EP2349842A2 - Procede pour deplacer un engin de manoeuvre des aeronefs dans une zone aeroportuaire - Google Patents
Procede pour deplacer un engin de manoeuvre des aeronefs dans une zone aeroportuaireInfo
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- the invention relates to the maneuver of aircraft on the ground.
- This displacement takes place on a few meters or a few tens of meters.
- the aircraft then has to travel a much larger distance, several hundred meters, to reach the runway.
- An object of the invention is to improve the movement of aircraft on the ground without increasing the stress of their engines and optimizing the use of the gear used to move them.
- the invention provides a method for controlling at least one machine used to move aircraft, in which:
- At least one craft connected to an aircraft is driven to a position closer to an entrance corridor of a take-off runway than to an exit runway of the runway, and
- the machine after separating the or each machine from the aircraft, the machine is driven to a position closer to an exit corridor of an airstrip than to an entrance corridor of this runway, the displacement of the aircraft taking place according to an aircraft route, the operation of the craft after the separation taking place according to a different craft route from the aircraft route.
- the craft After having moved the aircraft to near the runway, the craft will be placed in a position where it is available to take over an aircraft that has just landed and move it to its location. parking point.
- the machine does not return to the terminal after driving the aircraft to the runway and therefore does not encumber the airport infrastructure in the vicinity of the terminal.
- the path of the machine after the separation will generally be shorter than a return trip to the terminal, which limits the movement and the energy consumption of the machine.
- a higher proportion of the activity of the gears and their operators, if any, is therefore devoted to the movement of aircraft compared with what was the case in the prior art. As a corollary, a smaller proportion of gear activity is devoted to empty movement in the airport area.
- the invention makes it possible to reduce the number of movements of gear around the aircraft at their parking point, which improves safety. It minimizes the energy required for taxiing aircraft, as well as human intervention. And we find the aforementioned advantages associated with the movement of aircraft to the runway. In addition, the operation of the machine along a different route from that of the aircraft reduces the risk of collision between aircraft and gear, which improves safety in the airport area. It can indeed drive the gear on this occasion on a route little or not taken by the aircraft in the area.
- position closer to an entrance corridor of a runway than a runway exit is to be interpreted in the broad sense. It thus covers the case where the position in question is not in the entrance hall, the machine separating from the aircraft before reaching the entrance lane. But it also covers the case where this position is in the entrance hall.
- position closer to an exit runway of an airstrip than to an entrance corridor of that runway the position in question may be out of the exit corridor or in the latter.
- the driving of the machine after the separation takes place on a road dedicated to the machines and / or parallel to the track.
- the use of a dedicated road further improves security.
- the use of a road parallel to the runway makes it possible to optimize the speed of movement of the machines in order to make them available as soon as possible to take over an aircraft after landing. We can then reduce the number of machines in operation.
- the machine or at least one of the machines is parked in a parking area separated from the track or from one of the tracks by a distance less than half a length of this track, preferably less than at 20% of this length.
- parking gear in this area minimizes gear traffic and reduces the risk of collision between gear or between gear, aircraft and other vehicles.
- a number of gears are allowed to be immediately available when many aircraft are to be successively taken out of the runway.
- the parking zone or one of the parking zones is closer to an exit corridor of the landing strip than to an entry corridor of this runway.
- the movement of the aircraft takes place during a complete journey of the aircraft from a parking position to the runway and so that a partial journey of the aircraft from the position closer to the
- the runway entrance corridor from the exit corridor to the runway has a length less than half a length of the entire path and preferably less than 25% of that length.
- the machine is driven from the position closer to the exit corridor of the landing strip than the entry corridor of this runway.
- the invention also provides a method for controlling at least one machine used to move aircraft, in which:
- the vehicle is driven from a position closer to an entrance corridor of a take-off runway than from an exit runway of the runway to a position closer to an exit runway of a runway. landing strip as an entrance corridor to the runway; and - after having connected the machine to an aircraft, the machine is driven from the latter position, the displacement of the aircraft taking place along an aircraft route, the driving of the machine before connecting it to the aircraft. aircraft proceeding on a different craft route from the aircraft route.
