JP4736103B2 - Flight plan display device - Google Patents

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  The present invention relates to a flight plan display device used for control operations, and more particularly, a flight plan that displays aircraft information and temporal information of an aircraft in place of an operation slip that describes aircraft information created based on the flight plan. The present invention relates to a display device.

  Conventionally, an aircraft flying in a controlled airspace flies based on a flight plan submitted in advance, but usually flies in a flight form according to a radar vector instructed by a controller. This is to maintain the control interval and efficiently bring the aircraft to and from the airport. In the controlled airspace, altitude instructions are issued from the controller in relation to other aircraft, and the altitude is often changed.

  As described above, it is very important to predict the future situation in the control airspace after 10 minutes, 30 minutes, etc. in the control work. For this reason, in the control console arranged for each control airspace, two controllers, a controller who performs radar control operations and a controller who performs adjustment operations, cooperate with each other to perform control operations. Then, at the control console, the controller looks in the head while looking at the operation slip (shown in FIG. 4) created based on the flight plan for each aircraft submitted in advance and the radar display screen displaying the radar information. In addition to my own controlled airspace, I am carrying out control work while keeping in touch with the aircraft and related organizations while grasping the airspace situation, including other airspace around it.

  As shown in FIG. 4 and FIG. 5, the flight slip 52 that is actually used in the field of control work is printed on a paper with a flight plan (step 50) submitted in advance, and cut into a certain length. (Step 51), a tape-like paper flight slip is created for each aircraft. This tape-shaped flight slip is used by the controller sandwiched between holders. The operation slips 52 are arranged in order of time on the control console, and the controller performs the control work while moving the placement order of the operation slips 52 by hand.

  On the other hand, a radar device is provided on the radar table, and on the radar display screen, spatial information of the aircraft in the controlled airspace is displayed and monitored (step 53), and the position of each aircraft is calculated. (Step 54). Next, aircraft information based on the previously submitted flight plan (step 50) is added to the calculated three-dimensional position information (radar information) (step 55) and displayed on the radar display screen (step 56). ) The navigational state of each aircraft is predicted and calculated (step 57), and the prediction calculation result is displayed (step 58).

  The controller 59 performs the control work while looking at the radar display screen displaying the radar information and the operation slip 52. When a flight plan change or additional information confirmed by contact with an aircraft or related organizations during control operations occurs, the controller writes the necessary information in the blank area of the flight slip 52 shown in FIG. 4 and corrects it. In the head, information such as the structure of the controlled airspace, the air route, the control operation method, the number of aircrafts entering the controlled airspace from other controlled airspace, and the interval, etc. are recognized (step 60). ) Judgment (step 61), contact to the control console in charge of the aircraft and other control airspace, determine and process the instructions (step 62), and issue the necessary control instructions for each aircraft (step) 63). In FIG. 5, the path indicated by the broken line is not electrically connected to the radar console and the control console, and system information is not exchanged from the controller to the radar console. Accordingly, the information from step 60 to step 63 is all information in the head of the controller, and is transmitted to the radar table by means such as telephone and oral as necessary.

  The frequency of the control instruction issued from the controller 59 may reach 7 to 8 times per minute, but on average is about 3 times, and the time is about 3 seconds. In addition, there is a repetition from the pilot in response to the control instruction from the controller 59, and when this time is included, the time required for the control instruction becomes longer. In addition, as more aircraft take off, land and fly due to the increase and expansion of airports, the number of aircraft controlled by the controller will increase, and the frequency of recognition judgment and the frequency of control instructions issued will increase. The control work becomes very complicated.

  In addition, the burden on the controller 59 is further increased because the task related to the control transfer performed between adjacent control airspaces (sectors), which is another important control task, naturally increases. In the control transfer work, flight plan changes and additional information entered by the controller in the flight slip are also transferred at the same time. However, conventionally, the flight plan is handed directly to the controller who transfers the flight slip. For this reason, the controller of the controlled airspace that has been transferred inputs the keyboard operation from the flight plan processing device terminal while viewing the flight schedule for the flight plan change and additional information, and the flight plan change and additional information Etc. must also be communicated. Thus, the burden on the controller has been increasing, and there have been problems such as delays in control operations and errors. Therefore, some measures have been awaited to reduce the burden on the controller and to eliminate delays and errors in the control operation.

Therefore, as a means to improve the efficiency of the control work, the aircraft information described in the operation slip 52 used in the field and the information handwritten by the controller are digitized and displayed on the display device. There is an electronic flight ticket management system as a conventional technology for carrying out control operations.
As shown in FIG. 6, the communication control device 72 includes an FDP (Flight Data Processing System), CADIN (Common
Aeronautical Data Interchange Network (Air Traffic Information System), ARTS (Automated Rader Terminal)
Aircraft information obtained from an external system such as System: terminal radar information processing system) or SMGCS (Surface Movement Guidance Control System) is transmitted to the information management device 73. The information management device 73 first displays information such as the scheduled arrival time or scheduled departure time of the aircraft, the aircraft position information, and the flight format from the aircraft information received from the communication control device 72 on the control console terminal device 71. Information is transmitted as information, and electronic flight slips are created and managed based on the aircraft information and control information. Further, the information management device 73 receives information on which transfer processing and termination processing have been issued from the control console terminal device 71, performs update processing, and transmits the information to the transfer destination.

