SYSTEM FOR MONITORING THE DISPERSAL OF FLUIDS AND OPERATOR PERFORMANCE

摘要

A computer-enabled system is provided for monitoring the dispersal of deicing fluid from a deicing vehicle onto an aircraft's designated exterior portion by an operator. The system includes a dispensed-fluid-sensor, an aircraft database, a computer processor, and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable program code configured to calculate the surface area of the designated exterior portion based upon information retrieved from the aircraft database.

主权项

1. A computer-enabled system for monitoring the dispersal of deicing fluid from a deicing vehicle onto an aircraft's designated exterior portion by an operator the computer-enabled system comprising:
a dispensed-fluid-sensor for measuring the volume of deicing fluid dispensed from the deicing vehicle onto the designated exterior portion by the operator, wherein the designated exterior portion comprises at least one aircraft section; an aircraft database for storing the surface area of each aircraft section associated with the aircraft; a computer processor in electronic communication with the dispensed-fluid-sensor and the aircraft database; a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing computer-readable program code, wherein, when executed by the computer processor, the computer-readable program code: receives from the dispensed-fluid-sensor the volume of dispensed deicing fluid; retrieves from the aircraft database the surface area of each aircraft section included in the designated exterior portion; calculates the surface area of the designated exterior portion based upon the surface area of each aircraft section included in the designated exterior portion; and determines an operator-efficiency-rating based at least in part on the ratio of the volume of dispensed deicing fluid to the surface area of the designated exterior portion.