WO2024038489A1 - Information processing device, information processing method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

[Problem] The ability to acquire information useful for the flight of an aircraft is demanded. [Solution] In the present invention, terminal devices 600 provided in the cabin space of a target aircraft 810 each comprises a sensor unit 680. An information processing device 100 comprises: a terminal information acquisition unit 149 that acquires two or more pieces of terminal information, from mutually different terminal devices 600, said information being acquired on the basis of a detection result of the sensor unit 680; a disturbance information acquisition unit (an example of an inertia-related information acquisition unit) 150 that acquires inertia-related information relating to inertia of the target aircraft 810 on the basis of the two or more pieces of terminal information; and an output unit 161 that outputs output information based on the inertia-related information. Due to the foregoing, it is possible to output information useful for the flight of the aircraft.

Description

Information processing device, information processing method and program

The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that output information regarding the inertia of an aircraft during flight.

Various proposals have been made to obtain useful information for flying aircraft.

For example, in Patent Document 1 listed below, a plurality of flight paths are generated that do not interfere with other airplanes in a local area near an airport, and pilots and others fly by taking fuel efficiency, speed, and other operational considerations into consideration. It is described that the route can be selected.

US Patent Application Publication No. 2017/0018196

By the way, information regarding whether or not the aircraft flew stably is useful information for the flight of the aircraft. For example, such information can be useful for predicting whether or not an aircraft can fly stably, which is important in the operation of an aircraft.

For example, if a strong shaking occurs in an aircraft in flight, it can be seen that factors such as turbulence that may affect the stable flight of the aircraft may be occurring at that location. When an aircraft encounters turbulence during flight, the aircraft may shake or the aircraft may need to be repositioned, which may make passengers feel uncomfortable. If it is possible to identify areas where turbulence may occur in advance, following aircraft can increase the possibility of stable flight by taking a route that avoids the area. can be increased.

Information regarding the stability of an aircraft in flight can be detected by sensors installed on the aircraft. However, it is more preferable that information useful for aircraft flight can be obtained not only by such existing means but also by other means.

An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device, an information processing method, a program, etc. that can output useful information regarding the flight of an aircraft.

The information processing device of the first aspect of the present invention is a terminal device that acquires terminal information from two or more different terminal devices, which is acquired based on the detection result of an inertial sensor provided in the terminal device in the cabin space of a target aircraft. An information processing device comprising an information acquisition unit, an inertia relationship information acquisition unit that acquires inertia relationship information regarding the inertia of a target aircraft based on two or more terminal information, and an output unit that outputs output information based on the inertia relationship information. It is.

With this configuration, information useful for aircraft flight can be output based on the terminal device.

Further, the information processing device of the second invention is different from the first invention in that the terminal device is a device that is brought into the cabin space by a passenger boarding the target aircraft every flight. .

With this configuration, it is possible to output information useful for aircraft flight without relying on information obtained by equipment installed on the aircraft.

Moreover, the information processing device of the third invention is an information processing device in which the inertia-related information is oscillation information regarding the shaking of the target aircraft, in contrast to the first or second invention.

With this configuration, information regarding the shaking of the aircraft can be output.

Furthermore, the information processing device of the fourth invention is different from any one of the first to third inventions, and includes an own aircraft information acquisition unit that acquires state information regarding the state of the target aircraft, and an inertial relationship information acquisition unit. , an information processing device that acquires inertial relationship information based on state information and two or more terminal information.

With this configuration, highly accurate information useful for aircraft flight can be output.

Further, in the information processing device of the fifth invention, in contrast to any one of the first to fourth inventions, the terminal information is time-series information, and the inertial relationship information acquisition unit is configured to acquire two or more pieces of terminal information. This is an information processing device that acquires inertial relationship information based on synchrony.

With this configuration, highly accurate information useful for aircraft flight can be output.

Further, in the information processing device of the sixth invention, in contrast to any one of the first to fifth inventions, the terminal information is time-series information, and the inertial relation information acquisition unit acquires the information by the terminal information acquisition unit. The information processing apparatus acquires inertial relationship information based on two or more pieces of terminal information that are determined to be synchronized with each other in a predetermined period of time among the two or more pieces of terminal information that have been obtained.

With this configuration, highly accurate information useful for aircraft flight can be output.

In addition, in the information processing device of the seventh invention, in contrast to any one of the first to sixth inventions, the terminal information acquisition unit is configured such that when the target aircraft is in flight, when a predetermined condition is satisfied, , an information processing device that acquires terminal information transmitted from a terminal device.

With this configuration, information useful for aircraft flight can be output during flight.

Further, in the information processing device of the eighth invention, in contrast to any one of the first to seventh inventions, the terminal information acquisition unit corresponds to the terminal information the position information regarding the position where the measurement of the inertial sensor was performed. It is an information processing device that is attached and acquired.

With such a configuration, it is possible to output more useful information for aircraft flight.

Further, the information processing device of the ninth invention is an information processing device in which the output information is information in which the route of the target aircraft and the transition of the inertial relationship information are associated with each other, in contrast to the eighth invention. .

With such a configuration, it is possible to output more useful information for aircraft flight.

Furthermore, the information processing device of the tenth invention acquires output information based on the inertia-related information of each of two or more aircraft flying in a predetermined time period, with respect to any one of the first to ninth inventions. The information processing apparatus includes an output information acquisition unit that performs the following operations.

With such a configuration, information useful for aircraft flight can be output.

Further, in the information processing device of the eleventh invention, in contrast to the tenth invention, the output information acquisition unit outputs information indicating the route of each aircraft on a map together with the transition of the inertial relationship information of the aircraft. This is an information processing device that acquires information as follows.

With this configuration, it is possible to output information useful for aircraft flight in a format that can be easily understood by pilots, flight managers, etc.

Further, the information processing device of the twelfth invention provides a weather information acquisition unit that acquires meteorological information regarding the weather in the area in which the target aircraft flies, and an own aircraft information acquisition unit that acquires status information regarding the status of the aircraft; learning input information that includes weather information and status information acquired regarding the flight of the aircraft; and learning that includes inertial relationship information at each point on the route of the aircraft; The information processing apparatus includes a learning information acquisition unit that acquires learning information by a machine learning method using two or more sets of output information.

With such a configuration, it is possible to output more useful information for aircraft flight.

In addition, the information processing device of the thirteenth invention provides, in contrast to the twelfth invention, weather information acquired by the weather information acquisition unit, state information regarding the state of the target aircraft to be predicted, and learning information. An information processing device comprising: a prediction information acquisition unit that acquires prediction information regarding inertia at each point on a route of a target aircraft using the above; and a prediction information output unit that outputs prediction output information based on the prediction information. .

With such a configuration, it is possible to output more useful information for aircraft flight.

According to the information processing device and the like according to the present invention, it is possible to provide an information processing device, an information processing method, and a program that can output information useful for aircraft flight.

A diagram showing a schematic configuration of a flight support system using an information processing device according to one embodiment of the present invention Block diagram of a terminal device in this embodiment Block diagram of the information processing device A diagram explaining a specific example of acquiring atmospheric prediction information in the information processing device A diagram showing an example of output information output by the information processing device Flowchart explaining the flow of operation of the information processing device Flowchart explaining the process of acquiring recommended route information of the information processing device A flowchart explaining the flow of operations related to acquisition of agitation information of the information processing device Block diagram of an information processing device according to a modified example of the present embodiment An overview diagram of the computer system in the above embodiment Block diagram of the computer system

Hereinafter, embodiments of the information processing device and the like will be described with reference to the drawings. Note that in the embodiments, constituent elements with the same reference numerals perform similar operations, and therefore, repeated explanation may be omitted.

Note that the terms used below are generally defined as follows. Note that the meanings of these terms should not always be interpreted as shown here; for example, if they are individually explained below, they should also be interpreted in light of that explanation.

An identifier for a certain matter is a character or code that uniquely indicates the matter. The identifier is, for example, an ID, but any type of information may be used as long as it can identify the corresponding item. That is, the identifier may be the name of the thing it represents, or may be a combination of codes so as to uniquely correspond to each other.

An aircraft route means, for example, an air route, but it can also be understood to mean the process by which an aircraft flies. The information regarding the route may include information indicating the speed, attitude, etc. of the aircraft in addition to information specifying the points and air routes through which the aircraft should pass. Here, the point may be, for example, a position absolutely or relatively specified by information such as latitude and longitude, or a position specified by a predetermined waypoint. Information indicating points and air routes may or may not include information regarding altitude.

Regarding an aircraft, location information regarding the position refers to a point specified by, for example, latitude and longitude coordinate information and altitude. Note that the information may be specified only by coordinate information. Alternatively, the information may be information specifying an area or airspace having a predetermined range. Alternatively, the information may be information indicating a position relative to a specific point.

Regarding an aircraft, inertia-related information regarding inertia can be said to be information regarding stability. The inertia-related information includes, for example, oscillation information regarding the shaking (sway) of the aircraft, and other information regarding elevation, acceleration/deceleration, and changes in posture around each axis.

The oscillation information is, for example, acceleration information regarding acceleration in the vertical direction, but is not limited thereto. The oscillation information may be information regarding angular velocity or information including information regarding angular velocity. The acceleration information is an acceleration waveform, that is, a time series value of acceleration, but is not limited to this. The acceleration information and angular velocity information may be an instantaneous value of acceleration or the like, a maximum value in a predetermined period, or the like. Various values expressed for a given coordinate system in three dimensions may be included. Alternatively, it may be a score related to inertia, that is, a score related to stability, acquired by each terminal device based on acceleration information or angular velocity information. The score related to inertia is, for example, a score representing the magnitude and frequency of shaking of the aircraft body, but is not limited thereto.

Acquisition may include acquiring items input by the user, etc., or information stored in the own device or another device (which may be pre-stored information or information stored in the device itself). It may also include acquiring information generated by performing information processing in the process. Obtaining information stored in another device may include obtaining information stored in another device via an API or the like, or may include obtaining information stored in another device via an API or the like, or may include obtaining information stored in another device via an API. It may also include acquiring the content (including the content of a web page, etc.). It may also include obtaining information in a different format based on the original information, such as obtaining information by performing optical character reading on the image file.

Additionally, a so-called machine learning method may be used to obtain the information. For example, machine learning techniques can be used as follows. That is, a learning device (learning information) that receives a specific type of input information and outputs the desired type of output information is configured using a machine learning method. For example, two or more sets of input information and output information are prepared in advance, and the two or more sets of information are given to a module for configuring a machine learning learning device to configure the learning device, and the configured learning device is Accumulate in storage. Note that the learning device can also be called a classifier. Note that the machine learning method may be, for example, deep learning, random forest, SVM, etc. Further, for machine learning, functions in various machine learning frameworks such as scikit-learn, TensorFlow, and PyTorch, and various existing libraries can be used, for example. Acquiring information using such a learning device is sometimes referred to as acquisition by machine learning.

Furthermore, learning devices are not limited to those obtained through machine learning. The learning device may be, for example, a table showing the correspondence between input vectors based on input information and output information. In this case, the output information corresponding to the feature vector based on the input information may be obtained from the table, or the output information may be obtained using two or more input vectors in the table and parameters for weighting each input vector. A vector may be generated that approximates the feature vector based on the information, and final output information may be obtained using output information and parameters corresponding to each input vector used for generation. Acquiring information using such a learning device is sometimes referred to as acquisition using correspondence. Further, the learning device may be, for example, a function representing a relationship between an input vector based on input information or the like and information for generating output information. In this case, for example, information corresponding to a feature vector based on input information may be obtained using a function, and output information may be obtained using the obtained information. Acquiring information using such a learning device is sometimes referred to as acquisition using a function.

Note that in the following description, the output information of such a learning device may be referred to as acquisition information.

Outputting information means displaying it on a display, projecting it using a projector, printing it on a printer, outputting sound, sending it to an external device, storing it on a recording medium, processing it to other processing devices or other programs, etc. This is a concept that includes the delivery of results. Specifically, this includes, for example, displaying information on a web page, sending it as an e-mail, outputting information for printing, and the like.

Accepting information refers to accepting information input from input devices such as keyboards, mice, touch panels, etc., receiving information sent via wired or wireless communication lines from other devices, etc., receiving information from optical disks, magnetic disks, semiconductors, etc. This is a concept that includes receiving information read from a recording medium such as a memory.