  The change / addition of aircraft operation information and control information is executed by an electronic pen input unit connected online to the information management device 73. The control console terminal device 71 is composed of a plurality of devices, and each device updates and creates its flight information and control information with information from the information management device 73 and information from other control terminal devices. A terminal data file creation means 710 and an electronic flight slip display unit for displaying the updated flight information and control information are provided.

  The control console terminal device 71 is provided with an electronic flight ticket display / change mechanism 711. The display format of the display unit is registered in advance, and any item within the range is displayed in any order by the keyword correspondence table. This is a mechanism (line display item selection mechanism) that selectively displays only necessary information. These display items are selected by the controller in consideration of traffic conditions and the like.

Each time a new flight slip is generated, it is sent to the controller officer's seat, and one line is the unit information of the flight. The display position is changed each time according to the instruction, and the line currently displayed from above is displayed. It is displayed in a line-fall display format, just above. This is configured to designate the display position by sequentially changing the vertical coordinate value for each display from the initial display position. In addition to the display items corresponding to the keyword, related data is stored, and all of these items are displayed by the activation input by the electronic pen to the terminal data file creation means 710.
JP-A-10-105899

  Although this electronic flight ticket management system can solve many problems caused by the paper flight tickets currently used in actual control operations, that is, the flight tickets 52 transferred by hand, Information such as instructions, approvals, confirmations, memos, and the like entered by the officer with the writing instrument 52 is input by the handwritten information input mechanism 713 with an electronic pen.

  On the other hand, in busy control work sites, the characters that the controller writes on the flight card are made up of the controller's own abbreviations, abbreviations, scribbles, and the like. Therefore, these characters entered by the controller with the electronic pen are the same, and this electronic flight slip management system has problems such as character recognition is impossible or it takes time to recognize characters, A major problem occurred that hinders control operations. Therefore, it was inappropriate to use this electronic flight ticket management system in the actual control site.

  Furthermore, since the display format of the display section of the electronic flight chart display / change mechanism 711 is displayed in an expression according to the conventional paper flight chart, after 10 minutes and 20 minutes, which are very important for control operations. There is no means for predicting the situation of the aircraft in the controlled airspace such as where the aircraft is, and the controller predicts in his head as usual.

  Also, the display format of the display section of the electronic flight ticket display / change mechanism 711 is registered in advance, and a mechanism (line) for selecting and displaying only necessary information in an arbitrary order in an arbitrary item within the range by the keyword correspondence table. Display item selection mechanism). And, the selection of these display items is configured so that the controller can arbitrarily select in consideration of the traffic situation of the aircraft in the controlled airspace, etc., so the display items are different for each controller, The actual site was confused. In addition, the controller transferred to the controller must delete unnecessary information and re-enter the items necessary for him / her, resulting in extra time and additional burden on the controller. There was also a problem. As described above, many problems occur and it is not appropriate to use this electronic flight ticket management system in an actual control site.

The invention according to claim 1 is an aircraft control system comprising an operation slip for displaying aircraft information created based on a flight plan for each aircraft and a radar device for displaying spatial information of the aircraft in the controlled airspace. A flight control display device that displays aircraft information and time information of the aircraft is provided in place of the operation slip in the control device that performs the work, and this flight plan display device is generated at least during the execution of the aircraft information and the control business. An input function for inputting information on changes or additions to the flight plan to be displayed, and a rectangular area with one aircraft as one unit are displayed on the display screen of the flight plan display device, and the inputted aircraft information and temporal information and a display function for displaying the door to the strip-shaped area, as aircraft information to be displayed on the display screen, the display screen is displayed at all times a minimum of aircraft information necessary to control the business, to control business A display function of displaying as needed the information other than the minimum aircraft information needed, as the time information to be displayed on the display screen, a plurality of which are set along a flight path at least controlled airspace fix point name A display function for displaying in a rectangular area, a display function for displaying a relative time scale from the past to the future in real time in the X-axis direction of the display screen, and a display screen. The main screen and sub-screen are displayed separately, and the main screen displays aircraft information for each aircraft that is performing control operations, and the sub-screen has a display function that displays other aircraft information. The flight plan display device.

The invention according to claim 2 is an aircraft control system comprising an operation slip that displays aircraft information created based on a flight plan for each aircraft, and a radar device that displays spatial information of the aircraft in the controlled airspace. A flight control display device that displays aircraft information and time information of the aircraft is provided in place of the operation slip in the control device that performs the work, and this flight plan display device is generated at least during the execution of the aircraft information and the control business. An input function for inputting information on changes or additions to the flight plan to be displayed, and a rectangular area with one aircraft as one unit are displayed on the display screen of the flight plan display device, and the inputted aircraft information and temporal information and a display function for displaying the door to the strip-shaped area, as aircraft information to be displayed on the display screen, the display screen is displayed at all times a minimum of aircraft information necessary to control the business, to control business A display function of displaying as needed the information other than the minimum aircraft information needed, as the time information to be displayed on the display screen, a plurality of which are set along a flight path at least controlled airspace fix point name A display function for displaying in a rectangular area, a display function for displaying a relative time scale with the current time as 0 in the X-axis direction of the display screen from the past to the future in real time, and a rectangular area, Displayed in time order in the Y-axis direction of the display screen, and a display function for displaying each strip-shaped area as a line fall or line-up display, and a display for displaying a strip-shaped area corresponding to the aircraft performing control operations on the main screen When the function and the aircraft were transferred to the next controlled airspace, and it was confirmed that the aircraft was carrying out control operations in this transferred controlled airspace, the strip area of the previous controlled airspace And a flight plan display device characterized by having a function of erasing from the display screen manually or automatically.

