SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONVERTING PATH TERMINATORS TO DRAWING COMMANDS AND FILLING THE VOIDS BETWEEN FLIGHT PATH SEGMENTS

Methods and apparatus are provided for drawing an image of a procedure route. The method comprises retrieving a source data file containing flight path data formatted in accordance with an industry standard wherein the flight path data comprises a plurality of path data items and a plurality of term...

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Main Authors Panidepu, Savithri, Perikala, Kiran, Khaja, Nisaruddin, Sabbani, Ramesh, Nicholas, Don
Format Patent
LanguageEnglish
Published 18.10.2018
Subjects
AIRCRAFT
ARRANGEMENTS OR MOUNTING OF POWER PLANTS OR PROPULSIONTRANSMISSIONS IN AIRCRAFT
AVIATION
CALCULATING
COMPUTING
COSMONAUTICS
COUNTING
ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT
FLYING SUITS
IMAGE DATA PROCESSING OR GENERATION, IN GENERAL
PARACHUTES
PERFORMING OPERATIONS
PHYSICS
SIGNALLING
TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS
TRANSPORTING
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Summary:Methods and apparatus are provided for drawing an image of a procedure route. The method comprises retrieving a source data file containing flight path data formatted in accordance with an industry standard wherein the flight path data comprises a plurality of path data items and a plurality of terminator data items, the path data items and the terminator data items are arranged in pairs as a plurality of path and terminator data item pairs, and the path and terminator data item pairs have a specific order. The method further comprises converting each path and terminator data item pair in the source data file to one or more drawing commands comprising one or more of a point command, a line command, or a curve command. The method further comprises storing the drawing commands converted from the path and terminator data item pairs in a database file.
Bibliography:Application Number: US201715485324