Collaborative Flight Plan Synchronization With Real-Time Validation
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current flight plan management systems face challenges with large data volumes, latency, and limited interaction between ground and on-board systems, leading to incongruent and non-real-time flight plan synchronization among multiple operators.
Innovation Solution
A collaborative system with display devices, input interfaces, and computing units that enable real-time synchronization and validation of flight plan modifications across multiple systems, using coded messages to ensure identical flight plan sharing and secure, reliable communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If flight plan modifications are exchanged between ground and on-board systems using current radio message procedures, then communication between operators is established, but communication latency increases and data channel congestion occurs due to large data volumes
Solution Approach 1:
The patent segments the flight plan data into modular components that can be exchanged incrementally. Instead of transmitting entire flight plan datasets, the system divides modifications into discrete, manageable units that are transmitted and processed separately, reducing overall communication latency and bandwidth requirements while maintaining synchronization reliability
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary validation and processing of flight plan modifications before transmission. By pre-checking modifications for consistency and compatibility at the source, the system reduces the need for back-and-forth communication rounds, thereby decreasing communication latency while ensuring data reliability
2Adaptability or versatility
If flight plan modifications are exchanged between ground and on-board systems, then operators can coordinate flight plan changes, but interaction possibilities remain limited and validation time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent implements a feedback mechanism where receiving systems automatically validate incoming flight plan modifications and provide immediate feedback on acceptance or rejection. This automated feedback loop enables versatile interaction between ground and on-board operators while significantly reducing validation time compared to manual review processes
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service validation where each system (ground and on-board) independently validates received modifications against its own constraints and rules. This self-validating approach increases interaction flexibility by allowing parallel processing while reducing overall validation time by eliminating sequential approval steps
3Loss of information
If current radio message procedures are used for flight plan communication, then basic information exchange is achieved, but real-time synchronization of identical flight plans between ground and on board cannot be ensured
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the flight plan data representations at both ground and on-board systems into a unified, standardized format. By combining the data models and using common reference identifiers, the system ensures that both parties maintain identical flight plan versions in real-time, eliminating information inconsistency while achieving rapid synchronization
Solution Approach 2:
The system creates and exchanges standardized digital copies of flight plan modifications with unique identifiers and timestamps. These verified copies ensure that ground and on-board systems maintain identical information states, achieving both information consistency and real-time synchronization speed through automated copy propagation
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AI summary
A management of the elements of the context of one or more flight plans is provided. The systems, methods and computer programs allowing real-time collaborative work on and around one or more flight plans between multiple remote systems are provided. A first system comprises receiving a modification, made on a second system, to a flight plan and to a set of associated objects or to another set of non-associated objects, displaying the modification and, if the modification is validated, returning the modification, as applied to the first system, to the second system to ensure uniformity around the collaborative navigation space between remote parties.