  The invention according to claim 3 is the display according to claim 1, wherein the strip regions are sequentially displayed in the Y-axis direction of the display screen in time order, and each strip region is displayed by line fall display or line up display. Function and the display function to display the rectangular area corresponding to the aircraft under control operation on the main screen, and the aircraft is transferred to the next control airspace, and the control operation is being performed in the transferred control airspace The flight plan display device according to claim 1, further comprising a function of manually or automatically erasing the strip-shaped area of the previous controlled airspace from the display screen when it is confirmed that the aircraft is an aircraft.

  The invention according to claim 4 is the flight plan display according to claim 2 or 3, wherein the main fix point in the controlled airspace is displayed as a reference fix point in a rectangular area. Device.

  The invention according to claim 5 has a display function of dividing the main screen according to the number of reference fix points when a plurality of reference fix points are set in the invention according to claim 2 or claim 3. This is a characteristic flight plan display device.

In the invention according to claim 6, in the invention according to claim 4 or claim 5, when an altitude instruction is issued to the aircraft, the instruction altitude is input to a fixed point to be passed by the aircraft, and the indicated altitude A function to display the numerical value in a strip-shaped area on the display screen until it reaches, and when the direct instruction is issued to the aircraft, the modified fix point is indicated and a new flight connected to the direct destination A flight plan display device having a display function of displaying a fixed point name input on a route in a strip-shaped area of a display screen .

  The invention according to claim 7 is the invention according to claim 1, wherein a function for inputting information on adjustment items with a controller in another control area to the sub-screen, and the input information in the sub-screen of the other control area. A flight plan display device having a function of transmitting to a screen.

Since the invention according to claim 1 is configured as described above, since only the minimum information necessary for air traffic control operations is always displayed on the display screen, the display screen is simplified, and the controller's eyes As well as reducing the fatigue of the controller, the risk of erroneously viewing information is significantly reduced compared to the prior art, and the burden on the controller can be greatly reduced. Furthermore, since the display screen is divided into a main screen and a sub screen, information on the aircraft currently under control is displayed on the main screen, and past control planes and future control schedules are displayed on the sub screen. Since the aircraft can be displayed, information on the aircraft currently being controlled, past controlled aircraft, and future controlled aircraft can be visually recognized on the display screen.

  Since the invention according to claim 2 is configured as described above, since only the minimum information necessary for air traffic control work is always displayed on the display screen, the display screen is simplified, and the controller's eyes As well as reducing the fatigue of the controller, the risk of erroneously viewing information is significantly reduced compared to the prior art, and the burden on the controller can be greatly reduced. In addition, it is possible to reliably recognize the aircraft being controlled and the aircraft that has been transferred. Controllers can reliably recognize aircraft in their airspace.

  Since the invention according to claim 3 is further configured as described above in the invention according to claim 1, in addition to the effect of the invention of claim 1, the controlled aircraft and the controlled aircraft can be securely connected. Can be recognized. Controllers can reliably recognize aircraft in their airspace.

  Since the invention according to claim 4 is further configured as described above in the invention according to claim 2 or claim 3, in addition to the above effects, the future situation with respect to the current time for all aircrafts Can be predicted.

  Since the invention according to claim 5 is further configured as described above in the invention according to claim 2 or claim 3, in addition to the above effects, the main screen is clearly divided according to the number of reference fix points. Therefore, the information on the divided main screen is not confused or misrecognized.

  Since the invention according to claim 6 is further configured as described above in the invention according to claim 4 or claim 5, in addition to the above effects, the controller when issuing an altitude instruction or a direct instruction to the aircraft Input operation becomes easier.

  Since the invention according to claim 7 is configured as described above in addition to the invention according to claim 1, in addition to the effects of claim 1, information exchange with controllers in other control areas is possible. It becomes easy.

  On the display screen of this flight plan display device, the minimum aircraft information necessary for the control operation is always displayed, and information other than the minimum aircraft information necessary for the control operation is displayed as necessary. On the main screen of the display screen, a rectangular area with one aircraft as one unit is displayed, and the rectangular areas are displayed in time order. In the strip area, fix points set along the flight path of the controlled airspace are displayed, the main fix points of the controlled airspace are displayed as reference fix points, and the current time is set to 0 on the time axis. Display relative time scales from past to future.

  Furthermore, in detail, the rectangular area is displayed separately in the electronic flight slip area and the predicted status display area, and the minimum aircraft information necessary for control operations is always displayed in the electronic flight slip area to make predictions. The status display area displays in real time from the past to the future along the time axis where the current time is 0, and displays a box in the predicted status display area. In this box, the flight path of the aircraft is displayed. For each fix point set along, the name of the fix point and the flight altitude at the time of passing through this fix point are displayed in the order of the passing time of the aircraft. Each box corresponding to each fix point is movable along the time axis as time passes.

