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High integrity, surface guidance system for aircraft electric taxi

US9074891B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 18, 2012
Grant dateJul 7, 2015
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Expiry dateFeb 11, 2034

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  • Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
  • CPC primaryY02T50/80
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A high-integrity auto-guidance and control method for use in conjunction with an aircraft electric taxi drive system comprises obtaining taxi path data generating in a plurality of processors taxi path guidance and control information from the taxi path guidance data, and sending commands derived from the taxi path guidance and control information from one of the plurality of processors based on a predetermined priority scheme to at least one electric taxi controller.

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