Patent ID: 8311686
Filing Date: 2012-11-13
Classification: G01H,G08G,Y02T

Abstract:
1. A method for monitoring airplane noise and emissions, comprising: receiving a predetermined set of engine performance data for an airplane; receiving a predetermined set of airplane flight data for the airplane; predicting at least one of a noise level and an emissions level from the airplane at each of a plurality of ground based noise and emissions monitoring stations based on the predetermined set of engine performance data and the predetermined set of airplane flight data, wherein each of the plurality of ground based noise and emissions monitoring stations is located at a predetermined geographic location along an expected flight path of the airplane; presenting an interface on a display to a pilot, wherein the interface comprises a feature for the pilot to select presentation of at least one of the predicted noise level, an actually measured noise level, the predicted emissions level, and an actually measured emissions level at each of the plurality of ground based noise and emissions monitoring stations in a format chosen by the pilot, the format comprising a graphical format and a tabular format; and presenting at least one of the predicted noise level and the predicted emissions level on the display to the pilot of the airplane to permit operation of the airplane to substantially minimize at least one of the actual noise level and the actual emissions level at each of the plurality of ground based noise and emissions monitoring stations.