The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 21, 2026
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2024
Honeywell International Inc., Charlotte, NC (US);
Luke Zeleznak, Phoenix, AZ (US);
George Rajan Koilpillai, Bangalore, IN;
Michael Jirjis, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Tracy Sellin, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Daniel Bernard, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Matthew Wiebold, Phymouth, MN (US);
Janaki Seetharaman, Bangalore, IN;
HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, NC (US);
Abstract
A system and method for calculating a flight plan and a precision release point for an aircraft carrying a payload includes supplying, from a four-dimensional (4D) wind measurement system, 4D wind data indicative of atmospheric wind velocity and direction (i) at and within a first threshold distance around a current flight level of the aircraft, (ii) at and within a second threshold distance around a drop zone for the payload, and (iii) at and within a third threshold distance around a plurality of different altitudes. The 4D wind data is continuously sampled, in a processing system, and is iteratively processes, in the processing system, to calculate, using a release point model implemented in the processing system, a flight plan for the aircraft and a precision release point for the payload.