US 12,276,231 B2
Systems and methods for determining real time fuel consumption information of an aircraft
Forest Sutton, Aurora, CO (US); Stephen Solomon Altus, Campbell, CA (US); Samantha Schwartz, Castle Pines, CO (US); Hendrik Schoeniger, Dreieich (DE); Michael Christian Büddefeld, Neu-Isenburg (DE); Maximilian Peter Juengst, Frankfurt am Main (DE); Salin Maharjan, Offenbach (DE); and Andrea Sanzone, Hamburg (DE)
Assigned to The Boeing Company, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Arlington, VA (US)
Filed on Aug. 24, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/454,839.
Prior Publication US 2025/0067224 A1, Feb. 27, 2025
Int. Cl. F02C 9/44 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01)
CPC F02C 9/44 (2013.01) [B64D 45/00 (2013.01); G08G 5/003 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
one or more control units disposed onboard an aircraft and configured to obtain predicted fuel consumption data for a flight of the aircraft, wherein the predicted fuel consumption data predicts consumption of fuel by the aircraft over time during the flight prior to the aircraft consuming the fuel, the one or more control units configured to communicate the predicted fuel consumption data to a ground-based sub-system,
wherein, during the flight, the one or more control units are configured to determine actual fuel consumption data of the aircraft via one or more fuel sensors onboard the aircraft, and to compare the actual fuel consumption data to the predicted fuel consumption data,
wherein, responsive to a difference between the actual fuel consumption data and the predicted fuel consumption data being greater than a predetermined tolerance, the one or more control units are configured to communicate an update signal from the aircraft to the ground-based sub-system, the update signal including a value of the actual fuel consumption data.