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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jul. 17, 2018
Applicant:
GE Aviation Systems Llc, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Inventors:
David Michael Lax, Cascade Township, MI (US);
Reza Ghaemi, Watervliet, NY (US);
Pierino Gianni Bonanni, Loudonville, NY (US);
Assignee:
GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/04 (2006.01); G05D 1/04 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/04 (2013.01); G05D 1/042 (2013.01); G08G 5/0039 (2013.01); G08G 5/025 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and system of determining or estimating a descent profile includes receiving a final approach fix for a target destination, repeatedly back-calculating a set of subsequent models, determining a descent profile based on the repeated back-calculating the set of subsequent models, and operating the aircraft in accordance with the descent profile.