- the positions indicated are to be interpreted in a broad sense.
- the movement of the aircraft takes place during a complete journey of the aircraft from the landing runway to a parking position, and so that a partial path of the aircraft from the runway to the position closer to the exit runway of the runway than the entrance corridor has a length less than half a length of the complete path and preferably less than 25% of this length.
- the aircraft is moved by means of at least two devices independent of each other and each connected to the aircraft independently of the other craft or other gear.
- the movement of the aircraft by means of at least two gears gives greater flexibility for maneuvering the aircraft.
- the possibilities of movement are widened and it becomes possible to make the aircraft make tight turns, and even turns on the spot. It is thus possible to maneuver an aircraft, even large, on most tracks or taxiways, which is not always possible today.
- the use of at least two devices makes it possible to reduce the stresses on each of the parts of the aircraft (such as the trains) to which they are connected by distributing these stresses, as compared with the connection to a single train. .
- a train of the aircraft is advanced by means of one of the gears and another train of the aircraft is moved back by means of another of the gears.
- a computer program comprising instructions able to control the implementation of the steps of a method according to the invention when it is executed on a computer.
- a data recording medium comprising such a program in recorded form, and the provision of such a program on a telecommunications network for download.
- the invention also provides an airport zone which comprises:
- an airstrip possibly confused with the runway; and - at least one route dedicated to aircraft moving equipment and extending from a position closer to an entrance corridor of the runway than from an exit lane of that runway, position closer to an exit runway of the runway than an entry corridor of this runway.
- the zone comprises a parking zone for the vehicles, separated from the track or from one of the tracks by a distance less than half a length of this track, preferably less than 20% of this length, and preferably comprising permanently in the area means for supplying the gear with energy.
- the gear is allowed to be in the best conditions to move the aircraft after landing when the time is right.
- a control member for moving an aircraft able to send commands to at least two machines independent of each other in order to move the aircraft by means of the gears.
- the machine is able to control at least one of the gear based on at least one data relating to a position and / or movement of the other gear or at least one of the other gear;
- a device for implementing a method according to the invention able to communicate with an identical machine for transmitting and / or receive at least one data relating to a position and / or movement of one of the gear.
- the machine is able to detect ignition of an engine of an aircraft moved by the vehicle and, because of this detection, to command a distance from the machine of the aircraft, or it is able to detect a presence of an aircraft train in a predetermined area remote from the vehicle and, following this detection, to take a position making it able to move the aircraft.
- the machine may comprise means for detecting a steering action of a front wheel of the aircraft, and for modifying a position and / or a movement of the vehicle according to this detection.
- FIG. 1 is a plan view of an airport area illustrating the implementation of the invention
- FIG. 2 is a plan view of an aircraft used during the implementation of the invention and two devices used for the displacement of this aircraft;
- FIG. 3 is a simplified diagram of the cockpit of the aircraft of FIG. 2;
- FIG. 4 is a schematic view of a machine used in the implementation of the invention.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an airport zone 2 in which the invention is implemented.
- This zone 2 comprises, for example, a terminal 4 for the access of passengers to aircraft which are in this case intended for commercial use. Access to the terminal by the passengers can be done from outside the airport area by means of a road 6, a parking 8 being provided for the parking of road motor vehicles near the zone 2.
- gear 12 such as that shown in Figure 4.
- the aircraft 10 which serve to implement the invention, include for example, as shown in Figure 2, a fuselage 14, two wings 16, and one or more engines 18.
- the aircraft shown includes in this regard four engines 18 forming the engines.
- a cockpit 20 of the aircraft is provided at the front of the fuselage.
- the aircraft includes several main landing gear. This is the central trains 22, left 24 and right 26 placed respectively under the fuselage, the left wing and the right wing, in the middle zone of the device.
- the aircraft also comprises a front landing gear 28 located under a front part of the fuselage. This train here includes two twin wheels.
