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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 07, 2018
Filed:
May. 17, 2016
Applicant:
Honeywell International Inc., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Kannan Kathirvel, Tamil Nadu, IN;
Patrick Mulhall, Scottsdale, AZ;
Assignee:
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Morris Plains, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/0078 (2013.01); G08G 5/0008 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G08G 5/0021 (2013.01); G08G 5/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method for evaluating landing conditions at an airport is provided. The method obtains, by an avionics system onboard a first aircraft, aircraft position data associated with a plurality of aircraft located within a range of the airport; and computes a terminal congestion coefficient for the airport, based on the aircraft position data, wherein the terminal congestion coefficient indicates a level of air traffic within the range of the airport.