Regarding various types of information stored in information processing devices, etc., updating refers to not only changing the stored information, but also adding new information to the stored information, or updating the stored information. This is a concept that includes erasing part or all of the data.

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In the present embodiment, the information processing device is configured to be able to acquire oscillation information as information regarding the stability of the target aircraft and output output information based on the oscillation information. The information processing device is configured to acquire agitation information based on terminal information acquired by two or more terminal devices in the target aircraft. In the present embodiment, the information processing device may be configured to acquire the agitation information based on the synchrony of two or more time-series terminal information. Further, the configuration may be such that the agitation information is acquired based on terminal information acquired by two or more terminal devices that are determined to have synchrony in a certain predetermined period. If a predetermined condition is satisfied during the flight of the target aircraft, the terminal information may be acquired in association with the position information. The route of the target aircraft and the history of the agitation information may be output in association with each other, and the flight route and history of the agitation information of each of two or more aircraft that flew during a predetermined time period may be displayed on a map. It may be done as shown in . Below, an aircraft flight support system using the information processing device configured as described above will be described.

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic configuration of a flight support system 1 using an information processing device 100 according to one embodiment of the present invention.

As shown in FIG. 1, the flight support system 1 includes an information processing device 100 and an output destination terminal 700. Further, in this embodiment, the flight support system 1 is used together with information servers 910, 920, and 930 inside and outside the flight support system 1. The flight support system 1 is roughly configured to output output information about the target aircraft 810 from the information processing device 100 to a predetermined output destination terminal 700 or the like. A pilot, an operation manager (dispatcher), or the like of the target aircraft 810 can use the output information output about the target aircraft 810 to operate the target aircraft 810, such as flight.

In this embodiment, the flight support system 1 can be used, for example, by an organization such as an airline that operates one or more aircraft. Note that the navigation support system 1 may be one that is used jointly by a plurality of organizations.

In addition to the target aircraft 810, the flight support system 1 is related to other aircraft 820, 830 that are different from the target aircraft 810. The target aircraft 810 refers to an aircraft that is a target of various information acquisition processes performed by the information processing apparatus 100 as described below. Further, other aircraft that are different from the target aircraft include a related aircraft 820 and another aircraft 830 that is also different from the related aircraft 820. The related aircraft 820 is, for example, an aircraft related to an organization that operates the flight support system 1. It may be said that the related aircraft 820 is an aircraft that can be operated efficiently by using the flight support system 1. Specifically, for example, when the flight support system 1 is used for one airline company, the related aircraft 820 may correspond to, for example, an aircraft used for the operation of the airline company, similar to the target aircraft 810. Note that the airline company herein may mean one company organization, or may mean an airline group including multiple company organizations. Further, the airline company may include companies that are affiliated with the companies included therein. That is, the related aircraft 820 may include other aircraft of the same company as the company operating the target aircraft 810, aircraft of other companies forming the same group, aircraft of affiliated companies, and the like.

In the flight support system 1, the information processing device 100 is capable of communicating with devices such as the output destination terminal 700 and the information server 910 within the organization, for example, via a network such as a LAN. Note that the network is not limited to this, and may be the Internet or other communication networks. Further, the information processing device 100 can communicate with information servers 920, 930, etc. outside the organization, for example, via the Internet. Note that the network is not limited to this, and may be other communication networks. Note that the connection mode and communication method between the information processing device 100 and the output destination terminal 700, and the connection mode and communication method between the information processing device 100 and the information servers 910, 920, 930, etc. are not limited to these. The information processing device 100 may be a computer or the like mounted on one aircraft.

The output destination terminal 700 is a device that can be the output destination of the output information from the information processing device 100 in this embodiment. In this embodiment, the output destination terminal 700 may be, for example, an electronic flight bag (EFB) used in the operation of the target aircraft 810. Further, in the present embodiment, the output destination terminal 700 can be, for example, a device such as an operation management terminal used by an operation manager or the like when operating the target aircraft 810. Note that a device different from these may be used as the output destination terminal 700. Further, in the case where there is an electronic computer installed in the target aircraft 810 that can communicate with the information processing device 100 via a network, the target aircraft 810 itself can be regarded as the output destination terminal 700. . Note that the output information may be configured so that the output destination terminal 700 is not used and the output information is directly output to a device that is connected to and used by the information processing apparatus 100.

Note that various devices can be used as the electronic computer used as the output destination terminal 700, such as a personal computer, a portable information terminal device such as a so-called smartphone, or a tablet-type information terminal device. In the following examples, explanations may be made assuming that a so-called personal computer having a keyboard, display, etc. (not shown) is used as the electronic computer used in the output destination terminal 700, but the present invention is not limited to this.

The information server 910 is, for example, a server device that stores information regarding an aircraft management system. The information server 910 is used, for example, to manage information on each of one or more aircraft used within an organization that uses the flight support system 1. For example, the information server 910 may store information regarding the maintenance history, aircraft information, flight history, etc. of each aircraft. Although each piece of information is stored in association with the identifier of the corresponding aircraft, the information is not limited to this. The information server 910 is configured to be able to transmit stored information to the information processing apparatus 100 when a predetermined inquiry or access is made from the information processing apparatus 100.

The information server 920 is, for example, a server device that stores information regarding a data supply platform regarding weather information. In this embodiment, the information server 920 accumulates atmospheric measurement information regarding atmospheric conditions measured on an airplane in flight. The atmospheric measurement information is stored in association with, for example, position (coordinates such as latitude and longitude), altitude, and measurement time (time). The atmospheric measurement information includes, for example, one or more measured values among wind speed, wind direction, static temperature, total temperature, and static pressure. Note that the atmospheric measurement information may include information other than these.

The information server 920 accumulates atmospheric measurement information measured by the related aircraft 820, for example. When the target aircraft 810 flies, the information server 920 also accumulates atmospheric measurement information measured by the target aircraft 810. Information server 920 accumulates atmospheric measurement information measured by other aircraft 830. The timing of accumulation of atmospheric measurement information does not matter. In this embodiment, the atmospheric measurement information is configured to be transmitted from the aircraft immediately after being measured and stored in the information server 920. The atmospheric measurement information is, for example, information measured by avionics installed on each aircraft. The atmospheric measurement information accumulated in this way can represent high-altitude wind distribution in real time and with high precision. Note that when storing atmospheric measurement information, the information server 920 performs processing to anonymize the information, that is, to prevent information directly indicating what kind of aircraft the data was measured from to be included. You can also do this. The information server 920 is configured to be able to transmit stored atmospheric measurement information to the information processing device 100 when a predetermined inquiry or access is made from another device such as the information processing device 100 . Among the atmospheric measurement information, information particularly measured by other aircraft 820 and 830 is referred to as other aircraft measurement information. It can be said that the other aircraft measurement information is other aircraft acquisition information that is information related to the flight of the other aircraft 820, 830 that is acquired during flight.

The information server 930 is configured to be able to transmit stored information to the information processing device 100, for example, when a predetermined inquiry or access is made from the information processing device 100.

One of the information servers 930 stores, for example, information indicating past or current traffic flow (hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as traffic flow). Traffic flow may be referred to as, for example, a history of position information of a group of aircraft. Specifically, for example, the information server 930 stores information such as the longitude, latitude, and altitude of each aircraft in association with the date and time and an identifier that can identify the aircraft. By accumulating information regarding each aircraft in operation, the information server 930 can provide information on a group of aircraft existing in a predetermined airspace. Such an information server 930 is configured to accumulate information regarding the current and past flight status output from each aircraft based on standards such as ADS-B (Broadcast Automatic Dependent Surveillance), for example. It may be. The information server 930 stores, for example, the position of each aircraft in association with information regarding the operating status of actuators used in the flight of the aircraft, and information regarding shaking, acceleration, etc. obtained from avionics, etc. You can leave it there. In other words, it can be said that the information server 930 stores state information regarding the past or current state of each aircraft. Among such state information of each aircraft, in particular, other aircraft state information related to the flight of the aircraft that is acquired during flight by other aircraft 820, 830 may be referred to as other aircraft acquired information.

Further, one of the information servers 930 stores, for example, atmospheric condition forecast information (hereinafter sometimes referred to as weather forecast information) announced by public institutions and other organizations. The information server 930 stores weather forecast information including atmospheric data such as pressure, temperature, wind speed, and turbulence intensity, in association with information such as time, latitude, longitude, and altitude. Note that weather forecasts from the Japan Meteorological Agency, NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration), and other organizations whose business is weather forecasting can be used as data sources.

Furthermore, one of the information servers 930 may include airspace restriction information, for example. Airspace restriction information is, for example, information regarding the airspace in which aircraft can fly, such as information indicating the airspace in which the aircraft can fly, information indicating the airspace where flight is prohibited, information specifying information regarding flight restrictions, etc. may be included. In this embodiment, the airspace restriction information includes, for example, information regarding altitude restrictions and final approach fix (FAF) at each airport, which specifies the standard instrument departure method (SID) and standard arrival route (STAR) at each airport. It is stored in association with the identifier etc.

Note that the electronic computers used in the information servers 910, 920, and 930 include personal computers, server devices, and various other devices such as portable information terminal devices such as so-called smartphones, and tablet-type information terminal devices. can be used. Note that each of the information servers 910, 920, and 930 may be composed of one device, or may be composed of multiple devices that operate in cooperation with each other, or may be composed of a plurality of devices built in other devices. It may be an electronic computer or the like. The role of two or more of the information servers 910, 920, and 930 may be played by one device or a group of devices. The information stored in each of the information servers 910, 920, 930 can be temporarily or permanently stored by other information servers 910, 920, 930 or other devices, and then transmitted to an aircraft, etc. You can leave it there. That is, the information stored in each of the information servers 910, 920, 930 may be transmitted to an aircraft or the like via another device among the information servers 910, 920, 930 or another device. Note that the server may be a so-called cloud server, an ASP server, etc., and its type does not matter.

In the present embodiment, terminal information acquired by each of the two or more terminal devices 600 is used in the agitation information acquisition process executed by the information processing device 100. The terminal information is transmitted to the information processing apparatus 100 directly from the terminal device 600 or via another device that can communicate with the terminal device 600. Other devices that can communicate with the terminal device 600 include, for example, the information server 920 and the target aircraft 810, but are not limited to these.

In this embodiment, the terminal device 600 is, for example, a portable information terminal device such as a so-called smartphone. Terminal device 600 may be a tablet type information terminal device or may be another device. The terminal device 600 may be interpreted as not being included in the flight support system 1, or may be considered as being included in the flight support system 1.

The terminal device 600 is located in the cabin space of the target aircraft 810. The cabin space is, for example, a cabin (which may include a galley, a crew rest room, a lavatory, etc.), a cockpit, and a cargo compartment. The cabin space may include, for example, a wheel well. In this embodiment, the terminal device 600 is, for example, a device that is brought into the cabin space by a passenger on board the aircraft every time the aircraft flies. The passenger is, for example, a passenger, but may also be a crew member of the aircraft. Terminal device 600 may be limited to being in a pressurized compartment. Furthermore, the terminal device 600 may be limited to one that is particularly located in the cabin. Furthermore, the terminal device 600 may be limited to those brought in by passengers. The terminal device 600 is carried (possessed) by each passenger in the cabin space of the target aircraft 810, but may be a device installed in the cabin space by a passenger or the like. It can be said that the terminal device 600 is a device different from a device installed in the target aircraft 810 by the manufacturer of the target aircraft 810 or a person who performs maintenance work. In other words, the terminal device 600 can be said to be a device different from the device installed in the target aircraft 810. It may be said that the terminal device 600 is a portable device that can be carried by a passenger.

Note that the terminal device 600 is configured to be able to transmit information to other devices while the target aircraft 810 is in flight. Specifically, for example, the terminal device 600 is communicably connected to the target aircraft 810 connected to a network, so that the terminal device 600 can transmit information to other devices via the network. Note that the terminal device 600 may be configured to be connectable to another communication network while the target aircraft 810 is in flight.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram of the terminal device 600 in this embodiment.

As shown in the figure, the terminal device 600 includes a terminal storage section 610, a terminal reception section 620, a terminal reception section 630, a terminal processing section 640, a terminal output section 660, a terminal transmission section 670, and a sensor section 680.

