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公开(公告)号：US20220146378A1
公开(公告)日：2022-05-12
申请号：US17520030
申请日：2021-11-05
发明人： Jan Vana
摘要： A system and method are provided that monitors ground level ambient air in an airport ground environment while aircraft equipped with electric taxi drive systems and ground level visual monitoring assemblies are driven with the electric taxi drive systems during ground travel. Monitoring assemblies with detection elements having configurations similar to pitot tubes modified with a sensor array are provided to generate data about components in the ground level ambient air identified to adversely affect aircraft engine health. The detection elements may be cooperatively mounted with the ground level visual monitoring assemblies. Ambient air flow is directed into the detection elements to contact the sensor array during electric taxi drive system-powered ground travel. Real time data related to the identified components generated by the sensor array is processed and analyzed, engine health is monitored, and a predictive scheduled of engine maintenance may be developed from the analyzed real time data.
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公开(公告)号：US11254445B2
公开(公告)日：2022-02-22
申请号：US16705483
申请日：2019-12-06
发明人： Isaiah W. Cox , Jan Vana
摘要： An integrated monitoring system and method are provided with the capability for monitoring ground surface movements of electric taxi drive system-driven aircraft, ground vehicles and personnel, and objects within airport ramp areas. Monitoring units may include a scanning LiDAR device with and without cameras or other sensing devices to transmit meshed real time encrypted data from multiple locations to an artificial intelligence-based processing system that generates a visual display of the monitored area for communication to aircraft cockpits and locations responsible for controlling ramp operations. Monitoring units may be mounted in single or multiple exterior locations on aircraft and/or in locations on ground vehicles and equipment, ground personnel, and the airside portion of an airport terminal.
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公开(公告)号：US20210362878A1
公开(公告)日：2021-11-25
申请号：US17326102
申请日：2021-05-20
发明人： Jan Vana
摘要： An integrated pushback guidance system and method is provided for guiding pushback travel of electric taxi system-driven aircraft. The pushback guidance system may be integrated with existing ramp monitoring systems to monitor reverse pushback travel of pilot-controlled electric taxi system-driven aircraft along an optimum pushback path from a stand to a pushback end location. Visual signals relating to pushback travel safety as the pilot drives the aircraft along the pushback path are generated in real time by the system and transmitted to a range of display devices viewable by the aircraft pilot and airport personnel responsible for guiding aircraft pushback. The pilot may be guided by visual signals on only display devices or with guidance from airport personnel also viewing the visual signals on display devices to drive the aircraft safely in reverse with the electric taxi system along the pushback path to the pushback end location.
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4.发明申请公开(公告)号：US20200307777A1
公开(公告)日：2020-10-01
申请号：US16775173
申请日：2020-01-28
发明人： Joseph J. Cox , Isaiah W. Cox , Jan Vana , Rodney T. Cox
IPC分类号： B64C25/40
摘要： A system is provided for maximizing efficient ground travel in wide-body and other aircraft equipped with onboard non-engine drive means for autonomous ground travel. Selective operation of the non-engine drive means and selective operation of the aircraft's engines are integrated to power aircraft movement when different ground travel speeds are required between landing and takeoff, optimizing savings and maximizing the cost/benefit ratio for equipping the aircraft with a non-engine drive means. The non-engine drive means may be designed to move a wide-body aircraft at low speeds required for ground maneuvers in a ramp area and to move the aircraft at speeds typically used for pushback, initial forward roll, all start-stop situations, and other low speed ground travel. One or more of the aircraft's engines may be operated to move the aircraft at higher airport taxi speeds.
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公开(公告)号：US10773797B2
公开(公告)日：2020-09-15
申请号：US15433900
申请日：2017-02-15
发明人： Jan Vana , Isaiah W. Cox , Joseph J. Cox , Jonathan S. Edelson , Nechama Cox
摘要： A method is provided that enhances wheel drive assembly acceleration, heat reduction, and energy efficiency performance during ground travel in aircraft equipped with landing gear wheel-mounted drive assemblies to move aircraft on the ground without reliance on the aircraft's engines or external tow vehicles. Inflation pressure levels of tyres on the landing gear wheels are monitored with pressure and/or temperature sensors to determine and maintain an optimum defined high inflation pressure level for the specific kind of aircraft tyre or the aircraft. A clutch-activated drive assembly may be prevented from transferring torque and driving the aircraft when the optimum high inflation pressure levels are not present in the tyres during ground travel. Tyre pressures may be manually or automatically adjusted in response to processed sensor information to maintain the optimum high inflation pressure level in all tyres as the aircraft is driven with the drive assemblies or with engine thrust.
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公开(公告)号：US20200180783A1
公开(公告)日：2020-06-11
申请号：US16705483
申请日：2019-12-06
发明人： Isaiah W. Cox , Jan Vana
摘要： An integrated monitoring system and method are provided with the capability for monitoring ground surface movements of electric taxi drive system-driven aircraft, ground vehicles and personnel, and objects within airport ramp areas. Monitoring units may include a scanning LiDAR device with and without cameras or other sensing devices to transmit meshed real time encrypted data from multiple locations to an artificial intelligence-based processing system that generates a visual display of the monitored area for communication to aircraft cockpits and locations responsible for controlling ramp operations. Monitoring units may be mounted in single or multiple exterior locations on aircraft and/or in locations on ground vehicles and equipment, ground personnel, and the airside portion of an airport terminal.