  When the aircraft reaches the last fixed point in the controlled airspace before entering the controlled airspace, the strip area corresponding to the aircraft is displayed on the main screen. When the aircraft is transferred to the next controlled airspace and the first fixed point of this next controlled airspace is confirmed, the strip area of the previous controlled airspace is manually or automatically deleted from the display screen. .

  An embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of a display screen 2 of a flight plan display device 1 according to the present invention, which is roughly divided into a main screen 3 and a sub-screen 4, and one unit of one aircraft is displayed on the main screen 3. A rectangular area 3a is displayed. FIG. 2 is a detailed explanatory view of the main screen 3 of the display screen 2 shown in FIG. 1. FIG. 2 (a) shows the fixed points set along the flight path 21 of the controlled airspaces 20, 20a, 20b. In the figure, each fix point is given a fix point name such as... BBB, CCC, DDD,... GGG,..., And the call sign of the aircraft flying in the fix point is displayed. . 2 (b) to 2 (d) show a horizontally long rectangular area 3a displayed on the main screen 3, and this rectangular area 3a is displayed with the flight plan information of one aircraft as one unit. 2 (b) shows JL1235 flight, FIG. 2 (c) shows JL6633 flight, and FIG. 2 (d) shows ANA345 flight as an example. Indicates the situation. FIG. 3 is a system configuration diagram of the present invention.

  Indispensable information in the air traffic control business is, as mentioned above, the exact current position of the aircraft and the exact location where each aircraft is flying at what altitude in the future time such as 10 minutes and 20 minutes later. This is a prediction. That is, spatial information and temporal information of the aircraft to be controlled. Currently, in actual control sites, spatial information is obtained from radar equipment on the radar table, and aircraft information and temporal information are created based on flight plans submitted in advance and printed on paper. It is obtained from the vote 52. Therefore, the controller performs the control work using the radar information from the radar table (radar apparatus) and the operation slip 52 on the control table. On the other hand, in the present invention, a flight plan display device is used as a device for displaying aircraft information and temporal information in place of the flight slip 52. In this embodiment, an ME (Moving Expression of Rout Information) type flight plan display device is used.

  The flight plan display device 1 according to the present invention includes an input function for inputting at least aircraft information and information on the change or addition of a flight plan that occurs during the execution of control operations, and one aircraft on the display screen 2 of the flight plan display device 1. And a display function for displaying the input aircraft information and temporal information in the strip area 3a. First, various display functions displayed on the display screen 2 of the flight plan display device 1 will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 1, the flight plan display device 1 displays a display screen 2 with a main screen 3 and several sub-screens 4, and the main screen 3 displays each aircraft that is performing control operations. Aircraft information is displayed, and the sub-screen 4 has a display function for displaying other aircraft information. In the case of this embodiment, the main screen 3 displays a number of horizontally-long rectangular areas 3a corresponding to the respective aircrafts performing the control operations, and these rectangular areas 3a will be described later. Are divided and displayed in two areas (electronic flight slip area 5 and predicted status display area 6). Aircraft in control operations include controlled aircraft and controlled aircraft that will soon be transferred (handoff). In addition, the rectangular area 3a is a unit in which information such as a flight plan of one aircraft is displayed.

Usually, the controller has about 10 controlled aircraft in his controlled airspace, but the main screen 3 of the display screen 2 is in the control screen and will soon be transferred to the controlled aircraft. The number of strip-shaped areas 3a corresponding to the total number is displayed. In addition, the timing to display the controlled aircraft as an aircraft that will be controlled in the near future is displayed until it reaches the point (for example, a distance of about 20 miles) designated as the distance required for the controlled transfer at least from the boundary of the controlled airspace. Or a method of displaying at a predetermined time for each controlled airspace. At present, there are differences depending on the control airspace and the degree of congestion of the aircraft, but before entering the next control airspace, control transfer is carried out at about 10 to 20 miles.
The sub-screen 4 includes a controlled aircraft list screen 4a, a controlled aircraft list screen 4b, an input message / list screen 4c, an information screen 4d, and the like. On the controlled aircraft list screen 4a, the call sign and take-off time (or estimated arrival time) of the aircraft not yet displayed on the main screen 3 among the scheduled aircraft are displayed. The input message / list screen 4c displays information related to adjustment items such as altitude changes. If the input message / list screen 4c is input from the sub-screen 4 (input message / list screen 4c) of the control console, the control in charge of other control areas It can be displayed on the sub-screen of the desk (input message / list screen 4c). The information screen 4d also displays weather information, information on arrival or departure airports, and the like.

  In order to reduce the burden on the controller, the aircraft information displayed in the strip area 3a of the display screen 2 of the flight plan display device 1 is classified into items that are always displayed and items that are displayed as necessary. It is configured to display so that the minimum necessary information is displayed on the display screen 2. Items that are always displayed are displayed on the main screen 3. As the items to be displayed at all times, it is only necessary to display the minimum aircraft information necessary for the control operation. For example, as shown in Table 1, the call sign (aircraft flight name), aircraft type, destination airport and ETA ( Estimated time of arrival), aircraft information shown in items 1 to 8 such as aircraft speed, altitude, ascending or descending display, etc. are displayed on sub-screen 4 Items 1 to 4 are set to be displayed.

