COMMON OPERATING ENVIRONMENT FOR AIRCRAFT OPERATIONS

摘要

A common operating environment (COE) display system for vehicle operations, such as for air transport provides coordination of logistics information with dispatch or a controller. An operational plan, such as a flight plan or other operational plan describing vehicle deployment is stored, and a map visualization system displays a map region. An in-vehicle display depicts the operational plan, providing displays of current and projected operational conditions of the vehicle within different time phases of the operational plan. Transfer of updates of the operational plan is performed without replacing substantial portions of the stored data for the operational plan, allowing synchronization of the operational plan with a remotely located facility. The system permits a controller or dispatcher to screen share the in-vehicle display based on information previously stored, as updated by the updates, and permits review of the modified operational plan.

主权项

1. A common operating environment (COE) display system for vehicle operations providing coordination of logistics information among transportation elements used in remote operations, the COE comprising:
an operational plan store for storing data for a vehicle operational plan such as a flight plan or other operational data describing vehicle deployment; a map visualization system capable of storing and displaying a visualization of a map region; an in-vehicle display depicting the operational plan, providing displays of current and projected operational conditions of the vehicle and its environment within different time phases of the operational plan, wherein the in-vehicle display comprises a map visualization output providing said visualization of the map region, and capable of generating and displaying a mapped representation of the operational plan and logistics on the visualization of the map; a synchronization module comprising a data communication portal, the synchronization module capable of providing and receiving updates of the operational plan, whereby the updates provide changed data to the operational plan without replacing substantial portions of the stored data for the operational plan, thereby allowing synchronization of the operational plan with a remotely located control facility and permitting a controller or dispatcher function at a vehicle operations controller facility or dispatch controller facility to screen share the in-vehicle display based on information previously stored, as updated by the updates; and an operational plan modification module capable of generating a new or modified operational plan or modifying the stored data for the vehicle operational plan, whereby the synchronization module provides the new or modified operational plan or modifications of the stored data to the remotely located control facility, permitting review of the new or modified operational plan.