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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 01, 2007
Filed:
Sep. 30, 2004
Robert C. Wilson, Jr., Covington, WA (US);
Robert C. Wilson, Jr., Covington, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
Methods and apparatus for controlling movement of aircraft through a defined air space are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method includes generating a model of the defined air space. The model is configured to indicate a safe subset of the defined air space for movement. Receiving a trajectory datum from an aircraft facilitates placing the aircraft at an aircraft position in the generated model of the defined air space according to the trajectory datum. A route is generated for the aircraft through the defined air space according to the aircraft position and the safe subset. Control commands are transmitted to the aircraft; the control commands are configured to control the aircraft according to the route.