  The items to be displayed as necessary are information that is not necessary for the aircraft in flight. For example, as shown in Table 2, the electronic flight slip area 5 of the main screen 3 has a departure airport and a point-out. Information and the like are displayed, and the sub screen 4 displays detailed information on the planned aircraft to be controlled, detailed information on the controlled aircraft, and the like. The display method can be changed according to the type of information so that it is not overlooked or mistakenly recognized, can be displayed easily, and the display method is set so that the displayed information does not remain unnecessarily on the screen. Has been.

  For example, it may be configured to display with a first click and erased with a second click, or may be configured to display for a few seconds with a first click, or hover over the cursor It may be configured to display only during the period, and any display method may be used as long as it can be displayed only when necessary. Note that the items that are always displayed and the items that are displayed as necessary are not limited to the items described in Tables 1 and 2, but ultimately the on-site controller performs the control work. It is decided in consideration of the opinion when doing.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 2, a rectangular area 3a having a fixed point set along the flight path of the controlled airspace 20 (20a, 20b,...) And a main fixed point of the controlled airspace as a reference fix point. It has a display function to display. Each fixed point set along the flight path of the controlled airspace 20 (20a, 20b,...) Has a name, for example, a fixed point name such as AAA, BBB,... EEE, This fix point name is displayed for the fix point displayed in the rectangular area 3a, and the main fix point is displayed as a reference fix point. Further, the time axis of the strip-shaped area 3a has a function of displaying a relative time scale with the current time as 0 from the past to the future. The box at the reference fix point (EEE in this embodiment) is set so as to be displayed in a color that is prominently emphasized. A plurality of reference fix points can be set. In this case, the main screen 3 has a function of dividing and displaying the main screen 3 according to the number of reference fix points.

  Further, the rectangular area 3a shown in FIG. 1 resembles the arrangement of the current operation slips by the number corresponding to the number of aircraft currently performing control operations, and is displayed from the bottom in the Y-axis direction on the display screen 2 (main screen 3). Are sequentially displayed in time order, and each rectangular area 3a is set to display line fall or line up. Therefore, when the strip area 3a is erased, the other strip areas 3a displayed above it are displayed in a step-down manner.

  The timing at which each strip area 3a is displayed on the main screen 3 is when a specific point in the controlled airspace before the aircraft is scheduled to be transferred is reached. The strip area 3a is automatically displayed on the main screen 3 It is set to be displayed. In addition, the timing at which each strip-shaped area 3a is erased from the main screen 3 is that the aircraft is transferred to the next controlled airspace and the aircraft is currently performing control operations in the next controlled airspace. The strip-shaped area 3a is set to be deleted from the display screen 2 manually or automatically. Therefore, in the case of this embodiment, the timing when the strip area 3a is displayed on the main screen 3 has reached the last fixed point in the control airspace before the aircraft enters the control airspace of the control console. It is the earlier time when the designated point (for example, a 20-mile point) is reached from the boundary of the controlled airspace where it enters, and is displayed on the upper side of the aircraft in which the strip area 3a is already displayed. The The timing at which the strip-shaped area 3a is erased from the main screen 3 is erased manually or automatically after confirming that the strip-shaped area 3a has been transferred to the next controlled airspace.

  There is no restriction on the setting of the fix point in the controlled airspace, and for example, the fix point may be set so that the display times of the respective strip-shaped areas 3a are approximately the same time. When the strip region 3a is erased, the other strip regions displayed above it are set to fall down step by step. If a plurality of reference fix points (described later) are required, the main screen 3 can be divided.

  In the case of this embodiment, an electronic flight slip area 5 that always displays items is set in the left hand direction of the strip area 3a on the display screen 2, and the current time is displayed in the right hand direction of the strip area 3a. A prediction status display area 6 is set which is displayed in real time from the past to the future along the time axis where 0 is zero. Items to be displayed in the electronic flight slip area 5 include, among the constantly displayed items shown in Table 1, for example, in FIG. 1, an aircraft call sign “JL5234”, an aircraft type “B772”, a destination airport “RJTT”, and an ETA “1455”. ”, Flight speed“ 320 kt ”, and flight altitude“ 330 ”are displayed as aircraft information. Also, the sub-screen 4 (input message / list screen 4c) displays messages and the like issued by the controller to each aircraft, and the sub-screen 4 (information 4d) relates to weather information and arrival or departure airports. Information etc. are also displayed.

  The flight plan display device 1 has a route such as a flight plan / assign altitude (designated altitude) as shown in FIGS. 2B to 2D in the predicted status display area 6 of the strip area 3a. Information is displayed. That is, the name of the fix point set along the flight path, for example, the fix point name such as DDD and EEE, and the assigned altitude at the fix point, for example, a numerical value such as 390, is provided for each fix point. , 6b, 6c... These boxes 6a, 6b, 6c,... Are arranged in the order of the scheduled passage time of the aircraft, and are set to move from the past to the future along the time axis (X-axis direction) where the current time is 0. ing.

  As shown in FIG. 2 (b) to FIG. 2 (d), an arrow indicating that the aircraft is rising ↑ or descending ↓ is displayed at the beginning of the numerical value indicating the flight altitude (current altitude), and the aircraft is level. The arrow is set to disappear when flying. In addition, since the maximum time required for an aircraft passing through this airspace differs depending on the size of the airspace controlled by the control console, the length of the time axis of the predicted status display area 6 of the rectangular area 3a can be increased or decreased. Has been.