The terminal storage section 610 includes a user information storage section 611 and a detected information storage section 615.

The user information storage unit 611 stores, for example, a user identifier that can identify the terminal device 600. The user identifier is information that can identify the user who uses the terminal device 600. There are various user identifiers, such as an identifier unique to each terminal device 600 and an identifier unique to each piece of software running on the terminal device 600 (for example, an identifier that identifies an account logged in for a function implemented by software). identifiers can be used. The user identifier may or may not represent information about the individual passenger. The user identifier may be any information that can distinguish the individual terminal devices 600 that can be brought into the cabin space for one flight of the target aircraft 810.

In the present embodiment, the user information storage unit 611 may store user information regarding a passenger who owns or uses the terminal device 600 in association with a user identifier. As the user information, for example, seat information regarding the position of the passenger's seat can be used, but the information is not limited thereto.

The detection information storage unit 615 stores detection results by the sensor unit 680 and information based thereon, as will be described later.

The terminal receiving unit 620 receives information transmitted from the information processing device 100 and other devices via the network. The terminal receiving section 620 stores the received information in, for example, the terminal storage section 610 so that the terminal processing section 640 and the like can acquire it.

The terminal reception unit 630 receives various input operations on the terminal device 600 by a user using the terminal device 600. The operation is performed using, for example, an input device (not shown), but is not limited thereto. The terminal reception unit 630 may, for example, accept an input operation using voice input through a microphone.

The terminal processing section 640 performs various information processing operations using each section of the terminal device 600.

The terminal output unit 660 includes, for example, a display device. The terminal output unit 660 outputs information by displaying it on a display device, for example. Note that the method of outputting the information is not limited to this, and may be performed by outputting audio or the like from a speaker or the like.

The terminal transmitting unit 670 transmits information acquired by, for example, the terminal processing unit 640 via the network.

The sensor section 680 includes an inertial sensor 681 and a position information acquisition section 683.

The inertial sensor 681 is, for example, an acceleration sensor or a gyro sensor. As the inertial sensor 681, only an acceleration sensor or only a gyro sensor may be used. Additionally, a geomagnetic sensor or the like may be included in conjunction with the inertial sensor 681. The inertial sensor 681 may also be referred to as a motion sensor. The inertial sensor 681 can acquire information such as acceleration and angular velocity in a predetermined coordinate system (coordinate system of the sensor) corresponding to the attitude of the terminal device 600, for example, based on the output of the sensor element. Note that the inertial sensor 681 may be configured to be able to acquire information such as acceleration and each speed in the global coordinate system based on the output of the sensor element.

The location information acquisition unit 683 is a location information sensor that can specify the location using, for example, GPS. The position information acquisition unit 683 may be configured to be able to specify position information, for example, even in the cabin space of an aircraft in flight. In this case, the configuration may be such that the location information can be specified using GPS or the like, or the location information may be configured to be able to be specified by acquiring information transmitted from equipment in the aircraft that holds the location information. .

Note that a reading device or a measuring device different from these may be used as the sensor section 680. The position information acquisition unit 683 may not be provided.

The sensor unit 680 detects the detection target and accumulates information such as the obtained detection results in the detection information storage unit 615. In this embodiment, the information acquired by the inertial sensor 681 and the position information acquired by the position information acquisition unit 683 are stored in association with each other. This may include storing information acquired by the inertial sensor 681 in association with the detection time, and storing position information in association with the detection time. Note that the information acquired by the inertial sensor 681 does not need to be associated with position information. For example, the information acquired by the inertial sensor 681 may be simply stored in association with the detection time.

In the present embodiment, the terminal device 600 transmits information stored in the terminal storage unit 610 to the information processing device 100 using the terminal transmitting unit 670 when a predetermined transmission condition is satisfied. For example, the terminal device 600 transmits information related to the detection result of the inertial sensor 681, which is stored in the detection information storage unit 615, to the information processing device 100. Further, for example, the terminal device 600 transmits information stored in the user information storage unit 611 to the information processing device 100. Further, for example, the terminal device 600 transmits information input by the user to the information processing device 100. Preferably, these pieces of information are transmitted in association with the user identifier stored in the user information storage section 611.

Note that the predetermined transmission conditions can be set in various ways. For example, the terminal reception unit 630 has accepted a user's operation in a predetermined manner, a predetermined time has arrived, predetermined information has been received by the terminal reception unit 620, and the detection result by the sensor unit 680 has been received in a predetermined manner. The transmission condition may be set such that the condition (for example, acceleration exceeds a predetermined threshold or a predetermined position has been reached) is satisfied.

Note that the configuration of the terminal device 600 described here is an example, and the configurations of two or more terminal devices 600 may be partially different from each other. That is, the terminal device 600 may be any device that is configured to be able to acquire terminal information using the sensor unit 680 and transmit it to the information processing device 100.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram of the information processing device 1.

The information processing device 100 includes a storage section 110, a reception section 120, a reception section 130, a processing section 140, and a transmission section 170. The information processing device 100 is, for example, a server device.

The storage unit 110 includes a learning information storage unit 111, a terminal information storage unit 113, an aircraft information storage unit 115, and a weather information storage unit 117.

Learning information is stored in the learning information storage unit 111. The learning information may be called a learning device, a classifier, or a trained model. In this embodiment, the learning information is obtained by, for example, machine learning by the learning information acquisition unit 159 as described later. In this embodiment, as the learning information, weather learning information for acquiring weather information, route learning information for performing route prediction, etc. are used. The types of learning information are not limited to these. Details of the learning information and its use will be described later.

The terminal information storage unit 113 stores terminal information acquired from the terminal device 600 as described below. Each terminal information is stored for each flight of the target aircraft 810, for example. That is, the terminal information is stored in association with an identifier that can identify the flight of the target aircraft 810. Further, each terminal information is stored for each passenger who holds the terminal device 600. That is, the terminal information is stored in association with a user identifier that can identify the passenger who owns the terminal device 600.

The aircraft information storage unit 115 stores information regarding the target aircraft 810 and other aircraft 820 and 830. Information regarding each aircraft is stored in association with an identifier that can identify the aircraft, for example.

The weather information storage unit 117 stores information regarding the weather. The weather information storage unit 117 stores, for example, weather forecast information acquired from the information server 930, weather information acquired by a weather information acquisition unit 145, which will be described later, and the like. Furthermore, the weather information storage unit 117 stores past weather information that has been measured and observed in the past. In the present embodiment, weather-related information is stored in association with each area and each altitude, for example. In the weather information storage unit 117, information regarding the weather corresponding to a point or area specified using, for example, latitude and longitude can be specified.

The receiving unit 120 receives information transmitted from other devices. The receiving unit 120 stores the received information in the storage unit 110, for example.

The reception unit 130 receives various input operations performed by the user on the information processing device 100. The reception unit 130 receives, for example, information input using an input means (not shown) connected to the information processing device 100 or information input using a reading device (not shown, such as a code reader) connected to the information processing device 100. Accepts information input through input operations performed (including information read by the device, for example). The reception unit 130 may receive information regarding input operations and the like transmitted via another device connected via a network or the like. The accepted information is stored in the storage unit 110, for example.

The processing unit 140 includes an own aircraft information acquisition unit 141, another aircraft information acquisition unit 143, a weather information acquisition unit 145, an airspace information acquisition unit 147, a terminal information acquisition unit 149, and an agitation information acquisition unit (an example of an inertia-related information acquisition unit). 150, a route information acquisition section 151, a result information acquisition section 157, a learning information acquisition section 159, and an output section 161. The processing unit 140 performs various processes, such as the processing performed by each unit of the processing unit 140 as described below.

The own aircraft information acquisition unit 141 acquires status information regarding the status of the target aircraft 810. The status of the target aircraft 810 includes information such as the location of the target aircraft 810, as well as the characteristics of the equipment, operational history, fuel consumption (including predicted values), flight schedule (how it is planned to fly, etc.) ) is a concept that can include The state may be a state before flight or a state during flight. Further, the state after the flight may be included. The own aircraft information acquisition unit 141 stores the acquired status information in the aircraft information storage unit 115.

More specifically, in the present embodiment, the own aircraft information acquisition unit 141 acquires schedule information regarding the flight plan of the target aircraft 810, equipment characteristic information indicating characteristics regarding the equipment of the target aircraft 810, and operational information of the target aircraft 810. The system is configured to acquire status information using operation history information regarding the history. The own device information acquisition unit 141 may be configured to acquire state information using at least one of these pieces of information. Note that acquiring status information using schedule information, equipment characteristics information, and operation history information means not only acquiring status information by performing calculations using the information, but also acquiring status information by using each piece of information as status information. It is a concept that includes acquiring.

Here, the schedule information may be, for example, information indicating the content of the flight plan itself, or may be information obtained from the flight plan. The own device information acquisition unit 141 can acquire schedule information using, for example, information input to the output destination terminal 700 or information registered in the information server 910.

Equipment characteristic information is information that can specify, for example, the model or engine model. The own device information acquisition unit 141 is configured to be able to acquire equipment identification information using, for example, information registered in the information server 910.

Operation history information is, for example, information regarding maintenance history, flight history, etc. The own device information acquisition unit 141 is configured to be able to acquire equipment identification information using, for example, information registered in the information server 910.

Note that the own machine information acquisition unit 141 may acquire schedule information based on input operations accepted by the reception unit 130. Further, the own aircraft information acquisition unit 141 may acquire information regarding the flight state of the target aircraft 810. For example, the configuration may be such that information regarding the current or past flight status output from the target aircraft 810 based on a standard such as ADS-B is acquired as the status information. In this case, information regarding past flight conditions may be taken as operational history information.

The own aircraft information acquisition unit 141 also acquires measurement information related to the inertia of the target aircraft 810 (for example, acceleration, angular velocity, stability related to stability) acquired by an inertial measurement device (not shown) provided in the target aircraft 810. ) may be acquired as status information. The measurement information is, for example, time-series information, but is not limited to this. The measurement information may be said to be information regarding the flight state of the target aircraft 810.

In the present embodiment, the own machine information acquisition unit 141 includes a consumption information acquisition unit 142 that acquires fuel consumption information regarding the fuel consumption rate. The fuel consumption information is information indicating the fuel consumption rate when the target aircraft 810 flies in a predetermined state in a predetermined weather condition. The consumption information acquisition unit 142 stores the acquired fuel consumption information in the aircraft information storage unit 115 in association with an identifier for specifying the target aircraft 810 and the like.

The other aircraft information acquisition unit 143 acquires other aircraft information regarding other aircraft 820 and 830 that are different from the target aircraft 810. The other aircraft information acquisition unit 143 stores the acquired other aircraft information in the aircraft information storage unit 115. Note that in the present embodiment, the other aircraft information acquisition unit 143 acquires other aircraft information in a predetermined airspace related to the own aircraft information acquired by the own aircraft information acquisition unit 141, but is not limited to this. . The predetermined airspace related to own aircraft information is an airspace related to the route of the target aircraft 810, and is, for example, an airspace near the route of the target aircraft 810 on the flight plan, but is not limited thereto.

The other aircraft information acquisition unit 143 acquires other aircraft information regarding the positions of the other aircraft 820 and 830, for example. Other aircraft information regarding the position refers to information such as the longitude, latitude, and altitude of the other aircraft 820 and 830 at a certain time. Other aircraft information regarding the location may not include altitude information. Other device information regarding the past or current location can be obtained based on information stored in the information server 930, for example.

Note that the other aircraft information acquisition unit 143 acquires other aircraft acquisition information related to the flight of the aircraft, which is acquired by the other aircraft 820, 830 during flight, as other aircraft information. Such other device acquisition information can be acquired from the information server 920 or the information server 930, for example, but is not limited thereto. For example, the information may be acquired by receiving information output from other aircraft 820, 830, etc. More specifically, in this embodiment, the other aircraft information acquisition unit 143 acquires atmospheric measurement information (other aircraft measurement information) regarding the atmospheric state measured by other aircraft 820, 830 as other aircraft information. . That is, the other aircraft information includes other aircraft measurement information measured by the other aircraft 820 and 830. The other aircraft information acquisition unit 143 acquires other equipment measurement information stored in the information server 920 and stores it in the weather information storage unit 117. Note that it may be assumed that the other-device information does not include the other-device measurement information, and the weather information acquisition unit 145 acquires the other-device measurement information as the weather information. In addition, the other aircraft information acquisition unit 143 also provides information regarding the operating states of actuators, etc. used for the flight of other aircraft 820, 830 in a predetermined position or airspace, and information regarding shaking, acceleration, etc. obtained from avionics, etc. It may be configured to acquire and store other device status information including information etc. as other device information.

