System and method for generating and displaying a taxi index on an embedded aircraft cockpit display

Abstract

A taxi method for an aircraft (100) having a primary thrust engine taxi system (106) and an electric taxi system (112) is provided. The method involves obtaining aircraft and airport status data (262) and generating therefrom taxi drive information indicative of the relative cost of taxiing the aircraft along a predetermined route using the electric taxi system (264) versus the aircraft engine taxi system (266). The taxi drive index information is presented (270, 272) to a user.

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technical field [0001] Embodiments of the subject matter described herein relate generally to avionics systems, such as electric taxi systems. More specifically, embodiments of the subject matter relate to a system for generating displayable guidance information for an electric taxi system, including the generation and display of an electric taxi index that assists pilots in determining when to deploy Electric taxi drive. Background technique [0002] Modern flight deck displays for vehicles, such as aircraft or spacecraft, display a considerable amount of information, such as vehicle position, speed, altitude, attitude, navigation, targeting, and terrain information. In the case of aircraft, most modern displays additionally show the flight plan from different views (side view, top view or perspective view), which can be displayed individually or simultaneously on the same display. For certain occasions, such as low visibility conditions, synthetic vision or simulated dis...

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Electric taxi drives can be less effective and can even increase costs when used inappropriately

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