  In the case of this embodiment, the fix point name and the flight altitude at the fix point are displayed in the boxes 6a, 6b,..., But are not limited thereto. The display character may be set to be displayed by a method such as lightness, hue, saturation, or blinking display.

  The time required to reach each fix point decreases with the passage of time, and each box (fix name) 6a, 6b,. A box of the current position of the aircraft is displayed at a point of 0 indicating the current time. Thus, from the display screen 2 of the flight plan display device 1, the controller can determine at a glance the time until each aircraft reaches the reference fix point and the relative positional relationship between the aircraft.

  Next, a description will be given of the case where the controller transfers the control from his control airspace to the control airspace of the next controller. As a form of control transfer, there are mainly handoff and point-out. Basically, information related to the control transfer may be displayed as necessary. As shown in FIGS. 2 (b) to 2 (d), the electronic flight slip area 5 of the strip area 3a displayed on the main screen 3 includes a handoff issue button 32, a point-out issue / accept button 33, An erase button 31 and the like are arranged.

First, handoff will be described.
In the flight plan display device 1 of the present invention, the handoff function that can automatically or manually display the completion of handoff and handoff acceptance in the strip area 3a, and the controller can control the next controller from the controlled airspace. When the handoff is issued in the controlled airspace, it has a function of automatically or manually erasing the rectangular area 3a of the aircraft from which the handoff is issued after the set time.

  That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the controller performs a handoff from his / her own control airspace 20 to the next control airspace 20b, when the handoff issue button 32 is clicked, the handoff is issued and the next control table (for example, the control airspace) 20b) the handoff issue button blinks, and the handoff issue button in the strip area 3a of the corresponding aircraft on the control console (for example, control airspace 20) lights up and the call displayed in the electronic flight slip area 5 The signature (for example, JL1235, ANA345, etc.) is set to blink.

  When a handoff is performed from the controller of the previous control table (for example, control airspace 20a) to his / her own control airspace 20, the controller clicks the handoff issue button 32 of his / her control table (control airspace 20), Accept the handoff of the aircraft that issued the handoff. When the handoff is completed by accepting the handoff of the aircraft concerned, the background color of the call sign displayed in the electronic flight slip area 5 of his / her control console changes, and the controller is responsible for the aircraft under his / her control (the controlled aircraft). ).

  Further, when the controller performs a handoff from his / her control airspace 20 to the next control airspace 20b, the handoff is issued by clicking the handoff issue button 32 on his / her control console (control airspace 20). The handoff is completed when the controller in the next controlled airspace accepts the handoff of the aircraft. When the handoff is completed, the symbol of the next control console (control airspace 20b) is highlighted, the background color of the call sign of the aircraft changes, and it can be recognized that the aircraft is out of control of the aircraft. Is set to Then, the strip-shaped area 3a corresponding to the aircraft that is out of its control by performing handoff is set to be erased from the main screen 3 manually or automatically. The information of the deleted aircraft is displayed in the controlled aircraft list 4b. The aircraft information displayed on the screen of the controlled aircraft list 4b is automatically or manually deleted after the set time.

  In this embodiment, handoff issuance and handoff accept are set so that they can be activated and input from the radar table. For example, when the controller performs a handoff from his / her control airspace 20 to the next control airspace 20b, when the handoff is issued from his / her radar table, the handoff issue button 32 is lit in the same manner, and when the handoff is completed, The symbol of the control console (for example, control airspace 20b) is displayed with highlight, and the background color of the call sign is set to change. The strip area 3a corresponding to the aircraft that is out of control by handoff is manually deleted by the delete button 31, or automatically deleted by the next control console. When the aircraft arrives at the first fix point of (controlled airspace 20b), it is set to be deleted from the main screen 3.

Next, point out will be described.
The flight plan display device 1 of the present invention has a point-out function capable of automatically or manually displaying the point-out issue and end in a strip area, and when the point-out is issued from the previous controlled airspace, or It has a function of issuing a point-out to the next controlled airspace, and automatically or manually deleting the rectangular area of the aircraft after a set time when the handoff of the aircraft is completed.

  That is, in the embodiment of the present invention, when the controller issues a point-out from his / her control table (control airspace 20) to the next control table (control airspace 20b), when the point-out issue / accept button 33 is clicked, Point-out is activated, the point-out issue / accept button for the next control console (control airspace 20b) flashes, and the point-out issuance / rejection of the strip area 3a of the corresponding aircraft on your control table (control airspace 20) The acceptance button is turned on, and the call sign (for example, JL1235, ANA345, etc.) displayed in the electronic flight slip area 5 is set to blink. By displaying the point-out launch / accept button for the applicable aircraft strip in the control table (for example, controlled airspace 20b) neglected at this point-out and the display information of the aircraft on the radar table by flashing, etc. , Is set to display that neglected.

