Flight Plan Variant Sync for Updated FMS Clones
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing flight management systems (FMS) create clones of flight plans that do not automatically incorporate changes made to the reference flight plan after copying, leading to outdated analysis and potential safety and efficiency issues.
Innovation Solution
A method and system that generates a reference flight plan, copies a clone for analysis, modifies it with subsequent changes, and analyzes the modified clone to incorporate those changes into the reference plan, ensuring real-time updates.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If clones are created as exact replicas from reference flight plans, then the initial accuracy and consistency of flight plan variants are improved, but the clones become outdated when changes occur in the reference plan, leading to loss of information
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements a feedback mechanism where the FMS continuously monitors changes to the reference flight plan and automatically updates the cloned variants. When the reference plan is modified, the system detects these changes and propagates them to all associated clones, ensuring they remain synchronized and current without requiring manual intervention.
Solution Approach 2:
The system performs preliminary actions by pre-loading multiple cloned variants of the flight plan before actual flight operations begin. These clones are prepared in advance with the understanding that they will be dynamically updated throughout the mission to reflect any changes made to the reference plan, allowing pilots to analyze alternatives before they become obsolete.
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple flight plan clones are created for analysis, then the ability to evaluate potential changes and optimize mission performance is improved, but the complexity of managing and synchronizing these clones increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system merges the management of multiple flight plan clones into a unified system where all variants are linked to a single reference flight plan. This consolidation allows centralized control and automatic synchronization, reducing the operational complexity of managing multiple independent clones while maintaining the ability to analyze various flight plan alternatives.
3Device complexity
If flight plan clones do not automatically update with reference plan changes, then the system simplicity is maintained, but the reliability of flight plan analysis deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The system implements self-service functionality where the flight management system automatically detects changes to the reference flight plan and updates all cloned variants without requiring manual intervention. This automated self-updating mechanism maintains system reliability by ensuring clones remain current while minimizing the operational burden on pilots and reducing the need for complex manual synchronization procedures.
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AI summary
A method and system for updating a variant for a reference flight plan for an aircraft with a flight management system (FMS) has been developed. First, the reference flight plan is generated with the FMS. A clone of the reference flight plan is copied for analysis of potential changes to the reference flight plan. The clone of the reference flight plan is modified with any changes to the reference flight plan that occurred subsequent to copying the clone of the reference flight plan. The modified clone of the reference flight plan is then analyzed for incorporating potential changes to the reference flight plan.