The present invention relates to a method of assisting in the checking of at least one flight plan among at least a first flight plan and a second flight plan, each flight plan being associated with an ordered list of elements. The method comprises the steps of comparing flight plans in order to identify among the elements associated with said plans, common elements for all the plans and distinctive elements for each flight plan, and to display, a first comparative zone comprising a tree structure defining a plurality of levels, each level comprising a single root formed from one of the common elements or a branch for each flight plan, at least one of the branches in a same level comprising at least one of the distinctive elements associated with the corresponding flight plan.

An information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present technology includes a sub-goal setting unit, a local-route planning unit, and a speed planning unit. The sub-goal setting unit sets a sub-goal on the basis of environment information including position information of a set destination, map information of a travel environment of a mobile apparatus, and self-position information of the mobile apparatus. The local-route planning unit plans a movement route of the mobile apparatus on the basis of the sub-goal. The speed planning unit plans a speed of the mobile apparatus at an end point of a route extended by a predetermined length from the sub-goal.

A computer-implemented method for communicating information to an electronic flight bag device (EFB) comprises receiving one or more notification to airmen messages (NOTAMs) that specify conditions associated with one or more runways or taxiways of an airport. The computing system selects from among the received NOTAMs one or more NOTAMs that specify particular conditions under which corresponding runways or taxiways are or will be closed to aircraft traffic. For each selected NOTAM, the computing system generates overlay data that specifies a graphical representation indicative of the particular conditions under which the corresponding runway or taxiway is or will be closed. The computing system communicates the overlay data associated with the selected NOTAMs to the EFB. The graphical representations specified by the overlay data are configured to be overlayed on a map that depicts runways and taxiways and that is configured to be presented by the EFB.

A monitoring system for an aircraft uses sensors configured to sense objects around the aircraft to generate a recommendation that is ultimately used to determine a possible route that the aircraft can follow to avoid colliding with a sensed object. A first algorithm generates guidance to avoid encounters with sensed airborne aircrafts. A second algorithm generates guidance to avoid encounters with sensed non-aircraft airborne obstacles and ground obstacles. The second algorithm sends inhibiting information to the first algorithm in a feedback loop based on the position of sensed non-aircraft objects. The first algorithm considers this inhibiting information when generating avoidance guidance regarding airborne aircrafts.

The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for detecting surface conditions using multiple images of different polarizations. A system in accordance with the present disclosure captures images having different polarizations and compares the images to evaluate surface conditions of an area, such as a runway, landing pad, roadway, or taxiway on which a vehicle is expected to land or otherwise travel. In some cases, a surface hazard, such as water, ice, or snow covering a surface of the area, may be detected and identified. Information indicative of the surface conditions may be used to make control decisions for operation of the vehicle.

A method for validating a terrain database includes a step of simulating flights based on trajectory data for an aircraft, the flight simulations being speeded up, a step of determining terrain collision risks by means of a system for signalling terrain collision risks based on the speeded-up flight simulations, a step of determining the origins of terrain collision risks with a view to validating or not validating the terrain database.

Flying lane management systems and methods implemented in an air traffic control system communicatively coupled to one or more passenger drones via one or more wireless networks include initiating communication to the one or more passenger drones at a preflight stage for each, wherein the communication is via one or more cell towers associated with the one or more wireless networks, wherein the plurality of passenger drones each comprise hardware and antennas adapted to communicate to the plurality of cell towers; determining a flying lane for the one or more passenger drones based on a destination, current air traffic in a region under management of the air traffic control system, and based on detected obstructions in the region; and providing the flying lane to the one or more passenger drones are an approval to takeoff and fly along the flying lane.

There is disclosed in one example an apparatus, including: a hardware platform including a processor and a memory; and instructions encoded within the memory to instruct the processor to: receive stored performance data for an aircraft battery, the stored performance data including data that correlate power density to temperature and remaining charge; simulate a planned flight for an aircraft, including predicting a plurality of temperature and remaining charge values; and direct operation of a heat exchange apparatus to precondition the battery to a selected temperature before the planned flight.

Systems and methods for correlating a Notice to Airman (NOTAM) with a chart displayed on an avionic display in a cockpit of an aircraft. The method includes receiving a flight plan (FP); receiving a position and location of the aircraft; and, rendering an avionic display comprising a chart page or a NOTAM page. Responsive to receiving a NOTAM, the method determines whether the NOTAM is relevant. The NOTAM is relevant when the NOTAM is concurrently related to the FP and references a chart of a plurality of pre-loaded charts onboard the aircraft. Responsive thereto, a selectable visual indicator of the chart is rendered on the NOTAM page of the avionic display. The NOTAM is also relevant when it is related to a chart page displayed on the avionic display; responsive thereto, a selectable visual indicator of the NOTAM is rendered on the chart page displayed on the avionic display.

A computer-implemented method is provided for training a supervised machine learning engine able to predict characteristics of aircraft trajectories from parameters of an aircraft, and environment parameters of the aircraft trajectory. A system able to train the supervised machine learning engine, a system for using the engine, and a computer-implemented method for using the engine are provided. The methods and systems provided are particularly useful for air traffic flow management applications.