A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR AUTOMATICALLY ADJUSTING AIRDROP PARAMETERS FOR A DYNAMIC DROP ZONE

Methods and systems are provided for automatically adjusting aircraft performance parameters for use on an airdrop. The method comprises establishing and transmitting initial dimensions for a drop zone from a ground element to a flight management system (FMS) of an in-flight cargo aircraft via a sec...

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Main Authors KANAGARAJAN, Sivakumar, PARRAS, Gerald, K, Sreenivasan Govindillam
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
French
German
Published 24.04.2019
Subjects
AIRCRAFT
ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
CONTROLLING
COSMONAUTICS
EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT
FLYING SUITS
PARACHUTES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
REGULATING
SIGNALLING
SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:Methods and systems are provided for automatically adjusting aircraft performance parameters for use on an airdrop. The method comprises establishing and transmitting initial dimensions for a drop zone from a ground element to a flight management system (FMS) of an in-flight cargo aircraft via a secure data link. The ground element continually monitors ground-based parameters affecting the dimensions of the drop zone and transmits changes to the parameters to the FMS via the secure data link. The FMS adjusts a computed air release point (CARP) for the airdrop and continually updates flight performance parameters for the in-flight cargo aircraft based on the changes to the ground-based parameters.
Bibliography:Application Number: EP20180201652