The weather information acquisition unit 145 acquires weather information including information regarding atmospheric conditions. The weather information acquisition unit 145 stores the acquired weather information in the weather information storage unit 117. In this embodiment, the weather information acquisition unit 145 acquires altitude-specific weather information in the airspace related to the route of the target aircraft 810. The airspace to be flown may be referred to as the airspace to be evaluated for the route. The airspace related to the route of the target aircraft 810 is, for example, an airspace near the route of the target aircraft 810 on the flight plan acquired by the own aircraft information acquisition unit 141, but is not limited thereto. For example, the weather information acquisition unit 145 acquires weather forecast information from the information server 930 and stores the acquired information as weather information. The weather information acquisition unit 145 also acquires past weather information, and accumulates the acquired information as weather information, for example.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the weather information acquisition unit 145 acquires atmospheric prediction information regarding future atmospheric conditions as weather information. The weather information acquisition unit 145 receives, for example, forecast information on atmospheric conditions related to the airspace in which the target aircraft 810 flies, which is obtained from the information server 930, and other aircraft measurement information related to the airspace stored in the weather information storage unit 117. obtain atmospheric forecast information based on In this case, it can be said that the weather information acquisition unit 145 acquires weather information based on the forecast information of the atmospheric condition related to the airspace and the information acquired by other aircraft related to the airspace. The weather information acquisition unit 145 may also acquire weather information using other aircraft status information regarding the airspace instead of or in addition to other aircraft measurement information regarding the airspace. good. Specifically, for example, atmospheric prediction information such as whether the airflow is unstable may be acquired using other aircraft status information such as the presence or absence of shaking and the operating status of actuators and the like.

The weather information acquisition unit 145 uses, for example, the weather learning information stored in the learning information storage unit 111 to acquire atmospheric prediction information. The atmospheric prediction information can be acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 145, for example, by the above-mentioned machine learning, by using correspondence, or by using a function. Here, as the input information, weather forecast information and other aircraft measurement information measured by the preceding aircraft can be used. Further, the acquired information is atmospheric prediction information. Note that information from which atmospheric prediction information or the like can be obtained may be output as the acquired information by using the acquired information to perform calculations or make judgments based on other criteria.

FIG. 4 is a diagram illustrating a specific example of acquiring atmospheric prediction information in the information processing device 100.

FIG. 4 shows a specific example of input information used for acquiring atmospheric prediction information and a specific example of acquired information. By using the input information including each attribute value and the route learning information, the weather information acquisition unit 145 can output each attribute value of the acquired information.

As shown in FIG. 4, for example, attribute values such as time, latitude and longitude, pressure, temperature, wind speed, and turbulence intensity are used as weather forecast information. Furthermore, attribute values such as wind speed, wind direction, static temperature, total temperature, static pressure, latitude, longitude, altitude, and time may be used as the other-device measurement information. The atmospheric prediction information that is the acquired information includes, for example, attribute values of wind speed, wind direction, static temperature, total temperature, static pressure, latitude, longitude, altitude, time, and turbulence intensity.

Returning to FIG. 3, the airspace information acquisition unit 147 acquires airspace information including information regarding airspaces in which aircraft can fly. The airspace information acquisition unit 147 stores the acquired airspace information in the storage unit 110. The airspace information acquisition unit 147 acquires airspace information regarding an airspace related to the route of the target aircraft 810, for example. The airspace information acquisition unit 147 can be said to acquire airspace information about, for example, an airspace near the route of the target aircraft 810 on the flight plan.

The airspace information acquisition unit 147 may acquire such airspace information from the information server 930 that includes airspace restriction information. Alternatively, airspace information may be acquired based on information acquired from the information server 930.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the airspace information acquisition unit 147 may acquire airspace information indicating an airspace in which the course of the airplane can be changed. In other words, the airspace information may be, for example, information that includes either information that defines a flight-restricted airspace where flight is restricted or a course-changeable airspace where the course can be changed. Such airspace information may be acquired based on, for example, information provided by the information server 930, information input by the user and received by the reception unit 130 in advance, or the like. Further, the airspace information acquisition unit 147 may acquire, as airspace information, information regarding flyable airspaces that has been input in advance by a user such as a pilot or a flight manager. Furthermore, the airspace information acquisition unit 147 may acquire information regarding flyable airspaces as airspace information based on past other aircraft information, that is, history of position information of aircraft groups. For example, the history of position information of aircraft groups may be statistically processed to obtain information regarding airspaces determined to be flightable.

The terminal information acquisition unit 149 acquires terminal information regarding the terminal device 600 from each of two or more different terminal devices 600 located in the cabin space of the target aircraft 810 in flight. That is, the terminal information acquisition unit 149 acquires two or more pieces of terminal information for one target aircraft 810. The terminal information acquisition unit 149 acquires terminal information in association with an identifier (for example, a user identifier) that can identify each terminal device 600. Further, the terminal information acquisition unit 149 acquires terminal information in association with an identifier that can identify the flight of the target aircraft 810. In other words, it can be said that the terminal information is information for each target aircraft 810 and for each flight. The terminal information acquisition unit 149 stores the acquired terminal information in the terminal information storage unit 113.

The terminal information is information acquired based on the detection results of the sensor section 680 included in each terminal device 600. In this embodiment, the terminal information is acceleration information or the like based on information acquired by the inertial sensor 681 in the terminal device 600. That is, the terminal information includes, for example, acceleration information regarding acceleration. Further, information regarding angular velocity may be included. For example, when the receiving unit 120 receives acceleration information etc. acquired based on the detection result by the inertial sensor 681 in the terminal device 600, the terminal information acquiring unit 149 acquires terminal information including the received information. Note that the terminal information acquisition unit 149 may be configured to acquire acceleration information and the like based on the detection result by the inertial sensor 681 received in the information processing device 100. Here, the terminal information is preferably acceleration information or the like that cancels the acceleration or the like detected when the terminal device 600 itself is displaced with respect to the target aircraft 810 due to the actions of the passenger or the like. Acquisition of such acceleration information may be performed by a known method. Note that the terminal information may include other information in addition to acceleration information and the like.

The terminal information is acquired in association with the location information acquired by the location information acquisition unit 683 of the terminal device 600. That is, in the present embodiment, the terminal information acquisition unit 149 acquires position information regarding the position detected by the inertial sensor 681 in association with the terminal information. The location information is, for example, information acquired by the location information acquisition unit 683 in the terminal device 600, but is not limited thereto. For example, when terminal information such as time-series acceleration information is associated with the detected time, the terminal information and position information may be associated based on the own aircraft information acquired for the target aircraft 810. You can also do this. That is, the terminal information and the position information may be associated with each other based on the time-series position information of the target aircraft 810. Note that if the information detected by the terminal device 600 during flight is acquired by the terminal information acquisition unit 149 in almost real time, the position information of the target aircraft 810 at the time of acquisition of the terminal information may be associated with the information, for example. . That is, the terminal information and location information may be associated with each other based on the timing at which the terminal information acquisition unit 149 acquires the terminal information.

In the present embodiment, the terminal information acquisition unit 149 acquires the terminal information transmitted from the terminal device 600 when the target aircraft 810 is in flight and a predetermined condition regarding the acquisition of terminal information is satisfied. It is configured as follows. For example, in a state where information transmitted from the terminal device 600 is being received by the receiving unit 120 at any time, if the terminal information acquisition unit 149 determines that a predetermined condition is satisfied, the terminal information acquisition unit 149 uses that information to acquire the terminal information. It may be configured to obtain. Further, for example, the terminal device 600 is configured to transmit information when it is determined that a predetermined condition is satisfied, and the terminal information acquisition unit 149 uses the information to acquire terminal information. may be configured. Further, for example, when a predetermined condition is satisfied by the processing unit 140, the information processing device 100 may transmit an information transmission instruction to the terminal device 600. In this case, the terminal device 600 may transmit information in response to the transmission instruction, and the terminal information acquisition unit 149 may use the information to acquire the terminal information.

Here, the predetermined condition is, for example, that a predetermined time has elapsed since the previous acquisition, that is, a condition regarding the interval between acquisition times, but is not limited to this. The predetermined condition may be, for example, a condition regarding the position of target aircraft 810 or terminal device 600. For example, it may be located at a predetermined point or area, or at a predetermined altitude. Further, the predetermined condition may be a condition related to time. For example, it may be that a predetermined time has arrived, or that a predetermined amount of time has elapsed since the start of the flight. Further, the predetermined condition may be a condition regarding the operation of the processing unit 140. For example, the conditions may be conditions related to information acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 145, conditions related to other aircraft information, or conditions related to other aircraft information. For example, it may be that the acceleration detected by target aircraft 810 satisfies a predetermined condition. Alternatively, for example, it may be that the flight of the target aircraft 810 has ended.

The oscillation information acquisition unit 150 acquires information regarding the inertia of the target aircraft 810 based on the terminal information stored in the terminal information storage unit 113. In this embodiment, the agitation information acquisition unit 150 acquires agitation information regarding the shaking of the target aircraft 810. The agitation information acquisition unit 150 stores, for example, the acquired agitation information in the storage unit 110 in association with an identifier that can identify the target aircraft 810, an identifier that can identify its flight, and the like. The oscillation information is, for example, time-series information indicating changes in vertical acceleration, but is not limited thereto. The oscillation information may be an instantaneous value of the acceleration or the like of the target aircraft 810 at a predetermined timing, a maximum value of the acceleration or the like during a predetermined period, or the like. Further, the shaking information may be a score related to the magnitude of shaking of the target aircraft 810, information on classifying the magnitude of shaking into predetermined ranks, or the like. The vibration information may be a score indicating the quality of the vibration (for example, the degree to which passengers feel uncomfortable). The oscillation information may be information regarding the angular velocity of the target aircraft 810. In this embodiment, the agitation information acquisition unit 150 acquires agitation information corresponding to location information based on location information corresponding to terminal information. Corresponding to the position information may also be said to correspond to the route of the target aircraft 810. In other words, it can be said that the agitation information acquisition unit 150 acquires agitation information at points on the route of the target aircraft 810. The correspondence between the route of the target aircraft 810 and its agitation information may be clear based on the correspondence between the route flown by the target aircraft 810 and the time, and the time-series agitation information. Here, the position may be a position indicated by latitude or longitude, a position regarding altitude, or a position regarding both of these.

In the present embodiment, the agitation information acquisition unit 150 acquires agitation information based on two or more pieces of terminal information acquired for each flight of the target aircraft 810. That is, the agitation information acquisition unit 150 acquires agitation information for each flight based on the detection results of the inertial sensors 681 of two or more different terminal devices 600.

The agitation information may be, for example, terminal information itself indicating acceleration or the like. When two or more pieces of terminal information are obtained, the agitation information may be obtained by a statistical method such as taking the average of the pieces of information.

In the present embodiment, when two or more pieces of time-series terminal information are obtained, the agitation information acquisition unit 150 is configured to acquire agitation information based on the synchrony of the two or more pieces of terminal information. It's okay. For example, the agitation information acquisition unit 150 acquires agitation information based on two or more pieces of terminal information that are determined to be synchronized with each other in a predetermined period, among the two or more pieces of terminal information acquired by the terminal information acquisition unit 149. You may also obtain it. Synchrony can be said to mean that things change to the same degree at the same time or change with the same tendency. By acquiring the agitation information based on synchrony in this way, it is possible to eliminate variations and fluctuations in the terminal information of each terminal device 600 resulting from the actions of passengers, and to obtain highly accurate agitation information. Can be done.

