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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2025
Filed:
May. 30, 2023
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Manuel Polaina Morales, Munich, DE;
Javier Lopez Leones, Majadahonda, ES;
Rubén Vega Astorga, Leganés, ES;
The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US);
Abstract
Aspects of the present disclosure provide systems and methods for evaluating a flight plan with respect to an executed route of an aircraft. An example method includes obtaining data associated with a route of a vehicle. The method further includes determining a first cost index associated with the route based at least in part on a segment of the data. The method further includes comparing the first cost index to a second cost index associated with a plan for the route. The method further includes determining a cost penalty associated with the route based at least in part on the comparison between the first cost index and the second cost index. The method further includes performing one or more actions associated with the vehicle in response to determining the cost penalty.