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Agenda
The need
TaxiBot concept
TaxiBot technological design and
required performance
TaxiBot program status
TaxiBot economic benefits
Conclusion
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The need
FOD reduction
Improve safety & engine blast
Certified
and Operational
in FRA
Improve
gates congestion
& throughput
Fast & Easy
implementation:
with
commercial flights
No modification to airplane systems
Pilot training by CBT no need for simulator
No extra weight & no impact on Cargo space
Minimal or no modifications to airports infrastructure
Minimal adaptations to existing procedures
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TaxiBot Concept
The TaxiBot (Taxiing Robot) concept a Pilot Controlled
semi-robotic airplane taxiing towbarless tractor
Retaining the principle Pilot in Command at all times
along the taxiing process, using the same airplane controls
as in normal taxi (transparent to the pilot)
Reducing loads on NLG Pilot braking by Main Landing
Gear system as opposed to tractor braking
Engines off Engines will be turned on at taxi end, only
shortly before take-off to enable warm-up and checks
Immediate taxi by the end of the Pushback no need to
wait for engines startup
Safety driver For pushback, emergency disconection and
return phase
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Airplane taxi-out
Runway
Legend Taxi-out
Taxi way
TaxiBot pushback
& driving back
Airplane Pushback
(APU on) Driver control
TaxiBot
return
way
Airplane Taxiboting
(APU on) Pilot control
Airplane taxiing on
its jet engines (APU off)
Other airplane
taxiing on jet power
Tower C4
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Disconnection Area
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Charles De Gaulle
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TaxiBot models
Two TaxiBot models:
Narrow Body for single
aisle airplanes:
A318 to A321
B737 to B757
Wide Body for twin
aisle airplanes:
A330 to A380
B767 to B747
Subsystems communality
between TaxiBot models
and modules in each tractor
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TaxiBot NB structure
Extensive redundancy
Designed life 15 years
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turret for :
Load alleviation during pushback, acceleration and braking
Transferring pilot tiller steering commands to the tug wheels via
a steering control system.
For some Airbus A/C additional cable connection
Clamping mechanism
and Rotating Turret
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M*V=F*T
F*T=400ton*V
F*T=40ton*V
F*T=400ton*V
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M*V=F*T
F*T=400ton*V
to
F*T=400
F*T=40ton*V
Coordinated tractor braking
create no loads on the NLG
n*V
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Month 200X
TaxiBot WB structure
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Feb 2010
TaxiBot WB Cradle
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TLD TPX-500-S
Douglas TBL-600
TLD TPX-500-MTS
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TaxiBot Crew
The TaxiBot is design for one man operation
In line steering provides excellent filed of view of both wing tips during
pushback, provides full over torque protection and immunity to
Jackknife
Conventional
Pushback
TaxiBot In-line
Pushback
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Better traction and grip in contaminated taxiways (with Ice & snow)
Better driver visual contact with airplane wing tips during pushback
Intuitive maneuverability during pushback
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WB Certification 1Q 2016
WB deliveries starting 1Q/2016
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STC process:
Compliance with FAR/CS 25 regulations as an airplane for the
Patents:
The TaxiBot concept and systems are protected by 14 inventions,
in 7 patent families, which include 96 patents, 38 of them already
granted worldwide
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Month
200X
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on driver screen
Failure codes and indication of faulty
system / LRU (Line Replaceable Unit)
Easy access for LRU replacement
(20 30 minutes) + BIT
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Production:
A new final assembly line inaugurated
at Sorigny France November 2014
Support:
TaxiBot after-sales support through
TLD network. 33 sites at 5 continents
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CUSTOMER Support
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A total of
5 Sales
33 TLD
& Sales
Service
& Services
Partners Offices
CUSTOMER Support
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TaxiBot Customers
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Air pollution:
Every Gallon of fuel burn emits 9.57 Kg of CO2
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Same concept for NB & WB airplanes, long and short flight, existing and
future ordered airplanes
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1995
0-15
2000
16-30
2007
31+
Current average Taxi-out time is estimated to be 22 minutes and average Taxi-in time 9 minutes
Source: IAI study, FAA website and FAA projections and historical data
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Conclusions
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Conclusions
The only certified and operational taxiing system with
engines stopped:
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Thank you
TaxiBot Team
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