- Such a machine can be designed according to the case to choose to tow or push the plane and indifferently to advance the aircraft 10 or back. Everything that will be explained in the following about the tractors 12 is therefore more generally applicable to the machines used to move aircraft while taxiing in zone 2.
- the vehicle 12 is a motor vehicle comprising a chassis 30 and wheels 32, for example four in number. It has a location 34 for housing or receiving a wheel or a train of the aircraft 10. This housing is for example arranged in a fork 34.
- the tractor 12 comprises a motorization whose power the makes it able to move all or part of an aircraft 10 as will be seen later.
- the machine 12 comprises in this case a module forming electronic control means and computer 36. These means are able to control the movement of the machine, including its direction of travel, direction, speed and acceleration.
- the machine 12 comprises transmitting and receiving means 38 making it able to communicate by radio waves with an identical machine to transmit to this other machine at least one piece of data relating to its position and / or to the movement of the machine, and preferably data relating to the position, speed and acceleration of the craft. Similarly, these means make the vehicle 12 able to receive similar data from another craft or other gear. These communications take place between the machines that cooperate to move the same aircraft as will be seen later.
- the control means 36 are connected to the transmitting / receiving means 38 so as to control the movement of the machine 12 as a function of the position and movements of the other machines.
- the airport zone 2 includes in this example beacons 40 distributed in different parts of the airport area, including those likely to be frequented by the gear.
- the vehicle 12 comprises means 42 for detecting and recognizing these beacons enabling it to determine its position relative to the beacons located near the craft. These means 42 are also connected to the means 36 to allow the latter to control the movement of the machine according to the positioning thus determined by means of the beacons 40.
- the machine 12 comprises means 44 enabling it to determine its position in the area by means of a set of satellites, for example by the so-called "Global Positioning System” or GPS system.
- GPS system Global Positioning System
- These means 44 connected to the means 36 also allow the vehicle to know its position accurately in the airport area. Redundant use of means 42 and 44 ensures a good knowledge of its own position by the vehicle in all circumstances.
- the machine 12 comprises means 46 enabling it to know the orientation of a wheel or the front axle 28 of the aircraft which is associated with the vehicle 12. It may for example be form recognition means including a camera. It may also be means receiving a command to maneuver this wheel or the front gear, command issued from the cockpit 20 by the pilot of the aircraft 10.
- the means 36 are connected to the means 46 to allow change the position and movement of the machine 12 according to the detection of a steering action of the wheel or the front axle. They also allow them to take into account the position of the wheel or the front axle in the control of the movements of the vehicle.
- the apparatus 12 comprises in the present example means 48 making it suitable for detecting an ignition of an engine 18 of the aircraft associated with the craft. These means are connected to the means 36 and allow the latter, when this detection takes place, to control the vehicle 12 to separate from the aircraft 10 and move away.
- the machine 12 further comprises means 50 able to detect, in a predetermined area around the vehicle 12, the presence of a main train of an aircraft. These means are connected to the means 36 and make them able to control, following this detection, a movement of the vehicle 12 to place it in a position where it is suitable to associate with the latter, for example by coming to place the housing 34 around the train thus detected in order to be able to connect to it. It can be expected that the machines recognize landing gear using a pattern recognition technique.
- the machine 12 furthermore comprises in the present example at least one camera and preferably two cameras 52, 54.
- the front camera is able to film a zone of approach of the machine by a wheel or a main gear of the aircraft, this approach being taken here in a relative sense in that it is the vehicle that, in practice, approaches the plane when the latter is stationary. It is therefore a question of filming the zone in which the wheel or the train of the aircraft will be in its trajectory to the housing 34.
- the other camera 54, the rear camera is able to film the environment of the vehicle in the opposite direction to the aircraft, in this case in the rear direction of the vehicle, in order to allow the pilot controlling the craft 12 to have a vision of the trajectory of the vehicle when it retreats.
- the vehicle 12 includes braking means 56 enabling it to brake the aircraft 10 when it is associated with the craft.
