US 12,354,485 B2
Systems and methods for monitoring a flight plan of an aircraft
Stephen Solomon Altus, Campbell, CA (US); William Jenden, Vancouver (CA); Michael Rowell, Castle Rock, CO (US); Anthony Bradford Coult, Excelsio, MN (US); Charles Taylor, Dallas, TX (US); Jason Aggarwal, Brighton & Hove (GB); and Jonathan Geddes Cocks, Victoria (CA)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Mar. 7, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/653,667.
Prior Publication US 2023/0282120 A1, Sep. 7, 2023
Int. Cl. G08G 5/34 (2025.01); G08G 5/21 (2025.01); G08G 5/26 (2025.01)
CPC G08G 5/34 (2025.01) [G08G 5/21 (2025.01); G08G 5/26 (2025.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a monitoring control unit including one or more processors configured to compare an initial flight plan, as generated by a flight planner for an aircraft, and an assessed flight plan, as determined by air traffic control, wherein the initial flight plan includes (a) a desired route for a flight from a departure location to an arrival location, (b) an amount of fuel for the desired route, (c) available cargo capacity, and (d) available passenger capacity, and wherein the initial flight plan provides an intent to operate the aircraft between the departure location and the arrival location, wherein the initial flight plan is submitted by the flight planner to the air traffic control for assessment,
wherein the monitoring control unit is configured to:
determine one or more differences between the initial flight plan and the assessed flight plan,
continually automatically monitor information published by a flight plan publication sub-system in real time, wherein the monitoring control unit monitors and receives the information in real time from the flight plan publication sub-system as the information is published, wherein the information includes a route the air traffic control intends to assign to the aircraft on departure, and wherein the information is not sent by the air traffic control to the aircraft, and
output a notification signal to the flight planner regarding information including the one or more differences between the initial flight plan and the assessed flight plan.