METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DETERMINING A DESCENT PROFILE

A method (100) and system of operating a vehicle in a descent profile (16), the method (100) comprising obtaining (102), at a controller module (32), a mathematical model of performance characteristics for an aircraft (20), generating (104) an optimal guidance trajectory, and operating (106) the air...

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Hauptverfasser: RAMAKER, Russell, DARNELL, Mark, GHAEMI, Reza
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Sprache:eng ; fre ; ger
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Zusammenfassung:A method (100) and system of operating a vehicle in a descent profile (16), the method (100) comprising obtaining (102), at a controller module (32), a mathematical model of performance characteristics for an aircraft (20), generating (104) an optimal guidance trajectory, and operating (106) the aircraft (20) in accordance with the optimal guidance trajectory prior to operating in a position-based guidance.