Systems and methods for providing optimal sequencing and spacing in an environment of potential wake vortices

1. A system, comprising:

a processor located in an aircraft;

a transceiver coupled to the processor in the aircraft; and

memory in the aircraft including instructions for execution by the processor to send with the transceiver to a provided ATC (Air Traffic Control) ground station including meteorological data, position of an own ship aircraft, velocity of the aircraft, time to a point in space for the aircraft, velocity data for the aircraft, and time and configuration data including:

aircraft type;

aircraft configuration including, gear down status, flap angle status, angle of attack, airspeed, and current weight;

maximum weight to develop a wake factor;

sequencing spacing/timing data linked from ATC or as calculated by the aircraft to initially achieve optimized timing or spacing between own aircraft and reference aircraft;

optimized spacing or timing from own aircraft that consider wake turbulence to a reference aircraft;

speed guidance for own aircraft that considers wake turbulence relative to a reference aircraft;

maneuver guidance for own aircraft including left/right/up/down flight paths that consider wake turbulence relative to a reference aircraft;

dynamic own aircraft wake vortex magnitude and direction prediction based on specific aircraft parameters, configuration, types, and specific flight characteristics;

linear time modeled wake vortex magnitude with a scale factor per unit time based on anticipated flight dynamic changes such as aircraft configuration changes; and

the provided ATC (Air Traffic Control) ground station utilizes information sent by the aircraft transceiver to determine one or more of a wake vortex magnitude, a wake vortex direction and a time until dissipation of the wake vortex.

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the system is located in the provided ATC (Air Traffic Control) ground station in communication with the aircraft.

3. The system of claim 1 wherein the system is located both in the provided ATC (Air Traffic Control) ground station and in the aircraft.

4. The system of claim 1 wherein the provided ATC (Air Traffic Control) ground station transmits the determined wake vortex magnitude to an aircraft along with a reference identification for another aircraft associated with the determined wake vortex magnitude.

5. The system of claim 4 wherein information transmitted from the provided ATC (Air Traffic Control) ground station is used by the aircraft to establish a region of separation between the aircraft and the other aircraft.

6. The system of claim 4 wherein the aircraft associated with the determined wake vortex magnitude is automatically displayed on the aircraft as being so associated.