In the present embodiment, the oscillation information acquisition unit 150 is configured to determine mutual synchrony with respect to two or more pieces of terminal information acquired by the terminal information acquisition unit 149. The determination regarding synchrony can be made, for example, as follows. For example, the rate of change per unit time is calculated for each of two or more acquired time-series terminal information, and if the magnitude of the rate of change and the trend of the change are within a predetermined range, the terminal information is synchronized. It can be determined that the The present invention is not limited to such a determination of the presence or absence of synchrony; for example, the degree of synchrony of information on two or more terminals may be determined based on the comparison results of the magnitude of each rate of change and the trend of its transition. good. Note that the presence or absence of synchrony and its degree may be determined using other methods.

Incidentally, for each predetermined period, the agitation information may be acquired using terminal information that is determined to be synchronized among two or more pieces of terminal information during the period. In this case, agitation information can be acquired using different terminal information in one period and another period, and relatively highly accurate agitation information can be acquired during a long flight period.

Note that there may be cases where it is determined that two or more pieces of terminal information are not synchronized with each other. In this case, the agitation information acquisition unit 150 may be configured to acquire agitation information using any one of the terminal information, or may be configured not to acquire agitation information.

Furthermore, the agitation information acquisition unit 150 may change the method of acquiring agitation information using two or more pieces of terminal information, depending on the synchrony determination result. For example, when using information on two or more terminals that have been determined to have relatively high synchrony, take the average of each terminal information, and when using information on two or more terminals that have determined that synchrony is relatively low, , the agitation information may be acquired by other methods.

In the present embodiment, the agitation information acquisition unit 150 may acquire agitation information based on state information and two or more terminal information. In this case, acceleration information detected by the target aircraft 810 itself may be used as the status information. For example, the agitation information may be acquired based on a determination result of synchrony between the acceleration information etc. detected by the target aircraft 810 itself and two or more terminal information.

Further, the agitation information acquisition unit 150 may acquire information according to the synchrony determination result of the two or more terminal information in association with the agitation information acquired using the two or more terminal information. . The information according to the synchrony determination result can be, for example, information indicating a reliability standard. For example, information indicating that oscillation information obtained using two or more terminal information that has been determined to have synchrony or relatively high reliability is obtained, and information indicating that there is no synchrony or relatively low synchrony is obtained. Regarding the agitation information obtained using the determined two or more pieces of terminal information, information indicating that the reliability is low may be obtained. This makes it possible to utilize the acquired agitation information based on information indicating a measure of reliability.

Note that in the present embodiment, the agitation information acquisition unit 150 may acquire information regarding the position of the terminal device 600 in the aircraft, and acquire the agitation information based on the information. As information regarding the position in the aircraft, for example, seat information obtained from the terminal device 600 or seat information that can be ascertained by comparing user information obtained from the terminal device 600 with information such as a passenger list may be used. can. Furthermore, when using the terminal device 600 that is scheduled to be installed at a predetermined location, information regarding the predetermined location can be used. Using the terminal information of each of the two or more terminal devices 600 and the information regarding the position in the aircraft, the weighting of each terminal information used when acquiring the agitation information is adjusted, and whether or not each terminal information is used is changed. You can also For example, the acceleration of each terminal information can be calculated using information such as angular velocity detected by the target aircraft 810 itself or acquired using two or more terminal information, and information regarding the position of the terminal device 600 in the aircraft. Correcting processing may also be performed. For example, more accurate motion information can be obtained by correcting the influence on the detection of acceleration at the terminal device 600 located away from the center of gravity of the target aircraft 810, which is caused by a change in the pitch of the target aircraft 810.

Note that in the present embodiment, the agitation information acquisition unit 150 acquires information regarding the position of the terminal device 600 in the aircraft, model information indicating the model of the terminal device 600, etc., and acquires the agitation information based on the information. You can do it like this. For example, it is possible to prepare correction information in advance according to the characteristics of the inertial sensor 681 for each model, correct the terminal information using the correction information according to the model information, and then use it to obtain the agitation information. good. Thereby, more accurate agitation information can be acquired.

The route information acquisition unit 151 includes a candidate information acquisition unit 153 and a route evaluation unit 155. The route information acquisition unit 151 acquires information regarding the route of the target aircraft 810 that satisfies predetermined conditions based on status information, other aircraft information, and weather information.

In this embodiment, the information regarding the route is information indicating the route that the target aircraft 810 should follow. The information regarding the route may be said to be the information regarding the trajectory. Information regarding the route may include, for example, information regarding the course, altitude, and speed. That is, the route information acquisition unit 151 is configured to acquire, as information regarding the route, recommended route information that the target aircraft 810 is recommended to pass regarding, for example, the traveling direction (course), altitude, and speed. . Note that the information regarding the route may be information indicating points, areas, airspaces, etc. that the target aircraft 810 should not pass through during its operation. Further, the information regarding the route may not include information regarding any one of the course, altitude, and speed, for example. That is, the route information acquisition unit 151 may be configured to acquire recommended route information regarding course, altitude, or speed as information regarding the route.

In the present embodiment, the predetermined conditions include at least conditions regarding fuel consumption of target aircraft 810 or conditions regarding costs related to target aircraft 810. More specifically, the predetermined condition is, for example, a condition set for the target aircraft 810 to be related to achieving a goal including either a reduction in fuel consumption or a reduction in cost. Here, the cost related to the target aircraft 810 refers to the cost required for maintenance or operation of the target aircraft 810. Cost can mean monetary cost, human cost, time cost, or risk cost. Conditions related to fuel consumption may be considered to be included in conditions related to cost. Note that the predetermined conditions may relate to a viewpoint different from these viewpoints, or may further include conditions regarding a viewpoint different from these viewpoints. For example, the predetermined conditions may be set in relation to the achievement of goals including reduction of flight time, improvement of safety, etc. The predetermined conditions may be set so as to be related to achieving the goals of two or more of these aspects.

In this embodiment, for example, the predetermined condition is set such that the score obtained is higher than a predetermined value or relatively high so that a route that leads to the achievement of a goal has a high score as described later. It can be done. That is, the predetermined conditions may include conditions regarding scores. Note that the score may be obtained such that the more the route leads to the achievement of the goal, the lower the score. In this case, the fact that the score is lower than a predetermined value or relatively low can be set as a condition. For example, the route may require less fuel consumption, lower maintenance costs, shorter flight time, or is safer than the comparison route. The predetermined condition may be set as the predetermined condition. That is, the predetermined condition may be that the route is relatively closer to achieving the goal than other routes.

Note that the predetermined conditions are not limited to those that lead to a reduction in fuel consumption of the target aircraft 810, etc. For example, predetermined conditions may be set such that the target aircraft 810 flies along a route that satisfies the conditions, thereby leading to the related aircraft 820 achieving the above goals. For example, the predetermined conditions may include at least conditions related to fuel consumption or costs related to the related aircraft 820 of one or more predetermined related aircraft 820 that are different from the target aircraft. The cost related to the related aircraft 820 refers to the cost required for maintenance or operation of the related aircraft 820. As a result, it is possible to obtain information regarding more efficient routes so that the organization that uses the flight support system 1, including the target aircraft 810 and the related aircraft 820, can achieve their goals as a whole. Note that the value of the index related to cost may be used as the score, and the condition related to the score may be set as the condition related to cost. For example, if the score corresponds to the amount of cost that is expected to occur when following the route, the predetermined condition may include that the score is lower than a predetermined value or relatively low.

The route information acquisition unit 151 acquires a route that is a candidate for a recommended route (also referred to as a "candidate" or "route candidate"), for example, by the candidate information acquisition unit 153 as described later. Then, the route information acquisition unit 151 acquires as recommended route information, among the acquired route candidates, those that satisfy a predetermined condition. In this embodiment, candidate information acquisition section 153 acquires two or more candidates, and route information acquisition section 151 acquires one or more recommended route information from these candidates. Note that the candidate information acquisition unit 153 is configured to acquire one candidate, and the route information acquisition unit 151 is configured to acquire the candidate as recommended route information when it is determined that the candidate satisfies a predetermined condition. You can leave it there.

In the present embodiment, the route information acquisition unit 151 uses the route evaluation unit 155 to acquire scores corresponding to each of two or more route candidates for the target aircraft 810. Then, information regarding one or more routes is acquired based on the acquired score. For example, the route information acquisition unit 151 acquires one candidate that satisfies the highest score (an example of a predetermined condition) as recommended route information.

Furthermore, in the present embodiment, the route information acquisition unit 151 acquires recommended route information every time a predetermined acquisition condition is satisfied. Predetermined acquisition conditions include, for example, being at a predetermined stage in the pre-flight process, arriving at a predetermined time, a predetermined amount of time having passed since the previous acquisition during flight, and reaching a predetermined position/altitude. Various settings can be made, such as what happened. For example, if the acquisition condition is set to be satisfied relatively frequently, the route information acquisition unit 151 can be said to acquire recommended route information in real time.

The candidate information acquisition unit 153 uses the status information acquired by the own aircraft information acquisition unit 141, the other aircraft information acquired by the other aircraft information acquisition unit 143, and the weather information acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 145. Then, candidates for recommended route information for the target aircraft 810 are obtained. In the present embodiment, candidate information acquisition section 153 further uses airspace information acquired by airspace information acquisition section 147 when acquiring candidates. That is, it can be said that the route information acquisition unit 151 acquires recommended route information for the target aircraft 810 using airspace information.

Note that the predetermined conditions include that the route be in a flyable airspace, and the route information acquisition unit 151 uses airspace information to satisfy the predetermined conditions for the candidates acquired by the candidate information acquisition unit 153. It may be configured to determine whether or not.

In the present embodiment, the candidate information acquisition unit 153 is configured to use, for example, candidate learning information stored in the learning information storage unit 111 to acquire candidates for recommended route information. That is, acquisition of candidates by the candidate information acquisition unit 153 can be realized by, for example, acquisition using the above-mentioned machine learning, acquisition using correspondence, or acquisition using a function. Here, status information, other aircraft information, weather information, and airspace information can be used as input information. Moreover, the acquired information is information regarding a route. The candidate information acquisition unit 153 can use this input information to acquire acquisition information as a candidate. A specific example will be described later. Note that the acquired information may be output such that information about the route can be acquired by performing calculations or making judgments based on other criteria using the acquired information.

Note that the present invention is not limited to this, and the candidate information acquisition unit 153 may be configured to acquire candidates without using learning information. In this case, the candidate information acquisition unit 153 may acquire candidates according to predetermined rules using status information, other device information, and weather information. For example, the candidate information acquisition unit 153 determines, based on state information such as a flight plan, a route that is determined not to interfere with other aircraft 820, 830 based on other aircraft information, and that is relatively Routes that are determined to be easily flightable may be acquired as candidates.

The route evaluation unit 155 obtains a score based on status information, other aircraft information, and weather information. In the present embodiment, route evaluation section 155 is configured to obtain a score using learning information stored in learning information storage section 111, for example. That is, acquisition of candidates by the route evaluation unit 155 can be realized by, for example, acquisition using the above-mentioned machine learning, acquisition using a correspondence relationship, or acquisition using a function. Here, candidate route information, status information, other aircraft information, and weather information can be used as input information. Airspace information may be included in the input information. Further, the acquired information is a score. The route evaluation unit 155 can use this input information to acquire a score as acquisition information. Note that information from which a score can be obtained by performing calculation or other methods using the acquired information may be output.

Note that the route evaluation unit 155 may calculate and obtain a score when flying according to each candidate based on the generated evaluation rule using state information, other aircraft information, and weather information. . The evaluation rules include, for example, evaluation conditions regarding whether or not indicators related to atmospheric conditions pass through a predetermined point, speed, comparison results with the flight plan, distance from other aircraft 820, 830, etc. be able to. For example, for each evaluation condition, if the condition is met, the first predetermined score is reflected in the score, and if not, the second predetermined score is reflected in the score, and the results are aggregated. You can get the score. In the aggregation, the score may be calculated using a predetermined calculation formula, such as adding or multiplying using a predetermined method.

When output information based on the recommended route information is output, the result information acquisition unit 157 acquires information regarding the operation results of the target aircraft 810 based on the output information. For example, when the goal is to reduce fuel consumption, the result information acquisition unit 157 collects the fuel consumption measured by the instruments of the target aircraft 810 as the operation result of the target aircraft 810 based on the output information. get. The result information acquisition unit 157 stores the acquired flight results in the storage unit 110 in association with an identifier that identifies the target aircraft 810 and an identifier that allows identification of the flight.

