22nd Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, Harrogate, UK, 28 August - 1st September, 2000
Paper ICAS 2000-1.11.3

IN-AIR ROUTE PLANNING FOR MILITARY AIRCRAFT

R. Mee
BAE SYSTEMS, Avionics, UK

Keywords: terrain avoidance, in-air route planning, military aircraft

At BAE SYSTEMS, Avionics, there is on-going research into three-dimensional (3D) route planning for military aircraft. The main aim of this work, called Terrain Avoidance (TA), is to provide a real-time optimum covert flight trajectory, accounting for terrain characteristics and aircraft capability. TA has been designed to give the pilot a directional cue on a Head-Up Display (HUD) that would enable the calculated route to be flown. This paper describes the background of TA, why it is required, what advantages it brings and an overview of the algorithms used.

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