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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Sep. 16, 2016
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
James R. Hamilton, Federal Way, WA (US);
Kenneth Sain, Denver, CO (US);
THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
An aircraft system, computer-implemented method, and computer program product for optimizing a flight plan for schedule, ride quality, and efficiency is provided. Tradeoff preferences between on-schedule operations, ride quality, and efficiency are received. A multi-axis chart that includes axes for on-schedule operations, ride quality, and efficiency is displayed. Values are arranged along the respective axes based on the tradeoff preferences. When a flight plan is received, values for on-schedule operations, ride quality, and efficiency are extracted. A triangle is overlaid on the multi-axis chart such that apexes of the triangle intersect the respective axes at locations corresponding to the extracted values. When multiple optional flight plans are received, multiple triangles corresponding to the respective flight plans can be overlaid on the multi-axis chart. The pilot can identify a most-preferable flight plan based on visual differences between the triangles.