedious and inefficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces the mechanical manual process of waypoint entry and flight plan construction with an automated computational system. The processor automatically processes geographical database information and boundary line data to generate precise flight plans, substituting the manual mechanical process with an efficient automated electronic system that maintains boundary alignment precision while dramatically improving construction efficiency
Data Source
AI summary
A system for automatically constructing a flight plan that aligns with a boundary line is provided. The system has a controller that is configured to: automatically select a set of geographical (geo) coordinate waypoints along a boundary line using waypoints from the geographical database responsive to flight crew input; refine the set of geo coordinate waypoints using a calculated turn initiation distance and a turn completion distance for every waypoint; further refine the refined set of geo coordinate waypoints based on the course change between waypoints; generate a set of courses and distances between waypoints through computing, for each set of two consecutive waypoints in the further refined set of geo coordinate waypoints, the course and distance between the two consecutive waypoints; and construct the flight plan based on the waypoints in the further refined set of geo coordinate waypoints and the set of courses and distances between waypoints.