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公开(公告)号：US09725162B2
公开(公告)日：2017-08-08
申请号：US14547144
申请日：2014-11-19
发明人： Isaiah W. Cox , Joseph J. Cox , Jan Vana
CPC分类号： B64C25/405 , B64D9/00 , B64F1/305 , B64F1/32 , B64F1/368 , Y02T50/823
摘要： A system and method is provided for improving efficiency of aircraft gate services and reducing time spent by an aircraft parked parallel to an airport terminal wherein aircraft utilities and gate services provided during turnaround are supported by an arrangement of flexibly movable, service and utility-carrying extendable passenger boarding bridges that enable passenger and baggage exchange concurrently with connection of utilities and provision of gate services to the aircraft. Baggage transfer is facilitated by conveyors mounted on one or more loading bridges and designed to provide a direct connection between an aircraft and a terminal. Aircraft are maneuvered by a pilot into and out of a parallel parking location in a forward direction by an engines-off electric taxi system, enabling loading bridge, utility, and service connections to be made to multiple aircraft doors as soon as the aircraft reaches a parking location and then quickly disconnected upon departure.
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公开(公告)号：US20170057336A1
公开(公告)日：2017-03-02
申请号：US15350953
申请日：2016-11-14
发明人： Isaiah W. Cox , Jan Vana , Joseph Goldman
CPC分类号： B60K7/0007 , B60K17/02 , B60K17/043 , B60K2007/0038 , B60K2007/0061 , B60K2007/0092 , B60Y2200/51 , B64C25/34 , B64C25/405 , G05D1/021 , Y02T50/823
摘要： A vehicle wheel drive assembly, particularly useful in an aircraft, is provided. The vehicle wheel drive assembly is mounted completely within a space defined by structural dimensions of a vehicle wheel and includes a drive means controllable to power the wheel and move the vehicle autonomously on a ground surface, a gear assembly drivingly connected to the drive means, and a clutch assembly operatively connected to the gear assembly. The clutch assembly is operatively mounted with respect to the gear assembly completely within an interior portion of a vehicle wheel axle on which the wheel drive assembly is mounted, thereby maximizing the space functionally available for all of the other components of the wheel drive assembly.
摘要翻译： 提供了在飞行器中特别有用的车轮驱动组件。 车轮驱动组件完全安装在由车轮的结构尺寸限定的空间内，并且包括驱动装置，该驱动装置可控制地驱动车轮并自主地在地面上移动车辆，驱动地连接到驱动装置的齿轮组件，以及 离合器组件可操作地连接到齿轮组件。 离合器组件相对于齿轮组件完全可操作地安装在车轮轮轴的内部部分中，在车轮轮轴的内部安装有轮驱动组件，从而最大化功能上可用于轮驱动组件的其它部件的空间。
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9.发明申请MONITORING AND CONTROL SYSTEM FOR ENHANCING GROUND MOVEMENT SAFETY IN AIRCRAFT EQUIPPED WITH NON-ENGINE DRIVE MEANS 有权具有非发动机驱动装置的飞机增强地面运动安全的监控系统公开(公告)号：US20150142214A1
公开(公告)日：2015-05-21
申请号：US13741362
申请日：2013-01-14
发明人： Isaiah W. Cox , Rodney T. Cox , Jan Vana , Joseph Goldman
CPC分类号： G05D1/0202 , B64C25/405 , G05D1/0083 , Y02T50/823
摘要： An improved monitoring and control system capable of providing automatic control of ground movement in an aircraft equipped with non-engine drive means for autonomous ground movement to enhance airport ground safety and efficient ground travel is provided. The monitoring and control system is installed on aircraft equipped with non-engine drive means controllable to move the aircraft autonomously on the ground and includes monitoring means positioned in locations on the aircraft selected to obtain a maximum amount of information relating to an aircraft's ground position and operation, processor means, data transmission means, and manual or automatic control means to control and direct operation of an aircraft's non-engine drive means to move the aircraft autonomously, safely and efficiently on the ground. The improved monitoring and control system can be employed with one or a number of aircraft simultaneously to increase safety and efficiency of airport ground operations.
摘要翻译： 提供了一种改进的监测和控制系统，其能够在配备有非自动地面运动的非发动机驱动装置的飞机中提供地面运动的自动控制，以增强机场地面安全性和有效的地面行驶。 监视和控制系统安装在具有非发动机驱动装置的飞行器上，该装置可控制地将飞机自主地移动到地面上，并且包括位于飞机上的位置上的监视装置，所述监视装置被选择以获得与飞机的地面位置有关的最大量的信息， 操作，处理器装置，数据传输装置和手动或自动控制装置，用于控制和指导飞机的非发动机驱动装置的操作，以便在地面上自主，安全和有效地移动飞行器。 改进的监控系统可以同时使用一台或多台飞机，以提高机场地面作业的安全性和效率。
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公开(公告)号：US11235865B2
公开(公告)日：2022-02-01
申请号：US16207118
申请日：2018-12-01
发明人： Isaiah W. Cox , Jan Vana , Joseph J. Cox , Yonatan Rotenberg
摘要： A method for designing and operating an aircraft nose landing gear wheel-mounted electric taxi system to move aircraft with optimal torque during a broad range of ground travel conditions. Electric taxi system components may be sized to produce optimal ground travel torque to move aircraft during the majority of aircraft ground travel conditions and operated to produce a maximum or breakaway torque to move the aircraft with the electric taxi system when a higher level of torque is required. Turning the nose landing gear wheels to a selected angle or through a range of angles simultaneously as the electric taxi system is operated produces the breakaway torque required to get the aircraft moving. When lower torque is needed, the aircraft may be driven with the nose landing gear wheels parallel to the longitudinal axis to produce optimal torque for electric taxi system-powered aircraft ground travel.
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