US 12,351,343 B2
Method for autonomous servicing of an aircraft, and a service panel, aircraft and system providing for autonomous servicing of an aircraft
Frank Schneider, Ahlerstedt (DE); Hannes Müller, Hamburg (DE); Michael Rempe, Hamburg (DE); Tim Lübbert, Wedel (DE); and Frederik Albers, Ahlerstedt (DE)
Assigned to Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed by Airbus Operations GmbH, Hamburg (DE)
Filed on Oct. 25, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/493,939.
Claims priority of application No. 22204138 (EP), filed on Oct. 27, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0158100 A1, May 16, 2024
Int. Cl. B64F 5/40 (2017.01); B64F 5/30 (2017.01); B64F 5/60 (2017.01); B64F 5/50 (2017.01)
CPC B64F 5/40 (2017.01) [B64F 5/30 (2017.01); B64F 5/60 (2017.01); B64F 5/50 (2017.01)] 18 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for servicing an aircraft by a ground service unit, the method comprising:
reading a wireless parameter signal from a transponder at the aircraft;
decoding the wireless parameter signal;
deriving at least one aircraft parameter of from the decoded wireless parameter signal, the at least one aircraft parameter corresponding to at least one of a water supply system or a waste system of the aircraft;
moving a servicing equipment interface to a service panel of the aircraft;
connecting the servicing equipment interface to a coupling at the service panel;
servicing the aircraft via the servicing equipment interface corresponding to the at least one aircraft parameter;
calculating a result corresponding to the at least one aircraft parameter and the servicing of the aircraft; and
writing at least one service parameter into the transponder at the aircraft corresponding to the result.