US-12624961-B2 - Map-based trip trajectory and data integration system

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Abstract

Systems and methods for mapping trip trajectories include identifying one or more vehicle trips (e.g., aircraft flights). One or more trajectory configurations associated with at least a portion of each vehicle trip can be identified, and location data associated with the one or more vehicle trips can be requested. Trip trajectory data based at least in part from the location data associated with the one or more vehicle trips and the one or more trajectory configurations associated with at least a portion of each vehicle trip can be generated. The trip trajectory data can be provided for display on a map of a geographic area including one or more locations defined by the location data associated with the one or more vehicle trips.

Inventors

Richard Eddy Pineo
Kyle James Pope
Megan Zoe Potter
Austin David McDaniel
Kristopher Evans Adler

Assignees

GE AVIATION SYSTEMS LLC

Dates

Publication Date: 20260512
Application Date: 20240227

Claims (11)

1 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising computer-executable instructions, which when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method of visual data mining, the method comprising: determining with a computing device, trip data comprising a first trip data set and a second trip data set, the first trip data set corresponding to one or more first vehicle trips that occurred with a specified operational protocol implemented and the second trip data set corresponding to one or more second vehicle trips that occurred without the specified operational protocol implemented, the first trip data set comprising first location data and first trip parameter data corresponding to the one or more first vehicle trips and the second trip data set comprising second location data and second trip parameter data corresponding to the one or more second vehicle trips, wherein the specified operational protocol is at least one of the specified engine cool-down protocol and specified taxiing protocol, the specified engine cool-down protocol including indicating engine cool-down trajectory in the trip data, and the specified taxiing protocol including an engine-off taxiing parameter for selecting between a single engine and dual engine while taxiing; transmitting with the computing device, trip data configured to cause a display device to display a map of a geographic area corresponding to at least a portion of the trip data, wherein the map of the geographic area comprises at least one of: the first location data mapped to the geographic area with the one or more first parameter values displayed at one or more first geographic locations corresponding to the first location data, and the second location data mapped to the geographic area with the one or more second parameter values displayed at one or more second geographic locations corresponding to the second location data; ordering the trip data into data groupings based on at least one of user input and predefined groups; and overlaying the data groupings over the map in the display device.
2 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , comprising further computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to further perform the method, the method further comprising: determining with the computing device, one or more first parameter values corresponding to the first trip data set and one or more second parameter values corresponding to the second trip data set, wherein the one or more first parameter values are determined based at least in part on the first trip parameter data and the one or more second parameter values are determined based at least in part on the second trip parameter data.
3 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 2 , comprising further computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to further perform the method, the method further comprising: mapping the one or more first parameter values and the one or more second parameter values to a visual spectrum based at least in part on a mapping formula, the mapping formula correlating one or more colors and/or patterns to the one or more first parameter values and the one or more second parameter values.
4 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the specified engine cool-down protocol was available for the second trajectory portion.
5 . A visual data mining system, comprising: a processor; a memory device; and a display device; wherein the memory device comprises computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method of visual data mining, the method comprising: determining with a computing device, trip data comprising a first trip data set and a second trip data set, the first trip data set corresponding to one or more first vehicle trips that occurred with a specified operational protocol implemented and the second trip data set corresponding to one or more second vehicle trips that occurred without the specified operational protocol implemented, the first trip data set comprising first location data and first trip parameter data corresponding to the one or more first vehicle trips and the second trip data set comprising second location data and second trip parameter data corresponding to the one or more second vehicle trips, wherein the specified operational protocol is at least one of the specified engine cool-down protocol and specified taxiing protocol, the specified engine cool-down protocol including indicating engine cool-down trajectory in the trip data, and the specified taxiing protocol including an engine-off taxiing parameter for selecting between a single engine and dual engine while taxiing; transmitting with the computing device, trip data configured to cause a display device to display a map of a geographic area corresponding to at least a portion of the trip data, wherein the map of the geographic area comprises at least one of: the first location data mapped to the geographic area with the one or more first parameter values displayed at one or more first geographic locations corresponding to the first location data, and the second location data mapped to the geographic area with the one or more second parameter values displayed at one or more second geographic locations corresponding to the second location data; ordering the trip data into data groupings based on at least one of user input and predefined groups; and overlaying the data groupings over the map in the display device.
6 . The visual data mining system of claim 5 , wherein the memory device further comprises computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method of visual data mining, the method comprising: determining with the computing device, one or more first parameter values corresponding to the first trip data set and one or more second parameter values corresponding to the second trip data set, wherein the one or more first parameter values are determined based at least in part on the first trip parameter data and the one or more second parameter values are determined based at least in part on the second trip parameter data.
7 . The visual data mining system of claim 6 , wherein the memory device further comprises computer-executable instructions, which when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method of visual data mining, the method comprising: mapping the one or more first parameter values and the one or more second parameter values to a visual spectrum based at least in part on a mapping formula, the mapping formula correlating one or more colors and/or patterns to the one or more first parameter values and the one or more second parameter values.
8 . The visual data mining system of claim 5 , wherein the specified engine cool-down protocol was available for the second trajectory portion.
9 . A computer-implemented method for mapping trip trajectories, comprising: determining with a computing device, trip data comprising a first trip data set and a second trip data set, the first trip data set corresponding to one or more first vehicle trips that occurred with a specified operational protocol implemented and the second trip data set corresponding to one or more second vehicle trips that occurred without the specified operational protocol implemented, the first trip data set comprising first location data and first trip parameter data corresponding to the one or more first vehicle trips and the second trip data set comprising second location data and second trip parameter data corresponding to the one or more second vehicle trips, wherein the specified operational protocol is at least one of the specified engine cool-down protocol and specified taxiing protocol, the specified engine cool-down protocol including indicating engine cool-down trajectory in the trip data, and the specified taxiing protocol including an engine-off taxiing parameter for selecting between a single engine and dual engine while taxiing; transmitting with the computing device, trip data configured to cause a display device to display a map of a geographic area corresponding to at least a portion of the trip data, wherein the map of the geographic area comprises at least one of: the first location data mapped to the geographic area with the one or more first parameter values displayed at one or more first geographic locations corresponding to the first location data, and the second location data mapped to the geographic area with the one or more second parameter values displayed at one or more second geographic locations corresponding to the second location data; ordering the trip data into data groupings based on at least one of user input and predefined groups; and overlaying the data groupings over the map in the display device.
10 . The method of claim 9 , further comprising: determining with the computing device, one or more first parameter values corresponding to the first trip data set and one or more second parameter values corresponding to the second trip data set, wherein the one or more first parameter values are determined based at least in part on the first trip parameter data and the one or more second parameter values are determined based at least in part on the second trip parameter data.
11 . The method of claim 10 , further comprising: mapping the one or more first parameter values and the one or more second parameter values to a visual spectrum based at least in part on a mapping formula, the mapping formula correlating one or more colors and/or patterns to the one or more first parameter values and the one or more second parameter values.

