Patent ID: 9159240
Filing Date: 2015-10-13
Classification: G08G,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A ground based tailored arrival allocation system (TAAS) for determining a descent profile for an aircraft, said TAAS comprising: a communications gateway operable for establishing communications between said TAAS and an aircraft, and further operable for establishing communications between said TAAS and at least one of a source of weather related data, an air traffic services facility, and an airlines operations center; a processing device communicatively coupled to said communications gateway, said processing device programmed to receive an intended descent profile from the aircraft while the aircraft is in route and calculate a new descent profile for the aircraft based on preference information provided at an input interface by at least one of the aircraft and an airline, the preference information including preferences for at least one of speed, arrival time, and route, and further calculate the new descent profile based on data received from a plurality of an air traffic services coordination function, an airline operations center function, data from the aircraft, and data received from a weather station that allows the aircraft to meet the required time of arrival of the aircraft at one or more metering fixes during the descent while taking into account fuel efficiency and environmental considerations; and at least one output interface communicatively coupled to said processing device for providing data to the aircraft relating to the calculated new descent profile, said communications gateway operable to communicate with a flight management computer for the aircraft to incorporate the calculated descent profile into the flight management computer to modify the descent of the aircraft.