System and method for tracking aircraft fuel usage and emissions
AssigneeGeneral Electric Company
InventorsCarlos Hernandez Meza, Joseph Zelina, Sharon M. Crall, Jose Manuel Rodriguez Miranda
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Abstract
A system and method of determining emissions for an aircraft with a turbine engine for a flight mission includes receiving a control data input. The control data input can receive a quality check, and then be projected to different power levels for completion of the flight mission. The projection to different power levels can receive another quality check. The system and method generate an emissions index based on the control data input projected to different power levels representing emissions for completion of the flight mission.
Claims20
A system for determining emissions for a flight mission for an aircraft having a turbine engine, the system comprising:
- a controller configured to receive a control data input, wherein the controller is configured use the control data input to:
- project the control data input to different power levels for completion of the flight mission;
- generate an emission index based upon the control data input and the projected control data input;
- output the emission index;
- and
- adjust operation of the turbine engine for the flight mission based on the emission index, the different power levels, the flight mission, a flight phase, and a fuel flow.
A system for determining emissions for a first flight mission for an aircraft having a turbine engine, the system comprising:
- a controller configured to receive a control data input for the first flight mission, wherein the controller is configured use the control data input to:
- project the control data input to different power levels utilized during completion of the first flight mission;
- generate an emission index based upon the control data input and the projected control data input;
- output the emission index;
- and
- configure operation of the turbine engine for a second flight mission based upon the emission index, the different power levels, a flight phase, a fuel flow, and at least one of the first flight mission or the second flight mission.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.