A system and method are provided for defining, optimizing, and controlling taxi profiles for aircraft equipped with onboard non-engine drive means controllable to drive one or more nose or main landing gear wheels to drive an aircraft autonomously during taxi. An onboard taxi profile control system may employ smart software to determine selected taxi operational data at an airport and use this data to control and maintain torque of the drive means at desired selected levels that move the aircraft during taxi in response to determined taxi data or predetermined programmed taxi parameters. The system is designed to set default taxi profiles for each taxi cycle to achieve efficient aircraft taxi and to extend operational life of drive means components. Taxi profiles are modified and updated at periodic intervals or in real time in response to actual taxi conditions to optimize aircraft taxi at a specific airport.

The disclosure relates to airport stand arrangement comprising: a display; a radar-based system; and one or more additional systems selected from laser-based systems and imaging systems, wherein the radar-based system and the one or more additional systems together form a combined system, wherein the airport stand arrangement is configured, based on output data from the combined system, to detect and track an aircraft within a stand area when the aircraft is approaching a stand within the stand area for parking at a parking position therein, and configured, based on the detection and tracking of the approaching aircraft, to provide pilot maneuvering guidance information on the display for aiding a pilot of the approaching aircraft in maneuvering the aircraft towards the parking position.

The disclosure relates to airport stand arrangement comprising: a display; a radar-based system; and one or more additional systems selected from laser-based systems and imaging systems, wherein the radar-based system and the one or more additional systems together form a combined system, wherein the airport stand arrangement is configured, based on output data from the combined system, to detect and track an aircraft within a stand area when the aircraft is approaching a stand within the stand area for parking at a parking position therein, and configured, based on the detection and tracking of the approaching aircraft, to provide pilot maneuvering guidance information on the display for aiding a pilot of the approaching aircraft in maneuvering the aircraft towards the parking position.

Tracking aircraft in and near a ramp area is described herein. One method includes receiving camera image data of an aircraft while the aircraft is approaching or in the ramp area, receiving LIDAR/Radar sensor data of an aircraft while the aircraft is approaching or in the ramp area, merging the camera image data and the LIDAR/Radar sensor data into a merged data set, and wherein the merged data set includes at least one of: data for determining the position and orientation of the aircraft relative to the position and orientation of the ramp area, data for determining speed of the aircraft, data for determining direction of the aircraft, data for determining proximity of the aircraft to a particular object within the ramp area, and data for forming a three dimensional virtual model of at least a portion of the aircraft from the merged data.

Tracking aircraft in and near a ramp area is described herein. One method includes receiving camera image data of an aircraft while the aircraft is approaching or in the ramp area, receiving LIDAR/Radar sensor data of an aircraft while the aircraft is approaching or in the ramp area, merging the camera image data and the LIDAR/Radar sensor data into a merged data set, and wherein the merged data set includes at least one of: data for determining the position and orientation of the aircraft relative to the position and orientation of the ramp area, data for determining speed of the aircraft, data for determining direction of the aircraft, data for determining proximity of the aircraft to a particular object within the ramp area, and data for forming a three dimensional virtual model of at least a portion of the aircraft from the merged data.

Tracking aircraft in and near a ramp area is described herein. One system for tracking an aircraft, comprising: a sensor array, positioned at or near a ramp area at an airport, having a camera image sensor device and a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor device that are both located at a single sensor array location with respect to the ramp area; the camera image sensor device configured to capture camera image data illustrating the aircraft while the aircraft is approaching or in the ramp area; the LIDAR sensor device configured to capture LIDAR sensor device data illustrating the aircraft while the aircraft is approaching or in the ramp area.

Tracking aircraft in and near a ramp area is described herein. One system for tracking an aircraft, comprising: a sensor array, positioned at or near a ramp area at an airport, having a camera image sensor device and a light detection and ranging (LIDAR) sensor device that are both located at a single sensor array location with respect to the ramp area; the camera image sensor device configured to capture camera image data illustrating the aircraft while the aircraft is approaching or in the ramp area; the LIDAR sensor device configured to capture LIDAR sensor device data illustrating the aircraft while the aircraft is approaching or in the ramp area.

An aircraft-based strategic and tactical interactive guidance system for ground operations includes position sensors for determining position information of an aircraft engaged in taxi operations (e.g., gate to takeoff, touchdown to gate) at an airport. The guidance system stores airport database information about runways, taxiways, hazards, gates, and other airport features. The guidance system analyzes and parses verbal taxi instructions from the airport control facility, into a navigation path. The guidance system fuses the navigation path with the airport database information and the aircraft's position information to present, via an interactive display surface, a strategic display, e.g., providing an overhead view of the current aircraft position, its assigned gate or destination, and the navigation path incorporating the prescribed runways and/or taxiways via which the aircraft will reach said destination. The pilot may modify the displayed navigation path via the interactive display surface.

Disclosed are an airport control decision support system and method based on semantic recognition of a controller instruction. The system includes a speech acquisition module, a noise processing module, a speech recognition module, a semantic recognition module, a conflict recognition module, and an alarm display terminal. The system can effectively eliminate accidents and potential accidents thereof caused by human factors in a control process, and can improve safety of aircraft ground operation. Different from ordinary speech recognition and semantic recognition, data annotation of pronunciation and intonation is performed based on special pronunciation of air traffic control, and finally a speech database that conforms to airport control standard phrases is constructed. The airport control decision support system is implemented by installing a speech acquisition device and the alarm display terminal in a control seat, and thus the system is economical and practical.

Disclosed are an airport control decision support system and method based on semantic recognition of a controller instruction. The system includes a speech acquisition module, a noise processing module, a speech recognition module, a semantic recognition module, a conflict recognition module, and an alarm display terminal. The system can effectively eliminate accidents and potential accidents thereof caused by human factors in a control process, and can improve safety of aircraft ground operation. Different from ordinary speech recognition and semantic recognition, data annotation of pronunciation and intonation is performed based on special pronunciation of air traffic control, and finally a speech database that conforms to airport control standard phrases is constructed. The airport control decision support system is implemented by installing a speech acquisition device and the alarm display terminal in a control seat, and thus the system is economical and practical.