Note that the route information acquisition unit 151 may compare the information acquired by the result information acquisition unit 157 with the fuel consumption amount predicted based on the recommended route information. Then, when newly acquiring recommended route information, the result information acquisition unit 157 performs a correction process using the comparison results when evaluating candidates, and acquires the recommended route information based on the result. It may be configured to do so. In such a case, it can be said that the route information acquisition unit 151 uses the information acquired by the result information acquisition unit 157 to acquire information regarding the route of the target aircraft 810. Thereby, information regarding the route of the target aircraft 810 can be acquired more accurately.

The learning information acquisition unit 159 generates learning information using a machine learning method. The use of machine learning techniques can be as described above. The learning information acquisition unit 159 stores the configured learning information in the learning information storage unit 111. The learning information can be used for each aircraft, aircraft type, engine type, flight route, season, related area, landing airport, takeoff airport, etc. It may also be prepared for each situation in which information is acquired. In this case, the learning information acquisition unit 159 may generate learning information for the scene using a set of learning input information and acquired information (output information) for each scene.

Note that when the information processing device 100 newly acquires a result using information acquired using the learning information, the learning information acquisition unit 159 may regenerate the learning information using the result. good. For example, when output information based on recommended route information acquired using the learning information is output, and when information regarding the operation results of the target aircraft 810 based on the output information is acquired, the learning information acquisition unit 159 , the learning information may be regenerated using the flight results. The route information acquisition unit 151 may be configured to newly acquire recommended route information using the learning information generated using the operation results in this manner. In this case, it can be said that the route information acquisition unit 151 acquires recommended route information for the target aircraft 810 using the flight results acquired by the result information acquisition unit 157.

The output unit 161 outputs information by transmitting the information to another device using the transmitting unit 170 or the like, or outputs information by displaying the information on a display device provided in the information processing device 100, for example. I do things. Note that the output unit 161 may or may not include output devices such as a display and a speaker. The output unit 161 may be realized by output device driver software, output device driver software and the output device, or the like.

In this embodiment, the output unit 161 outputs output information to the output destination terminal 700 used by a user on the ground or the output destination terminal 700 which is an electronic flight bag used by the pilot of the target aircraft 810. The ground user may be, for example, a ground operations manager, a pre-departure pilot, or an airline representative, but is not limited to these. This allows pilots and users on the ground to check the output information using the output destination terminal 700 and utilize it for flight operations.

The output unit 161 includes an output information acquisition unit 163. The output unit 161 can output output information based on the information acquired by the route information acquisition unit 151. Further, the output unit 161 can output output information based on the agitation information. The output information is acquired by the output information acquisition unit 163. The output information may be output by the route information acquisition unit 151 passing the output information to other processing performed by the processing unit 140 or the like.

In the present embodiment, the output information acquisition unit 163 acquires flight setting information used for flight according to the instrument flight method of the target aircraft 810 as output information based on the recommended route information acquired by the route information acquisition unit 151. . The flight setting information is, for example, information for a pilot to perform operations such as input to the target aircraft 810 in order to fly the target aircraft 810. Note that the present invention is not limited to this, and if the target aircraft 810 can accept information transmitted from the information processing device 100, flight setting information that is transmitted to the target aircraft 810 and reflected in flight is acquired as output information. It's okay. The output unit 161 outputs the acquired flight setting information. Note that the output information is not limited to this. The output information acquisition unit 163 may acquire output information in a different format using information indicating the route. Further, the output unit 161 may be configured to output the information indicating the route as output information as it is. Further, the output information acquisition section 163 may acquire the output information using evaluation information based on the score acquired by the route evaluation section 155 corresponding to the information indicating the route. For example, the output information may be structured and acquired so that information such as an image indicating the score and the corresponding rank is displayed together with information indicating the route.

Note that in this embodiment, the output unit 161 outputs output information based on the information acquired by the route information acquisition unit 151 every time a predetermined output condition is satisfied during the flight of the target aircraft 810. Here, the output condition may be that the route information acquisition unit 151 newly acquires information regarding the route. The route information acquisition unit 151 can output output information based on the acquired route information in real time while the target aircraft 810 is in flight. Moreover, the output conditions may be different from this. For example, when information regarding a route is acquired and output information is output, the output condition may be that it has been detected that the target aircraft 810 is flying a route different from the route corresponding to the output information. good. By re-outputting the output information when the pilot has deviated from the route, it is possible to prompt the pilot to change the route. Alternatively, the output condition may be that an output request for output information from the output destination terminal 700 has been accepted. Note that the output unit 161 may be configured to output the output information in a predetermined case, regardless of whether the output condition is satisfied or not.

In addition, in the present embodiment, the output unit 161, when a predetermined notification condition regarding the information acquired by the route information acquisition unit is satisfied, sets a predetermined output mode different from the output mode (normal mode) when the notification condition is not satisfied. Output information in an output mode (which may also be called a notification mode). Here, the notification condition may be that information regarding the route is newly acquired by the route information acquisition unit 151, or may be different from this. For example, the notification condition may be that there is a predetermined difference between the information regarding the currently acquired route and the information regarding the previously acquired route, or the information regarding the currently acquired route may be It may be necessary to change the flight state by a predetermined amount from the flight state of the target aircraft 810, or the state information of the target aircraft 810 may be in a predetermined state. The predetermined difference is, for example, that the difference in speed or the difference in altitude is greater than a predetermined value, or that the position to be passed at the time point when a predetermined time has elapsed is farther away than a predetermined distance. Further, changing the flight state by a predetermined amount means, for example, that it is necessary to change the speed, attitude, etc. by a predetermined amount or more from the current state. In addition, the state information is in a predetermined state, for example, the flight time has elapsed for a predetermined time, the remaining amount of fuel has reached a predetermined amount, or the arrival point or the destination is calculated based on the state information. The distance to a target point such as a waypoint may reach a predetermined value. Alternatively, the notification condition may be that an output request for output information from the output destination terminal 700 has been accepted. Note that when the output condition is satisfied, the notification condition may also be satisfied.

The difference between the normal mode and the predetermined notification mode is, for example, as follows. That is, differences in the output destination terminal 700 that is the output destination, the presence or absence of information such as colors, characters, and predetermined images when displayed on the output destination terminal 700, the presence or absence of audio output, differences in output means, etc. It is. The difference in output means may be, for example, one is display on the screen and the other is sending a message using a predetermined message sending means, or a so-called push notification is sent along with the output of the output information. It may also be whether or not to do so.

By configuring the output information to be output in a different output format than normal in certain cases, pilots, flight managers, etc. can easily recognize that the output information has been output in certain cases. It becomes easier to recognize.

In addition to these, when a plurality of pieces of recommended route information are acquired, the output unit 161 outputs each of the plurality of routes as output information, and outputs information about the plurality of routes sent via the output destination terminal 700. It may be configured to output output information regarding a route corresponding to a selection instruction for selecting one of them.

Furthermore, based on the agitation information of one aircraft, the output information acquisition unit 163 acquires output information related to agitation information in which the transition of the agitation information is associated with the position of the aircraft. For example, the output information related to the agitation information is information in which the route of the aircraft and the transition of the agitation information are associated with each other. For example, the output information may be information indicating the magnitude of shaking at each point on the route of the aircraft. Further, information representing such information on a map can be used as output information. Information indicating a route and the magnitude of the shaking on a map can be said to be highly convenient information that allows the user to intuitively understand the locations of large and small shaking. Note that the output information may be map-related information used to display information represented on a map. The output information related to the agitation information may be, for example, information output or used in a format similar to information called PIREP (in-flight weather report, pilot report).

The output unit 161 is configured to output output information related to agitation information in this way, for example, when it is determined that the output conditions are satisfied as described above. Note that the present invention is not limited to this, and output information related to agitation information may be output in a predetermined scene regardless of whether or not the above-described output conditions are met.

In the present embodiment, the output information acquisition unit 163 acquires output information based on the agitation information of each of two or more aircraft 810 that flew during a predetermined time period. For example, the output information acquisition unit 163 acquires agitation information corresponding to a flight in a predetermined time period from among the agitation information stored in the storage unit 110, and acquires output information based on the acquired agitation information. . If two or more aircraft 810 are flying during a predetermined time period, the output information acquisition unit 163 acquires agitation information corresponding to the flight of each aircraft 810. That is, the output information acquisition unit 163 acquires each agitation information of the two or more aircraft 810. Note that the output information acquisition unit 163 may be configured to acquire output information based on the oscillation information of the aircraft 810 when one aircraft 810 is flying during a predetermined time period. good. Here, the predetermined time period may be, for example, a time period designated by the user or a time period specified by the output information acquisition unit 163. The time period specified by the output information acquisition unit 163 can be said to be, for example, a time period specified in relation to the scene in which the output information is used. For example, when acquiring output information, a predetermined period in the past from that point in time can be set as a predetermined time period. Further, when a request to obtain information about one aircraft is accepted, a time period specified based on the route of the aircraft may be set as the predetermined time period. For example, a predetermined time period may be specified based on the recommended route information acquired by the route information acquisition unit 151. Further, for example, the predetermined time slot may be specified as a time slot related to each scheduled time, depending on the scheduled departure time and scheduled landing time of the aircraft. Further, the output information acquisition unit 163 may specify a predetermined time period according to information regarding the location of the output destination terminal 700 to which the output information is output.

Additionally, the output information acquisition unit 163 may acquire output information in a predetermined region based on the oscillation information of each of two or more aircraft that flew during a predetermined time period. Here, the predetermined area may be, for example, an area specified by the user or an area specified by the output information acquisition unit 163. For example, the output information acquisition unit 163 may specify an area to which the route is related as a predetermined area based on the recommended route information acquired by the route information acquisition unit 151.

Further, the output information acquisition unit 163 may be configured to select the agitation information used to acquire the output information according to information regarding the location of the output destination terminal 700.

By outputting information based on the tremor information in a predetermined time period, it is possible to easily utilize information regarding the location and time at which tremors are likely to have occurred during that time period. By outputting information based on two or more types of tremor information in a predetermined time period, it is possible to more accurately grasp the location and time when tremors are likely to have occurred in that time period. By using the oscillation information about each aircraft that has flown on a different route, it is possible to two-dimensionally identify a region in which tremors are likely to have occurred in the body for a predetermined period of time. Such information is useful for subsequent airplanes to increase their chances of avoiding the turbulence. Note that in the case of outputting output information based on two or more pieces of agitation information, the output information acquisition unit 163 is configured to display the routes of two or more target aircraft 810 on a map together with the changes in the agitation information of each target aircraft 810. Preferably, the information is obtained as output information. This allows the user to more intuitively grasp the area where shaking is likely to have occurred.

As an example, assume that recommended route information is acquired for a target aircraft 810 that is currently flying or will fly in the future, and output information that can be useful for the flight of the target aircraft 810 is acquired based on the recommended route information. . In this case, the output information acquisition unit 163 specifies an area around the route that the target aircraft 810 is scheduled to fly in the future based on the recommended route information as a target area, and in the target area, a predetermined time period from the present to the past (e.g. , the past hour, etc.) is obtained from the storage unit 110. Then, output information is obtained using the obtained agitation information. The output information can be, for example, information for indicating the location where the shaking was confirmed with a pin or the like on a map, or for superimposing a heat map according to the strength of the shaking.

Note that the output information acquisition unit 163 may acquire output information regarding the agitation information so that the route can be displayed on the map based on the recommended route information. Further, based on weather information (for example, atmospheric forecast information), output information may be obtained so that weather-related information such as predicted locations of occurrence of turbulence that causes shaking and the probability of occurrence thereof can be displayed on a map. That is, the output information acquisition unit 163 may acquire output information based on weather information and agitation information. This allows the user to consider flying to avoid areas where tremors are likely to occur, or to operate based on predictions that tremors will occur.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of output information output by the information processing device 100.