- the control of Apparatus 12 moving the aircraft 10 is performed by the pilot in the cockpit 20 by means of a control member 60 of this station.
- the controller is arranged to translate the instructions of the pilot in the form of commands and to transmit the latter preferably by radio and wireless, to the gear 12 connected to the aircraft.
- the control member comprises, for this purpose, transmission / reception means 62.
- the control member is able, in particular, to control the machines 12 associated with the aircraft 10, independently of one another. other but in a coordinated way to move the aircraft by means of the craft.
- control member 60 receives for this purpose from each gear 12 data concerning their respective position and movement. It can be provided that the control member 60 comprises display means 64 such as a screen giving the pilot a view of the environment of the vehicles 12, in particular from the rear of these cameras 56 when the machines retreat.
- display means 64 such as a screen giving the pilot a view of the environment of the vehicles 12, in particular from the rear of these cameras 56 when the machines retreat.
- the means 36, 38, 40, 42, 44, 46, 48, 50 and the member 60 comprise electronic and / or computer elements making them capable of presenting the functionalities described here.
- computer elements they include at least one microprocessor, a clock, one or more memories, etc.
- the vehicles 12 and the control member 60 may thus comprise at least one computer capable of implementing all or part of the indicated functionalities and all or part of the method of the invention. In the case of the body 60, this computer may be one of the aircraft computers on board.
- the airport zone 2 comprises a take-off runway 70 and an airstrip, which in this example is the same as the take-off runway. It includes an area 72 for parking planes 10 when they occupy their parking spot. At this point, the passengers can embark or disembark, for example by means of a direct access inside the terminal 4 without descending on the tarmac of the airport zone.
- the zone 72 is connected to the runway 70 by entry and exit corridors 74 which are here two in number, but the number may be higher. These corridors are configured and sized to be used by aircraft for their movement from zone 72 to the track and vice versa.
- Zone 2 further comprises a road 78 dedicated to gear 12 and extending from a point 80 closer to the entrance corridor 74 than to the exit corridor 76, and in this case contiguous to the entry corridor, until at a point 82 closer to the exit corridor 76 than the entrance corridor 74, and in this case contiguous to the exit corridor.
- Highway 78 is straight and parallel to the general direction of Runway 70. On This means that the longitudinal direction of the road 78 is parallel to the longitudinal direction of the runway 70.
- zone 2 comprises two parking zones 84a, 84b dedicated to the machines 12. Each of these zones is separated from the track 70 by a distance d, e less than half a length L of this track, and preferably less than 20% of this length.
- the zone 84a is closer to the exit corridor 76 than to the entry corridor 74, while the other zone 84b is closer to the entry corridor 74 than to the exit corridor 76.
- Each zone here has a rectangular shape. plan and presents parking spaces for the vehicles 12.
- Each of the two zones includes permanently in the zone means 86 to supply energy to the gear 12.
- the gear 12 may use energy sources such as diesel, natural gas, electricity, a hydrogen fuel cell or a hydrogen fuel
- the means 86 will provide the vehicles used in zone 2 with the appropriate energy.
- the control of the gear 12 is carried out by the pilot of the aircraft from the cockpit 20.
- the pilot transmits to the member 60 commands allowing the latter to control the movement of the gear 12.
- the aircraft has for this purpose for the pilot of a suitable control member integrating the member 60.
- the machines are controlled in speed independently of the other. They communicate with each other so that they know their position and speed at every moment.
- the member 60 thus provides differential gearing of the gears 12.
- the differential control of the two gears 12 makes it possible for the pilot to manage the turns.
- the machines 12 are capable of measuring the steering of the front axle. This data is therefore taken into account for the trajectory and the gear speed 12 so that the steering of the wheel is coordinated with the gear speed. It can be provided that the control of the direction of the aircraft during taxiing is performed by the pilot only by the steering control of the nosewheel, which is detected by the gear 12 and translated by the member 60 into suitable controls at destination. gear 12.