  Point-out ends by passing the control airspace of the neglected control console (eg, control airspace 20b) and handing off the aircraft to the next control console, or re-pointing during the point-out End by clicking the Out Issue / Accept button. For example, a description will be given of a case where an aircraft in the controlled airspace 20 grabs the controlled airspace 20b (a neglected controlled airspace) and flies to the controlled airspace 20d. In this case, the controller in the control airspace 20 issues a point-out of the aircraft to the controller in the next control table (control airspace 20b). When the aircraft issued a point-out from the controller in the controlled airspace 20 passes through the neglected controlled airspace 20b and reaches the next controlled airspace (controlled airspace 20d), the controller in the controlled airspace 20 The aircraft is handed off to the controller in the controlled airspace 20d by the method described above. Then, in the control console (control airspace 20), the point-out issue / accept button 33 in the strip area 3a of the corresponding aircraft is turned off, and in the neglected control table (control airspace 20b), the corresponding aircraft The point-out issue / accept button in the strip area is turned off, and point-out ends.

  When the point out issue / accept button 33 is clicked again during point out, the point out issue / accept button is turned off and the point out is completed. The point out end is set so that it can also be activated from the radar console. The controller of the control airspace 20 performs a handoff to the controller of the next control airspace 20d, so that the strip area 3a corresponding to the aircraft that is out of its control or the control of the neglected control airspace 20b. On the desk, the rectangular area of the aircraft is set to be erased from the main screen manually or automatically.

  Instead of the point-out issue / accept button 33, two buttons, a point-out issue button and a point-out accept button, may be provided. In this case, if the controller in the controlled airspace 20 issues a point out to the next controlled airspace (for example, the controller in the controlled airspace 20b), the point out is activated by clicking the point out issue button. In addition to blinking the point-out issue button of the next control console (control airspace 20b), the point-out issue button of the applicable rectangular area 3a of the corresponding control table (control airspace 20) or the electronic flight slip area 5 By blinking the call sign (eg JL1235, ANA345, etc.) displayed on the screen and clicking the blinking point out button in the strip area of the corresponding aircraft on the next control console (control airspace 20b) , The point out acceptance button will blink and the corresponding aircraft strip area on your control console (control airspace 20) 3a point out issued button is lit, and may be set and so have accepted points out.

  Next, in order to end the point-out, the controller performs a hand-off in the same manner as described above, or uses the control panel (control airspace 20) that is lit during the point-out in the corresponding rectangular area 3a of the aircraft. By clicking the point-out issue button, the point-out acceptance button for the corresponding aircraft strip area on the next control console (for example, control airspace 20b) and the corresponding aircraft strip on your control console (control airspace 20) It may be set so that the point out issue button of the shape area 3a is extinguished to end.

  Next, the input function of the flight plan display device 1 and the function of displaying the input information will be described. As shown in FIG. 3, items that the controller 59 needs to input to the flight plan display device 1 include an altitude instruction and a direct instruction issued by the controller 59.

  Therefore, in this embodiment, when an altitude instruction is issued from the controller 59, the numerical value indicating the altitude of the fix point scheduled to pass in the future displayed in the boxes 6a, 6b,. It is set to display the assigned altitude if a numerical value is entered, and further, the blinking of the numerical value is set to continue until the altitude indicated aircraft actually reaches this assigned altitude. Yes.

  When the controller issues a direct direction, a new flight path that indicates the changed fix point, for example, by clicking on the box corresponding to the changed fix point, and connects to the direct destination Enter the name of the fix point above 21 in the corresponding box.

  When a scheduled control aircraft displayed on the planned flight control list screen 4a of the flight plan display device 1 takes off, the take-off time of this scheduled aircraft is clicked to update the information, and the assigned altitude is the same. To enter. The input information is transmitted to the radar table and displayed as necessary. It is also transmitted to other related devices and engines.

  The rectangular area or box of the aircraft that has been controlled or pointed out is clearly displayed by means such as blinking display. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and it may be expressed by a method such as a difference in lightness, hue, saturation, or blinking display of characters displayed in a rectangular area or box.

  When a flight plan change or additional information confirmed by communication with an aircraft or related organizations occurs during the control operation, the controller inputs necessary information to the flight plan display device 1 as shown in FIG. (Step 40), the minimum necessary aircraft information in the controlled airspace displayed on the screen of the strip-shaped area 3a on the main screen 3, the fixed points on the flight route, the control operation method, and the own control from other controlled airspace Information such as the number of aircraft entering the airspace, the interval, the estimated time of flight of the aircraft at each fix point, and the flight altitude are actually recognized (step 41) and judged (step 42). It is possible to determine and process instructions and instructions to the control console in charge of other control airspace (step 43), and issue necessary control instructions to each aircraft (step 44). In the flight plan display device 1 according to the present invention, information that has been in the head of the controller in the past can be displayed on the display screen 2 and is also transmitted to the radar table as necessary. Information can be received from the radar table.

  In addition, information related to adjustment items such as communication to the control console in charge of other controlled airspace and instructions, etc., can be entered from the sub-screen 4 and this input information is assigned to other controlled areas. It has a function to transmit to the sub screen of the control console. In the case of this embodiment, if information related to adjustment items such as altitude change is input from the sub-screen 4 (input message / list screen 4c) of his / her control console, the sub-control of the control console in charge of the other control area. It can be displayed on the screen (input message / list screen 4c).

  The flight plan display device 1 of the present invention can be incorporated in an actual air traffic control device instead of an operation ticket as a sub-system of the air traffic control device.

