Method, process and system for automating and configuring aircraft de-icing/anti-icing
AssigneeJCAI Inc.
InventorJeffery Paul CAMPBELL
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Abstract
A method and system for automating the de-icing/anti-icing of an aircraft that includes the generation of a treatment plan that incudes input from at least one weather source. The treatment plan may then be reviewed by a pilot to any updates. After being finalized, the treatment plan is distributed to at least one de-icing vehicle to perform the de-icing/anti-icing of the aircraft. During execution of the de-icing/anti-icing, real-time updates may be provided by the system to the pilot of the aircraft.
Claims18
A method of automating aircraft de-icing/anti-icing comprising:
- generating a treatment plan for aircraft de-icing/anti-icing;
- communicating the treatment plan to a pilot module associated with the aircraft for input relating to the treatment plan from a pilot associated with the aircraft;
- updating the treatment plan based on the input from the pilot;
- and
- transmitting the updated treatment plan to at least one de-icing/anti-icing vehicle for performance of the updated treatment plan;
- wherein generating the treatment plan for aircraft de-icing/anti-icing includes receiving or retrieving weather information.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon software instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to:
- generate a treatment plan for aircraft de-icing/anti-icing;
- communicate the treatment plan to a pilot module associated with the aircraft for input relating to the treatment plan from a pilot associated with the aircraft;
- update the treatment plan based on the input from the pilot;
- and
- transmit the updated treatment plan to at least one de-icing/anti-icing vehicle for performance of the updated treatment plan;
- wherein generating the treatment plan for aircraft de-icing/anti-icing includes receiving or retrieving weather information.
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