In FIG. 5, as an example of output information, map information that includes information regarding the strength of shaking measured in a predetermined period in the past as a heat map is schematically shown. The map information shows areas where shaking has been detected, overlaid on topography and painted in colors depending on the strength of the shaking. In addition, the map information shows the position of the flying target aircraft 810 by an icon A. Further, in the map information, a route R, which is recommended route information, is indicated by a broken line. Based on such map information, it is possible to easily understand the route R of the target aircraft 810 and information regarding the magnitude of shaking detected in the vicinity thereof. The map information may include information regarding the displayed time zone. An instruction to change the time zone may be received, and the content of the output information to be displayed may be changed accordingly.

The transmitter 170 transmits information to other devices that can communicate via the network. The transmitter 170 transmits output information output by the output unit 161, for example.

Note that the storage unit 110 and the terminal storage unit 610 described above are preferably non-volatile recording media, but can also be implemented using volatile recording media. Although information acquired by each device is stored in these, the process by which information is stored is not limited to this. For example, information etc. may be stored via a recording medium, information etc. transmitted via a communication line etc. may be stored, or input via an input device. information etc. may be stored.

Furthermore, the above-described processing unit 140 and terminal processing unit 640 can usually be realized by an MPU, memory, or the like. The processing procedures of the processing unit 140 and the terminal processing unit 640 are usually realized by software, and the software is recorded on a recording medium such as a ROM. However, it may be realized by hardware (dedicated circuit).

Additionally, any input means that can be used to input information that can be accepted by the reception unit 130 or the terminal reception unit 630 may be any type of input means, such as a numeric keypad, keyboard, mouse, or menu screen. The reception unit 130 and the terminal reception unit 630 can be realized by a device driver for input means such as a numeric keypad or a keyboard, control software for a menu screen, or the like.

Further, the receiving unit 120 and the terminal receiving unit 620 are usually realized by wireless or wired communication means, but may also be realized by means for receiving broadcasts.

Further, the transmitter 170 and the terminal transmitter 670 are usually realized by wireless or wired communication means, but may also be realized by broadcast means.

Next, the flow of the operation of the information processing device 100 will be explained. The information processing device 100 performs various operations as described below, for example. These operations are performed by the processing unit 140 executing control operations and the like using each unit.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart explaining the operation flow of the information processing device 100.

(Step S101) That is, the processing unit 140 determines whether the target aircraft 810 is in flight. If the aircraft is in flight, the process advances to step S104; otherwise, the process advances to step S102.

(Step S102) The processing unit 140 determines whether schedule information for the target aircraft 810 has been acquired. For example, if a flight plan for the next flight is input, the processing unit 140 determines that schedule information has been acquired. If it is determined that the schedule information has been acquired, the process advances to step S103, and if not, the process ends.

(Step S103) The processing unit 140 stores the acquired schedule information in the aircraft information storage unit 115. The process advances to step S104.

(Step S104) The processing unit 140 determines whether the information acquisition timing has arrived. For example, it is determined that the information acquisition timing has arrived when an instruction is given by the user, when schedule information is acquired, or when a predetermined period of time has elapsed since the previous acquisition during flight. If it is determined that the information acquisition timing has arrived, the process proceeds to step S105; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S106.

(Step S105) The processing unit 140 acquires status information, other aircraft information, weather information, etc. These pieces of information may be acquired, for example, as described above. Note that airspace information may also be acquired. Additionally, information regarding flight results may be acquired. Further, each piece of learning information may be generated or updated. The process advances to step S104.

(Step S106) The processing unit 140 determines whether the acquisition conditions are satisfied. If it is determined that the acquisition conditions are met, the process advances to step S107; otherwise, the process advances to step S108.

(Step S107) The processing unit 140 acquires information regarding the route. That is, the processing unit 140 performs a process of acquiring recommended route information. This process will be specifically described later. The process advances to step S108.

(Step S108) The processing unit 140 determines whether the output conditions are satisfied. If it is determined that the output condition has been met and it has arrived, the process advances to step S109; otherwise, the process advances to step S110.

(Step S109) The processing unit 140 acquires output information using the recommended route information. In this embodiment, output information related to agitation information obtained as described above based on recommended route information can be obtained. The processing unit 140 then outputs output information. The process advances to step S110.

(Step S110) The processing unit 140 determines whether the notification conditions are satisfied. If it is determined that the notification conditions are met, the process advances to step S111, and if not, the process ends.

(Step S111) The processing unit 140 constructs output information using the recommended route information and outputs it. In this case, the processing unit 140 causes the output information to be output in a predetermined notification format. After that, the process ends.

Such processing is started repeatedly on a regular basis. Note that these orders are not limited to this. Further, for example, if output information has already been configured for a certain flight, it may be used to output again or output in a predetermined notification mode.

FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating the recommended route information acquisition process of the information processing device 100.

(Step S121) The route information acquisition unit 151 sets the counter i to 1.

(Step S122) The route information acquisition unit 151 uses the candidate information acquisition unit 153 to acquire a plurality of candidates using status information, other aircraft information, weather information, etc.

(Step S123) The route information acquisition unit 151 uses the route evaluation unit 155 to acquire the score corresponding to the i-th candidate.

(Step S124) The route information acquisition unit 151 adds 1 to the counter i.

(Step S125) The route information acquisition unit 151 determines whether the i-th candidate exists. If it exists, the process returns to step S123; otherwise, the process proceeds to step S126.

(Step S126) The route information acquisition unit 151 determines the candidate with the highest score among the candidates. In other words, the route information acquisition unit 151 acquires candidates that meet the predetermined condition of having the highest score.

(Step S127) The route information acquisition unit 151 acquires the determined candidate as information regarding the route. After that, the process returns to the upper level.

Furthermore, the flow of operations performed by the information processing device 100 regarding acquisition of agitation information is as follows.

FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating the flow of operations regarding acquisition of agitation information by the information processing device 100.

(Step S131) The processing unit 140 determines whether a predetermined condition regarding the acquisition of terminal information is satisfied regarding the flight of the target aircraft 810 to be acquired. If it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied, the process proceeds to step S132, and if not, this process is repeated.

(Step S132) The processing unit 140 acquires terminal information based on the information transmitted from the terminal device 600 related to the flight of the target aircraft 810, and stores it in the terminal information storage unit 113. Note that the relationship between the flight of the terminal device 600 and the target aircraft 810 can be determined using, for example, the communication results between the target aircraft 810 and each terminal device 600, the user information recorded in each terminal device 600, etc. All you have to do is make it happen.

(Step S133) The processing unit 140 determines whether or not there is two or more pieces of terminal information that satisfy the condition regarding synchrony among the two or more pieces of terminal information related to the flight of the target aircraft 810 stored in the terminal information storage unit 113. to decide. If it is determined that the condition is satisfied, the process advances to step S134; otherwise, the process advances to step S135.

(Step S134) The processing unit 140 acquires the agitation information using the two or more pieces of terminal information determined to satisfy the synchrony-related conditions, and stores it in the storage unit 110.

(Step S135) The processing unit 140 acquires the agitation information using one of the terminal information, and stores it in the storage unit 110.

When the process of step S134 or step S135 is performed, the series of processes ends.

The processing related to acquiring the agitation information as described above may be repeatedly executed, for example, at predetermined time intervals during the flight of each target aircraft 810. By repeating the above-described process, time-series agitation information may be acquired in real time based on time-series terminal information. Note that if the acquisition of the terminal information or the acquisition of the agitation information is performed after the flight, the processes from step S132 onwards may be performed.

As explained above, according to the present embodiment, output information based on information regarding the route of the aircraft is output, so the output information can be used to fly the aircraft. Since information regarding a route that satisfies predetermined conditions is acquired, the aircraft can be flown efficiently. In other words, since information regarding a route that satisfies the predetermined conditions is obtained, the aircraft can be flown so that the desired goal is achieved.

In this embodiment, the information regarding the route is acquired using weather information, so even if the atmospheric conditions change, the aircraft can be efficiently flown according to the output information. The weather information may include atmospheric prediction information predicted using atmospheric measurement information measured by a preceding aircraft. Information regarding the route can be obtained using atmospheric prediction information that is likely to be more accurate, and output information that allows the aircraft to fly more efficiently can be output.

In this embodiment, information regarding routes is acquired using airspace information. Therefore, it is possible to obtain output information about routes that can actually be flown. Even if there are only a limited number of places where it is possible to deviate from the normal standard route, the corresponding output information can be obtained.

The output information can be obtained by acquiring the agitation information of the target aircraft 810 based on the terminal information based on the information acquired by the terminal device 600, and outputting the output information using the agitation information. It is possible to grasp aircraft sway information using equipment other than equipment installed on the aircraft. Information useful for aircraft flight can be output without relying on information obtained by equipment installed on the aircraft. By using the acceleration information etc. actually detected by the terminal device 600 in the cabin space using the inertial sensor 681, it is possible to obtain the sway information corresponding to the sway experienced by the passengers and the like. Further, by using the oscillation information obtained from each of a plurality of aircraft as the target aircraft 810, it is possible to output output information that can be used for the flight of one aircraft. Such output information can be said to be useful for subsequent airplanes in increasing the possibility of flying while avoiding turbulence.

As output information, it is possible to output output information that shows the route of each aircraft on a map along with the transition of aircraft sway information. Therefore, it is possible to output information useful for aircraft flight in a form that allows pilots, flight managers, and the like to easily grasp oscillation information that is likely to affect the route of each aircraft.

Note that the processing in this embodiment may be realized by software. This software may then be distributed by software download or the like. Furthermore, this software may be recorded on a recording medium such as an optical disc and distributed. Note that the software that implements the information processing device 100 in this embodiment is the following program. In other words, this program is a program executed by the computer of the information processing device 100, and the computer of the information processing device 100 uses the detection results of the inertial sensor provided in the terminal device in the cabin space of the target aircraft. an inertial relationship information acquisition unit that acquires inertia relationship information regarding the inertia of the target aircraft based on the two or more terminal information, This is a program for functioning as an output unit that outputs output information based on inertial relationship information.

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Note that in the above-described embodiment, the agitation information acquired by the agitation information acquisition unit 150 may be utilized to perform other processing. For example, the process of acquiring the above-mentioned recommended route information may be performed using two or more pieces of agitation information and information regarding the corresponding position.

For example, the candidate information acquisition unit 153 may use output information related to agitation information when acquiring candidate routes. That is, the candidate information acquisition unit 153 may acquire candidate routes based on output information related to agitation information. For example, information regarding the magnitude of shaking for each predetermined region in a predetermined time period may be used as the output information regarding the oscillation information. If the magnitude of shaking during a predetermined time period (for example, a time period including a predetermined time before the scheduled time of passage) in an area that includes a candidate route exceeds a threshold, the route is excluded from the candidate route. Position it as (discard) it. Thereby, it is possible to prevent a route with a possibility of large shaking from being acquired as recommended route information.

Furthermore, for example, the route evaluation unit 155 may use output information related to agitation information when acquiring scores for candidate routes. That is, the route evaluation unit 155 may obtain a route score based on output information related to agitation information. For example, information regarding the magnitude of shaking for each predetermined region in a predetermined time period may be used as the output information regarding the oscillation information. Then, a score for the route is obtained based on the magnitude of shaking during a predetermined time period in a region including the route. Thereby, it is possible to obtain a score for each route according to the possibility that the shaking will become large.

In the above-described embodiment, the agitation information (which may be output information related to agitation information) acquired by the agitation information acquisition unit 150 is used to determine inertia, such as the magnitude of shaking at each point on the aircraft route. Learning information may be configured to obtain predictive information regarding. Further, the learning information may be used to obtain predictive information regarding inertia regarding the route of the aircraft. In this case, it is preferable to configure the learning information to include weather information as input information. Hereinafter, the configuration of the information processing apparatus 1100 according to a modified example of the present embodiment configured as described above will be described.

FIG. 9 is a block diagram of an information processing device 1100 according to a variation of the present embodiment.

The information processing device 1100 differs from the information processing device 100 according to the embodiment described above in the following points. That is, in the information processing apparatus 1100, the processing unit 140 further includes an agitation prediction unit (an example of a prediction information acquisition unit) 1158 and an agitation prediction output unit (an example of a prediction information output unit) 1165.

