Flight Constraint Data Formatting for Faster Plan Generation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing flight planning systems face challenges in efficiently generating and optimizing flight plans due to complex and manual processes involved in entering and managing flight constraints, particularly in European airspace.
Innovation Solution
A method and system for flight constraints service that involves receiving and transforming various data items into formatted items, including constraints with Boolean designations and variable costs, and storing these in a database. The system generates geospatial data interchange format files and creates visual presentations of flight plans, enabling efficient flight planning and data optimization.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If flight planning rules are manually entered into text files, then data accuracy can be maintained, but the process becomes complex and slow
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates structured data files that copy and represent flight planning rules in a standardized format, enabling automated processing while maintaining data accuracy. The structured files serve as copies of the original planning data that can be processed by optimization algorithms without manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of entering flight planning rules with an automated computer-based system that reads structured data files and performs optimization calculations, significantly increasing processing speed while maintaining accuracy through systematic data transformation.
2Productivity
If automated optimization is implemented, then productivity increases, but system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent divides the flight planning system into distinct modular components: data input modules, transformation modules, optimization modules, and output modules. Each module handles specific tasks independently, which manages system complexity while enabling automated optimization and improving productivity through parallel processing capabilities.
3Adaptability or versatility
If multiple data types are integrated, then adaptability improves, but data processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a universal structured data file format that can accommodate multiple data types including flight routes, aircraft specifications, weather conditions, and airspace restrictions. This single standardized format serves multiple functions, enabling the system to process diverse data types uniformly and improving adaptability without proportionally increasing processing complexity.
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AI summary
A method for flight constraints service includes receiving data items at a first computer, transforming the data items into formatted items, transforming metadata items associated with constraints into the formatted items, storing the formatted items in a database, receiving a request at the first computer to view a requested formatted item, generating a geospatial data interchange format file from the requested formatted item, transferring the geospatial data interchange format file from the first computer to a second computer, creating a visual presentation of the geospatial data interchange format file with the second computer, and presenting the visual presentation in a human-readable format at an output device. The data items have multiple data types. The formatted items includes multiple constraints. The constraints include multiple first constraints and multiple second constraints. The metadata items include at least two among effectivity, versioning, timestamps, source, and operational state of the constraints.