- a 90 ° steering of the nosewheel is interpreted by the entire system as the control of an aircraft turn or turn around.
- one of the machines for example that associated with the right train 26, advance while the other machine, for example that associated with the left gear 24, back, thus rotating the aircraft in the opposite direction of the needles of a watch in FIG. 2 in the direction of the arrow 92 around a vertical axis of rotation 95.
- the pilot can use camera cameras 54, or other cameras, to improve his visibility of the trajectory and the environment of the craft and the aircraft during their driving. In replacement or in addition, it can be assisted by one or more ground operators who monitor the trajectory of the craft and the aircraft and communicate with the pilot on this subject.
- the pilot can brake one of the gears to slow down the progression of the aircraft.
- the machines 12 determine their position in the airport area by means of the beacons 40 and the satellite positioning system.
- the driving gear 12 is fully automated and is done without human intervention.
- the pilot puts into operation the engines of the aircraft.
- This ignition engines is detected by the gear 12 which, because of this detection, automatically move away from the aircraft.
- the vehicles film the landing gear with which they were respectively associated to ensure that these trains were not damaged during their cooperation with the gear. It is preferable that the decoupling of the gear with respect to the aircraft is done from the rear, that is to say that the gear recoils with respect to the aircraft.
- each machine 12 is driven to the parking zone 84a if places are available within it, and each machine is parked there. If no place is available in zone 84a, the machine is parked until zone 84b.
- This last trip each machine follows the road 78 dedicated to the machines without risking an encounter with an aircraft. This route may have characteristics (for example dimensions and / or surface geometry) making it impractical for aircraft or most of them.
- the vehicle can be supplied with energy to the parking area when it is parked, using means 86. It is now assumed that an aircraft 10 has just landed on runway 70 and must go to its parking point.
- the aircraft exits the runway through exit lane 76 and stops at point 82. It can then stop its engines.
- Two of the gears 12 parked at zone 84a are moved towards the aircraft. When they detect the presence of the train of the aircraft to which they are assigned, they come closer to take a position in which they are able to move the aircraft by being connected to the latter as explained above.
- the gears 12 then move the aircraft 10 from point 82 to point 90 or another point provided for parking the aircraft. If no gear is available in zone 84a, a gear of zone 84b is used.
- Point 82 It is also known that it is common to expect after landing a period of a few minutes (for example five minutes) of reduced engine speed of an aircraft to cool before extinction. We can therefore position the point 82 at a place adapted to reflect this period. For example, the point 82 will be located at a distance from the exit of the track that the aircraft takes about five minutes to travel while taxiing. Point 82 may therefore be located further from the runway than point 80.
- the partial journey made by the aircraft since it left the runway at point 92 to point 82 has a length q much less than the total length r of the complete path of the airplane since its exit. from track 70 to its parking point 90.
- the length q is even less than 25% of the length r.
- Aircraft can be towed by gear 12 using different techniques. It will thus be possible for the machine to lift the train or the wheel and be linked to the aircraft only by the tires thus raised.
- This technique is referred to as 'tow bar less' or 'nose lift towing' in the English language, and it may be possible to use the 'power push' technique in which a system encloses a wheel of the airplane between two rollers. , one of these being motorized to rotate the wheel of the aircraft.
- the machines are able to operate each with different types of aircraft in order to limit the number of different gear needed and thus reduce costs.
- the method according to the invention may be wholly or partly automated and controlled by means of a computer program comprising code instructions able to control the execution of the steps of this method when it is executed on a computer. It will be possible to record this program on a data recording medium such as a CD or DVD disk, a memory or a hard disk. Such a program may also be made available on a telecommunications network for download, for example for updating purposes when a new version of the program is available for use.
- the airport zone 2 may include several runways for takeoff and / or landing.
- a runway When a runway is reserved for take-off and another for landing, the aircraft may be moved by a runway access corridor, and after separation, follow a route 78 to the runway. to an exit corridor of the runway.
- One or more zones 78 may be provided on this road.
- the or each route 78 may be non-rectilinear.
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