US 12,230,157 B2
Informed de-icing procedures for aircraft flight preparations
Markus Florian Peukert, Darmstadt (DE); Samantha A. Schwartz, Castle Pines, CO (US); Mitchell G. Woolever, Arvada, CO (US); Jason W. Clark, Evergreen, CO (US); Katie M. Reid, Castle Rock, CO (US); and Joshua T. Glazer, Rougemont, NC (US)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Apr. 16, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/850,779.
Prior Publication US 2021/0327290 A1, Oct. 21, 2021
Int. Cl. G06G 7/70 (2006.01); B64D 15/20 (2006.01); G08G 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 5/06 (2013.01) [B64D 15/20 (2013.01)] 19 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method, comprising:
identifying a travel time range for an aircraft from a de-icing station to a runway based on a distance between the de-icing station and the runway, congestion patterns for travel between the de-icing station and the runway, and predicted weather conditions;
identifying a holdover window for the aircraft based on the predicted weather conditions during the travel time range;
estimating a takeoff time for the aircraft based on a takeoff queue for the runway and the travel time range;
in response to the holdover window expiring before the estimated takeoff time, delaying the aircraft from de-icing; and
in response to the travel time range exceeding a fuel use threshold, increasing a fuel load of the aircraft.