1, showing an embodiment of the present invention, is a screen configuration diagram of a display screen of a flight plan display device. FIG. FIG. 2 shows an embodiment of the present invention, and is an explanatory diagram showing details of the main screen of the display screen shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 2A is a diagram showing a fixed point of a flight path set in a controlled airspace; FIG. 2 (b) is a configuration diagram showing a temporal prediction situation in which each aircraft passes a fixed point, taking JL1235 flight, FIG. 2 (c) as JL6633 flight, and FIG. 2 (d) as ANA345 flight as an example. 1 is a system configuration diagram showing an embodiment of the present invention. It shows a conventional example and is a plan view of a flight ticket. It is a system configuration | structure figure which shows a prior art example. It shows a conventional example and is an electronic flight slip system configuration diagram.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Flight plan display device 2 Display screen of flight plan display device 3 Main screen of display screen 2 3a Strip area 4 Subscreen of display screen 2 4a Planned control machine list screen 4b Control end machine list screen 5 Electronic of strip area 3a Flight chart area 6 Prediction status display area 6a, 6b, 6c of the rectangular area 3a ... Box 20, 20a, 20b ... Control airspace 21 Flight path AAA, ... EEE, ... Fix point name

Claims (7)

Flight reports that display aircraft information created based on flight plans for each aircraft,
A radar device that displays the spatial information of the aircraft in the controlled airspace;
In the control equipment that performs aircraft control work by
In place of the flight slip, a flight plan display device for displaying the aircraft information and time information of the aircraft is provided,
This flight plan display device has an input function for inputting at least the aircraft information and information due to a change or addition of a flight plan that occurs during the execution of control operations;
A display function for displaying a rectangular area with one aircraft as one unit on the display screen of the flight plan display device, and displaying the inputted aircraft information and temporal information in the rectangular area;
Display Examples the aircraft information to be displayed on the display screen, the display is always displayed minimal aircraft information necessary to control service on the screen, as necessary information other than the minimum aircraft information necessary to control service Display function to
As the temporal information to be displayed on the display screen, a display function for displaying a plurality of fixed point names set along the flight path at least in the controlled airspace in the strip area, and the X-axis direction of the display screen In addition, a display function for displaying a relative time scale with the current time as 0 from the past to the future in real time;
The display screen is divided into a main screen and a sub screen, and the main screen displays aircraft information of each aircraft performing control operations, and the sub screen displays other aircraft information. A flight plan display device characterized by having a function. Flight reports that display aircraft information created based on flight plans for each aircraft,
A radar device that displays the spatial information of the aircraft in the controlled airspace;
In the control equipment that performs aircraft control work by
In place of the flight slip, a flight plan display device for displaying the aircraft information and time information of the aircraft is provided,
This flight plan display device has an input function for inputting at least the aircraft information and information due to a change or addition of a flight plan that occurs during the execution of control operations;
A display function for displaying a rectangular area with one aircraft as one unit on the display screen of the flight plan display device, and displaying the inputted aircraft information and temporal information in the rectangular area;
Display Examples the aircraft information to be displayed on the display screen, the display is always displayed minimal aircraft information necessary to control service on the screen, as necessary information other than the minimum aircraft information necessary to control service Display function to
As the time information to be displayed on the display screen, a display function for displaying a plurality of fixed point names set along the flight path at least in the controlled airspace in the strip area, and in the X-axis direction of the display screen A display function for displaying a relative time scale with the current time as 0 from the past to the future in real time;
A display function for sequentially displaying the strip-shaped regions in the Y-axis direction of the display screen in time order, and displaying each strip-shaped region by line-fall display or line-up display,
A display function that displays on the main screen a strip-shaped area corresponding to the aircraft under control operation;
When the aircraft is transferred to the next controlled airspace, and it is confirmed that the aircraft is currently performing control operations in this transferred controlled airspace, the strip area of the previous controlled airspace is displayed manually or automatically. A flight plan display device characterized by having a function of deleting from a screen. A display function for sequentially displaying the strip-shaped regions in the Y-axis direction of the display screen in time order, and displaying each strip-shaped region by line-fall display or line-up display,
A display function that displays on the main screen a strip-shaped area corresponding to an aircraft that is performing control operations;
When the aircraft is transferred to the next controlled airspace, and it is confirmed that the aircraft is currently performing control operations in this transferred controlled airspace, the strip area of the previous controlled airspace is displayed manually or automatically. The flight plan display device according to claim 1, having a function of deleting from a screen. 4. The flight plan display device according to claim 2, wherein the flight plan display device has a function of displaying a main fix point in the controlled airspace as a reference fix point in the strip-shaped area. 4. The flight plan display device according to claim 2, further comprising a display function for dividing and displaying the main screen according to the number of reference fix points when a plurality of the reference fix points are set. 5. When an altitude instruction is issued to an aircraft, the indicated altitude is input at the fixed point where the aircraft is scheduled to pass , and the numerical value can be discriminated in the strip area of the display screen until the indicated altitude is reached. The function to display,
A display function that, when a direct instruction is issued to the aircraft, indicates the modified fix point and displays the name of the fix point input on the new flight path connected to the direct destination in the strip area of the display screen The flight plan display device according to claim 4 or 5, wherein: A function to input information on adjustment items with controllers in other control areas into the sub-screen;
The flight plan display device according to claim 1, further comprising a function of transmitting the input information to a sub-screen in another control area.

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