In this modification, the learning information acquisition unit 159 uses a machine learning method to generate learning information regarding prediction of aircraft sway. The use of machine learning techniques can be as described above. That is, training data regarding two or more past flights of each aircraft can be used. The training data may include weather information regarding the flight, status information of the aircraft that performed the flight, and information regarding shaking at each point based on the shaking information acquired regarding the flight. For example, the learning information acquisition unit 159 includes weather information and status information at each point on the route for each flight as learning input information, and information regarding the magnitude of shaking at each point on the route for the flight (shake information). Learning information is acquired using a machine learning method using multiple pieces of training data that include the following as learning output information. That is, the learning information acquisition unit 159 combines learning input information including weather information and status information acquired regarding the flight of one aircraft with learning output information including oscillation information at each point on the flight route of the aircraft. The learning information is acquired using two or more of the following. The weather information preferably includes, for example, turbulence intensity.

The oscillation prediction unit 1158 receives, as input information, weather information acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 145 corresponding to each point on the route of the target aircraft 810 to be predicted, and state information regarding the state of the target aircraft 810. , applied to the learning information configured as described above. Thereby, the agitation prediction unit 1158 obtains agitation prediction information regarding the magnitude of the shaking at each point on the route of the target aircraft 810. The oscillation prediction information may also be called prediction information regarding inertia. Moreover, it may be said that the agitation prediction information is information as a result of predicting agitation information. The route may be, for example, a route related to recommended route information. That is, the route here can be said to be a route that the target aircraft 810 is scheduled to follow. The agitation prediction information is, for example, information corresponding to information regarding a route, that is, information regarding a position.

The agitation prediction output unit 1165 outputs predicted output information based on the agitation prediction information. The agitation prediction output unit 1165 may be interpreted as being included in the output unit 161. The predicted output information may be output when a predetermined output condition is satisfied, or may be output in other cases.

In this embodiment, the predicted output information is, for example, the agitation prediction information itself, but is not limited to this. For example, as the predicted output information, the maximum value, average value, etc. of shaking that may occur in a predetermined period or route section may be acquired based on the shaking prediction information.

For example, the predicted output information may be output alone, or may be output together with output information based on the recommended route information. For example, a user such as a pilot or a flight manager can confirm information regarding the route of the aircraft based on the predicted output information, based on the turbulence predicted information and the like. Such predicted output information can be said to be useful information for increasing the possibility of flying while avoiding shaking.

Additionally, the predicted output information may be used by the route evaluation unit 155 to obtain a route score. In this case, by using the input information regarding each point on the candidate route, it is possible to obtain the agitation prediction information regarding the candidate route and obtain the prediction output information.

Note that learning information may be configured without using state information as input information, or agitation prediction information may be obtained.

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FIG. 10 is an overview diagram of the computer system 800 in the above embodiment. FIG. 11 is a block diagram of the computer system 800.

These figures show the configuration of a computer that executes the programs described in this specification and realizes the information processing apparatus and the like of the embodiments described above. The embodiments described above may be implemented in computer hardware and computer programs executed thereon.

The computer system 800 includes a computer 801 including an optical disk drive, a keyboard 802, a mouse 803, and a monitor 804.

The computer 801 is connected to an optical disk drive (ODD) 8012, an MPU 8013, a bus 8014 connected to the optical disk drive 8012, etc., a ROM 8015 for storing programs such as a boot-up program, and connected to the MPU 8013, and an application program. It includes a RAM 8016 for temporarily storing instructions and providing temporary storage space, and a hard disk (HDD) 8017 for storing application programs, system programs, and data. Although not shown here, computer 801 may further include a network card that provides connection to a LAN.

A program that causes the computer system 800 to execute the functions of the information processing apparatus of the above-described embodiments may be stored on the optical disk 8101, inserted into the optical disk drive 8012, and further transferred to the hard disk 8017. Alternatively, the program may be transmitted to the computer 801 via a network (not shown) and stored on the hard disk 8017. The program is loaded into RAM 8016 during execution. The program may be loaded directly from the optical disc 8101 or the network.

The program does not necessarily need to include an operating system (OS), a third party program, etc. that causes the computer 801 to execute the functions of the information processing apparatus of the above-described embodiment. The program need only contain those parts of the instructions that call the appropriate functions (modules) in a controlled manner to achieve the desired results. How computer system 800 operates is well known and will not be described in detail.

Note that in the above program, in the transmission step for transmitting information and the reception step for receiving information, processing is performed by hardware, such as processing performed by the modem or interface card in the transmission step (processing that can only be performed by hardware). Processing that is not carried out) is not included.

Furthermore, the number of computers that execute the above program may be a single computer or a plurality of computers. That is, centralized processing or distributed processing may be performed.

Furthermore, in the above embodiments, two or more components existing in one device may be physically realized by one medium.

Furthermore, in the above embodiments, each process (each function) may be realized by being centrally processed by a single device (system), or by being distributed by a plurality of devices. (In this case, the entire system made up of multiple devices that perform distributed processing can be understood as one “device”).

In addition, in the above embodiment, the information exchange performed between each component is performed by one component, for example, when the two components that exchange the information are physically different. This may be done by outputting information and receiving the information by the other component, or by one component if the two components passing the information are physically the same. This may be performed by moving from a phase of processing corresponding to the component to a phase of processing corresponding to the other component.

In the above embodiments, information related to processing executed by each component, for example, information accepted, acquired, selected, generated, transmitted, or received by each component. Information such as threshold values, formulas, addresses, etc. used by each component in processing may be stored temporarily or for a long period in a recording medium (not shown), even if not specified in the above description. Further, the information may be stored in the recording medium (not shown) by each component or by a storage unit (not shown). Further, each component or a reading unit (not shown) may read information from the recording medium (not shown).

In addition, in the above-described embodiment, if the information used in each component, for example, information such as threshold values, addresses, various setting values, etc. used by each component in processing, may be changed by the user, the above-mentioned Even if it is not specified in the description, the user may or may not be able to change the information as appropriate. If the information can be changed by the user, the change is realized by, for example, a reception unit (not shown) that receives change instructions from the user, and a change unit (not shown) that changes the information in accordance with the change instruction. It's okay. The acceptance of the change instruction by the reception unit (not shown) may be, for example, acceptance from an input device, information transmitted via a communication line, or information read from a predetermined recording medium. .

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiments, and various modifications can be made, which are also included within the scope of the present invention.

Among the embodiments described above, some components and functions may be omitted. Further, in acquiring information such as route information, weather prediction information, fuel consumption information, and turbulence prediction information, information different from the above-mentioned information may be further used, or any of the above-mentioned information may be used. may not be used.

Furthermore, in the above-described embodiment and its modified examples, the various information acquired by the information processing device 100 to output information regarding the route of the target aircraft may be used for other purposes. For example, a providing device may be configured that stores information acquired by the information processing device 100 and provides the stored information for the operation of other aircraft or other uses. By using such a providing device, it is possible to provide information that is useful to others. Specifically, for example, the providing device may be configured to be able to output the atmospheric forecast information acquired by the weather information acquisition unit 145 and the output information regarding the agitation information to other devices. .

Note that, although the above description has been made regarding the acquisition of agitation information regarding the sway of the aircraft during flight, such information regarding the stability of the aircraft during flight is not limited to the agitation information. In the present invention, various information regarding the stability of the aircraft during flight, that is, inertia-related information regarding the inertia of the aircraft, can be obtained based on information from a terminal device located in the cabin space. An example of inertia-related information is oscillation information regarding the shaking of an aircraft. In the present invention, information useful for aircraft flight can be output without relying on information obtained by equipment installed on the aircraft.

As described above, the information processing device according to the present invention has the effect of being able to output information useful for aircraft flight, and is useful as an information processing device.

1 Flight support system 100, 1100 Information processing device 110 Storage unit 111 Learning information storage unit 113 Terminal information storage unit 115 Aircraft information storage unit 117 Weather information storage unit 120 Receiving unit 130 Reception unit 140 Processing unit 141 Own aircraft information acquisition unit 142 Consumption Information acquisition unit 143 Other aircraft information acquisition unit 145 Weather information acquisition unit 147 Airspace information acquisition unit 149 Terminal information acquisition unit 150 Shake information acquisition unit (an example of an inertia-related information acquisition unit)
151 Route information acquisition unit 153 Candidate information acquisition unit 155 Route evaluation unit 157 Result information acquisition unit 159 Learning information acquisition unit 161 Output unit 163 Output information acquisition unit 170 Transmission unit 600 Terminal device 610 Terminal storage unit 611 User information storage unit 615 Detected information Storage section 620 Terminal reception section 630 Terminal reception section 640 Terminal processing section 660 Terminal output section 670 Terminal transmission section 680 Sensor section 681 Inertial sensor 683 Position information acquisition section 700 Output destination terminal 1158 Shake prediction section (an example of prediction information acquisition section)
1165 Agitation prediction output unit (an example of prediction information output unit)

Claims (15)

1. a terminal information acquisition unit that acquires, from two or more different terminal devices, terminal information acquired based on a detection result of an inertial sensor included in the terminal device in the cabin space of the target aircraft;
   an inertia relationship information acquisition unit that acquires inertia relationship information regarding the inertia of the target aircraft based on the two or more terminal information;
   An information processing device comprising: an output unit that outputs output information based on the inertial relationship information.
2. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the terminal device is a device brought into the cabin space by a passenger boarding the target aircraft every flight.
3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the inertia-related information is oscillation information regarding sway of the target aircraft.
4. comprising an own aircraft information acquisition unit that acquires status information regarding the status of the target aircraft,
   The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the inertial relationship information acquisition unit acquires the inertia relationship information based on the state information and the two or more terminal information.
5. The terminal information is time-series information,
   The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the inertial relationship information acquisition unit acquires the inertia relationship information based on synchrony of the two or more terminal information.
6. The terminal information is time-series information,
   The inertial relationship information acquisition unit acquires the inertia relationship information based on two or more pieces of terminal information that are determined to be synchronized with each other in a predetermined period among the two or more pieces of terminal information acquired by the terminal information acquisition unit. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, which acquires the information.
7. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the terminal information acquisition unit acquires the terminal information transmitted from the terminal device when a predetermined condition is satisfied when the target aircraft is in flight.
8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the terminal information acquisition unit acquires position information regarding a position where measurement by the inertial sensor is performed in association with the terminal information.
9. The information processing device according to claim 8, wherein the output information is information in which a route of the target aircraft is associated with a transition of the inertial relationship information.
10. The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising an output information acquisition unit that acquires the output information based on inertial relationship information of two or more aircraft that flew during a predetermined time period.
11. The information processing device according to claim 10, wherein the output information acquisition unit acquires, as the output information, information showing the route of each aircraft on a map together with the transition of the inertial relationship information of the aircraft.
12. a weather information acquisition unit that acquires weather information regarding the weather in the area in which the target aircraft flies;
    an own aircraft information acquisition unit that acquires status information regarding the status of the target aircraft;
    Using two or more sets of learning input information including the weather information and the status information acquired regarding the flight of one aircraft and learning output information including the inertial relationship information at each point on the flight route of the aircraft, The information processing device according to claim 1, further comprising a learning information acquisition unit that acquires learning information using a machine learning method.
13. Using the weather information acquired by the weather information acquisition unit, state information regarding the state of the target aircraft to be predicted, and the learning information, acquire predictive information regarding the inertia at each point on the route of the target aircraft. a prediction information acquisition unit,
    The information processing device according to claim 12, further comprising a prediction information output unit that outputs prediction output information based on the prediction information.
14. An information processing method realized by a terminal information acquisition unit, an inertial relationship information acquisition unit, and an output unit, the method comprising:
    a terminal information acquisition step in which the terminal information acquisition unit acquires terminal information from two or more different terminal devices, which is acquired based on a detection result of an inertial sensor provided in a terminal device located in the cabin space of the target aircraft; and,
    an inertia relationship information acquisition step in which the inertia relationship information acquisition unit acquires inertia relationship information regarding the inertia of the target aircraft based on the two or more terminal information;
    An information processing method, comprising: an output step in which the output unit outputs output information based on the inertial relationship information.
15. computer,
    a terminal information acquisition unit that acquires, from two or more different terminal devices, terminal information acquired based on a detection result of an inertial sensor included in the terminal device in the cabin space of the target aircraft;
    an inertia relationship information acquisition unit that acquires inertia relationship information regarding the inertia of the target aircraft based on the two or more terminal information;
    A program for functioning as an output unit that outputs output information based on the inertial relationship information.

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