US 12,469,397 B2
Systems and methods for terminal procedure prediction for flight planning
Theresa Emsbach, Schoellkrippen (DE); Andrea Sanzone, Frankfurt (DE); Vinko Vidakovic, Frankfurt (DE); Jwalant Dipakkumar Vaishnav, Wiesbaden (DE); and Kennedy C. Nwankwo, Langen (DE)
Assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Jun. 12, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/333,078.
Prior Publication US 2024/0412645 A1, Dec. 12, 2024
Int. Cl. G08G 5/30 (2025.01); G06N 5/022 (2023.01); G08G 5/22 (2025.01)
CPC G08G 5/30 (2025.01) [G06N 5/022 (2013.01); G08G 5/22 (2025.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A device comprising:
one or more processors configured to:
obtain input data corresponding to an upcoming flight of an aircraft;
obtain predicted data corresponding to the upcoming flight; and
process the input data and the predicted data to obtain a terminal procedure prediction associated with the upcoming flight, wherein the terminal procedure prediction includes multiple waypoints and identifies an approach or departure procedure to be used by the aircraft at an airport for the upcoming flight, wherein the terminal procedure prediction is at least partially based on flight plans of historical flights having conditions similar to the input data and the predicted data, and wherein the one or more processors are configured process the input data and the predicted data to obtain the terminal procedure prediction at least in part by being configured to make a determination of a likelihood of approval of a request for a direct route that bypasses one or more of the multiple waypoints.