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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2011
Mauricio Castillo-effen, Rexford, NY (US);
David SO Keung Chan, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Harold Woodruff Tomlinson, Jr., Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Joel Kenneth Klooster, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Sergio Torres, Bethesda, MD (US);
Mauricio Castillo-Effen, Rexford, NY (US);
David So Keung Chan, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Harold Woodruff Tomlinson, Jr., Ballston Spa, NY (US);
Joel Kenneth Klooster, Grand Rapids, MI (US);
Sergio Torres, Bethesda, MD (US);
General Electric Company, Niskayuna, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and system suitable for inferring trajectory predictor parameters of aircraft for the purpose of predicting aircraft trajectories. The method and system involve receiving trajectory prediction information regarding an aircraft, and then using this information to infer (extract) trajectory predictor parameters of the aircraft that are otherwise unknown to a ground automation system. The trajectory predictor parameters can then be applied to one or more trajectory predictors of the ground automation system to predict a trajectory of the aircraft. In certain embodiments, the method and system can utilize available air-ground communication link capabilities, which may include data link capabilities available as part of trajectory-based operations (TBO).