Smart electric taxi path control

摘要

An aircraft taxi control system may include a motor connected to drive a landing gear wheel of the aircraft. A motor controller may be connected to control speed of the motor. The system may also include an aircraft taxi route database, an aircraft position determination unit; an aircraft performance database and a processor configured to a) integrate signals from the aircraft taxi route database, the aircraft position determination unit and aircraft performance database, and b) produce a motor deceleration signal to the motor controller when the aircraft arrives at a predetermined distance from a predetermined location so that the aircraft arrives at the location traveling at a desired speed.

主权项

1. An aircraft taxi control system comprising:
at least one motor connected to drive at least one landing gear wheel of the aircraft; a motor controller connected to control speed of the at least one motor; an aircraft taxi route database; an aircraft position determination unit; an aircraft performance database; a processor configured to,
a) integrate signals from the aircraft taxi route database, the aircraft position determination unit and aircraft performance database, andb) produce a motor deceleration signal, based on the signals integrated in step (a), to the motor controller when the aircraft arrives at a predetermined distance from a predetermined location so that the aircraft arrives at the predetermined location traveling at a desired speed without a need for manual speed adjustment by a pilot of the aircraft.