An on-board computing apparatus and associated methods that process aircraft data gathered from aircraft, such as during flight of these aircraft, to pair aircraft during at least portions of a flight route. This enables collaborative airspace management. In certain cases, paired aircraft may be controlled to fly in formation, e.g. flown to maintain a defined separation distance within two- or three-dimensional space over a given period of time. Formation flying in this manner, with pairs of lead and follower aircraft, can allow a follower aircraft to take advantage of a vortex generated by the lead aircraft.
Pairing aircraft during flight
2022-01-11
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS |
AIRCRAFT WIRELESS SPEAKER PAIRING MANAGEMENT WITH MULTIPLE PAIRING TRANSMITTERS
European Patent Office | 2023
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