Airport Moving Map Taxi Clearance With Real-Time Hold Stop Awareness
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current airport moving map systems on EFBs lack direct communication with aircraft sensors and do not provide real-time situational awareness of aircraft dimensions and ground vehicle locations, leading to potential safety hazards and inefficient routing.
Innovation Solution
Implementing the Airport Moving Map Format (AMMF) with enhanced features to display aircraft dimensions, dynamic hold stop adjustments, and integration of RFid tags for ground vehicles, allowing pilots to plot safer and more efficient taxi routes based on real-time data and ATC clearances.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the EFB displays traditional paper-based flight information without sensor integration, then the system remains simple and easy to operate, but it lacks real-time situational awareness and cannot provide accurate aircraft dimension data
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary system that bridges the EFB and aircraft sensors. This intermediary layer collects real-time data from aircraft sensors (position, dimensions, movement) and transmits it to the EFB display, enabling situational awareness without directly integrating complex sensor systems into the EFB itself.
Solution Approach 2:
The EFB system is enhanced to perform multiple functions: displaying traditional flight information, receiving real-time sensor data from various aircraft systems, processing this data to determine aircraft dimensions and position, and presenting integrated situational awareness to the pilot. This multi-functionality resolves the contradiction by making the EFB versatile without requiring separate dedicated systems.
2Reliability
If the moving map system does not display real-time aircraft dimension data and ground vehicle locations, then the map display remains simple, but it cannot provide accurate safety information or optimize taxi routes effectively
Solution Approach 1:
The system continuously receives feedback from aircraft sensors about the aircraft's current position, dimensions, and movement status. This real-time feedback is processed and displayed on the moving map, allowing the system to update safety information and route recommendations dynamically based on actual aircraft state and environmental conditions.
Solution Approach 2:
The system proactively determines and displays safety information before potential conflicts occur. By calculating aircraft dimensions and predicting potential collisions with ground vehicles or other aircraft in advance, the system provides warning information and route adjustments before hazards materialize, enhancing safety through anticipatory action.
3Productivity
If the system does not integrate sensor data to determine aircraft position and dimensions, then the system remains easy to operate, but it cannot provide optimized routing or detect safety hazards
Solution Approach 1:
The system automatically determines aircraft position and dimensions by processing sensor data without requiring manual input from the pilot. The EFB self-service functionality includes automatically receiving sensor signals, calculating aircraft parameters, and generating optimized routing recommendations, thereby improving productivity while managing complexity through automation.
Solution Approach 2:
The routing system dynamically adjusts recommendations based on real-time aircraft position, dimensions, and environmental conditions. As sensor data updates the aircraft's current state, the system recalculates optimal routes and safety warnings, providing adaptive routing that responds to changing conditions rather than following fixed predetermined paths.
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AI summary
A system for displaying a taxi clearance including a display is configured to display the position of an aircraft during airport taxiing with a first sensor for detecting the location of the aircraft during airport taxiing. The display indicates the position of hold stops and taxi paths at the airport. An input provides taxi instructions into the system. The input may be manually by the pilot or via a transmission from the air traffic control. The taxi instructions are represented on the display as a taxi path on the taxiways with a first hold stop identified on the route. The display indicates the aircraft's proximity to said hold stop.