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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 10, 2013
Filed:
Feb. 22, 2011
Rajesh Venkat Subbu, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Feng Xue, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Mauricio Castillo-effen, Rexford, NY (US);
Joel Kenneth Klooster, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Joachim Karl Hochwarth, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Sergio Torres, Bethesda, MD (US);
Weiwei Chen, Guilderland, NY (US);
Rajesh Venkat Subbu, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Feng Xue, Clifton Park, NY (US);
Mauricio Castillo-Effen, Rexford, NY (US);
Joel Kenneth Klooster, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Joachim Karl Hochwarth, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Sergio Torres, Bethesda, MD (US);
Weiwei Chen, Guilderland, NY (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems suitable for negotiating air traffic trajectory modification requests received from multiple aircraft that each has trajectory parameters. The methods include transmitting from at least a first aircraft a first trajectory modification request to alter the altitude, speed and/or lateral route thereof. A first conflict assessment is then performed to determine if the first trajectory modification request poses a conflict with the altitudes, speeds and lateral routes of other aircraft. If a conflict is not identified, the first trajectory modification request is granted and the first aircraft is notified of the first trajectory modification request being granted. Alternatively, if a conflict is identified, the first trajectory modification request is not granted and the first aircraft is notified thereof. If the first trajectory modification request was not granted, the first trajectory modification request is placed in a queue, which is periodically processed to perform subsequent conflict assessments.