US 12,479,585 B2
Aircraft de-icing determination systems and methods
Albert Klaus-Dieter, Neu-isenburg (DE); Alexander Bellemare-Davis, Vancouver (CA); Yun Chu, New Westminster (CA); David Fundter, Gaiberg (DE); William Jenden, Vancouver (CA); and Xu Xia Zhong, Richmond (CA)
Assigned to THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed by THE BOEING COMPANY, Chicago, IL (US)
Filed on Oct. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/959,351.
Prior Publication US 2024/0109664 A1, Apr. 4, 2024
Int. Cl. B64D 15/22 (2006.01)
CPC B64D 15/22 (2013.01) 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
one or more aircraft including one or more position sensors configured to output one or more position signals, wherein the one or more aircraft are scheduled to depart from one or more airports;
one or more position receivers configured to receive the one or more position signals output by the one or more position sensors;
a tracking sub-system in communication with the one or more position receivers, wherein the tracking sub-system is configured to track one or more positions of the one or more aircraft;
a user interface including a display; and
a control unit including one or more processors, wherein the control unit is in communication with the tracking sub-system and the user interface, the control unit configured to:
determine whether a current date at the one or more airports is within a de-icing date range,
determine a probable de-icing status for the one or more aircraft scheduled to depart from the one or more airports based on whether the current date at the one or more airports is within a de-icing date range, current weather at the one or more airports, and the actual de-icing status of a plurality of prior aircraft scheduled to depart from the one or more airports before the one or more aircraft, and
automatically operate the one or more aircraft at the one or more airports based on the probable de-icing status.