Computer-implemented method for reducing tire wear on an aircraft
A computer-implemented method that includes receiving information indicative of an aircraft steering angle of an aircraft, comparing the received information against a threshold above which degradation of a tire of a landing gear of the aircraft is expected to occur and causing an action to be performed based on a result of the comparison. Also an aircraft system.
1 . A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving information indicative of an aircraft steering angle of an aircraft;
comparing the received information against a threshold above which degradation of a tire of a landing gear of the aircraft is expected to occur;
calculating the threshold dynamically based on one or more inputs from an aircraft system, wherein the one or more inputs comprises a weight of the aircraft; and
causing an action to be performed based on a result of the comparing.
2 . The computer-implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the information indicative of the aircraft steering angle comprises a measured steering angle of the aircraft, or a steering input from a flight crew of the aircraft, or both.
3 . The computer-implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the information indicative of the aircraft steering angle comprises information indicative of a taxiing route of the aircraft.
4 . The computer-implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the information indicative of the aircraft steering angle comprises a rate of change of the aircraft steering angle.
5 . The computer-implemented method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
causing the action to be performed when the aircraft steering angle is within a predefined range of the threshold.
6 . The computer-implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein causing the action to be performed comprises causing an indication to be output on a display in a cockpit of the aircraft.
7 . The computer-implemented method according to claim 6 , wherein the indication comprises a light on the display in the cockpit of the aircraft and causing the action to be performed comprises further causing a property of the light to change based on the result of the comparing.
8 . The computer-implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein causing the action to be performed comprises providing instructions for steering the landing gear of the aircraft during a taxiing procedure of the aircraft.
9 . The computer-implemented method according to claim 8 , further comprising:
causing the instructions to be automatically carried out by one or more aircraft systems of the aircraft.
10 . The computer-implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein causing the action to be performed comprises providing haptic feedback on a device within a cockpit of the aircraft.
11 . The computer-implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more inputs further comprises at least one of a taxiing route of the aircraft, or an ambient environment of the aircraft, or one or more properties of the aircraft.
12 . The computer-implemented method according to claim 1 , wherein calculating the threshold comprises calculating the threshold based on information provided by a flight crew of the aircraft.
13 . The computer-implemented method according to claim 1 , further comprising:
storing, on a memory, data representative of the information indicative of the aircraft steering angle, the comparing, the action to be performed, or any combination thereof, as a stored data.
14 . The computer-implemented method according to claim 13 , further comprising:
obtaining the stored data from the memory using a computing device and analyzing the stored data on the computing device.
15 . An aircraft system configured to:
perform the method according to claim 1 .
16 . An aircraft comprising:
the aircraft system according to claim 15 .
17 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by an aircraft system, cause the aircraft system to carry out the computer-implemented method according to claim 1 .