Description

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS This application is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 17/579,669, filed Jan. 20, 2022, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 16/537,889, filed Aug. 12, 2019, which is a continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/376,740, filed Dec. 13, 2016, now U.S. Pat. No. 10,415,992, issued Sep. 17, 2019, the entirety of which is hereby incorporated by reference. FIELD The present subject matter relates generally to automated systems and methods for determining map-based implementations of trip trajectories and associated trip parameter data. BACKGROUND Vast quantities of data are generally available related to performance tracking for transportation fleets and individual assets. For example, the aviation industry gathers aircraft operational data from a variety of particular sources. Data can be collected from aircraft via Quick Access Recorders (QARs), which can provide airborne recordation of raw flight data parameters received from a number of aircraft sensors and avionic systems. Raw flight data parameters can include, for example, location data defining aircraft trajectories as well as other sensed parameters related to aircraft performance and the like. Predictive analysis of vehicle operational data (e.g., aircraft flight data) can offer useful information for maintenance and prognostics for individual vehicles or entire fleets. This information can benefit engineers, managers, or other specialists within a vehicle maintenance organization who help solve various vehicle and/or fleet maintenance problems. Many existing systems rely primarily on human interpretation of these vast amounts of data, which can be cumbersome, tedious and time consuming. In addition, there are limitations with visualizing fleet data in mass in a manner that accommodates meaningful analysis, such as comparison of aircraft data across multiple flights. BRIEF DESCRIPTION Aspects and advantages of embodiments of the present disclosure will be set forth in part in the following description, or may be learned from the description, or may be learned through practice of the embodiments. One example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a computer-implemented method for mapping trip trajectories. The method includes identifying, by one or more computing devices, one or more vehicle trips. The method also includes identifying, by the one or more computing devices, one or more trajectory configurations associated with at least a portion of each vehicle trip. The method also includes requesting, by the one or more computing devices, location data associated with the one or more vehicle trips. The method also includes generating, by the one or more computing devices, trip trajectory data based at least in part from the location data associated with the one or more vehicle trips and the one or more trajectory configurations associated with at least a portion of each vehicle trip. The method also includes providing for display, by the one or more computing devices, the trip trajectory data on a map of a geographic area including one or more locations defined by the location data associated with the one or more vehicle trips. Another example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to a map-based trip trajectory system. The system includes a display device configured to provide output data in the form of one or more graphical user interfaces for receiving user instructions. The system also includes an input device configured to receive input data provided to the one or more graphical user interfaces provided on the display device, the input data identifying one or more vehicle trips, one or more first trip trajectory configurations associated with one or more of a first portion of the one or more vehicle trips or a first set of vehicle trips, and one or more second flight trajectory configurations associated with one or more of a second portion of the one or more vehicle trips or a second set of vehicle trips. The system also includes one or more processors and one or more memory devices, the one or more memory devices storing computer-readable instructions that when executed by the one or more processors cause the one or more processors to perform operations. The operations include requesting location data associated with the one or more vehicle trips. The operations also include generating trip trajectory data based at least in part from the location data associated with the one or more vehicle trips, the one or more first trip trajectory configurations, and the one or more second trip trajectory configurations. The operations also include providing for display on the display device the trip trajectory data on a map of a geographic area including one or more locations defined by the location data associated with the one or more vehicle trips. Yet another example aspect of the present disclosure is directed to one or more tangible, non-transitory comp