Patent application number | Description | Published |
20100131125 | METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE FLIGHT OF AN AIRCRAFT IN ORDER TO KEEP TO A TIME CONSTRAINT - The invention relates to the field of civil aviation and, more specifically, relates to the flight management systems, more commonly known by the English acronym FMS. The method for assisting in the management of the flight of an aircraft in order to keep to a time constraint according to the present invention allows for a control of the keeping to the time constraint that presents a rapid dynamic, by avoiding as far as possible having the estimated time of arrival (ETA) at a particular point (P) able to drift relative to a required time of arrival (RTA) at said particular point (P), thanks to the use of a manoeuvring margin (M) granted to the guidance module of the aircraft. | 05-27-2010 |
20100152930 | Method for Determining the Speed of an Aircraft - The invention relates to a method for determining the speed of an aircraft that is subject to a time constraint. The invention consists no longer in calculating a single CAS/MACH pair during climb/descent but in adapting the speed in a continuous manner to the bounds of curves of minimum V | 06-17-2010 |
20100152931 | Meteorological Modelling Method for Calculating an Aircraft Flight Plan - The invention relates to a meteorological modelling method for calculating an aircraft flight plan, the aircraft comprising a communication means and a navigation management system. | 06-17-2010 |
20100152996 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF THE RELATIVE SPACING BETWEEN AIRCRAFT - The invention presents a method providing for the optimized regulation of the relative spacing between aircraft. This method can be implemented by a system whose physical architecture can rely mainly on existing computers on board most current aircraft. | 06-17-2010 |
20100274419 | Method and Device for Adjusting the Trajectory of an Aircraft in a Climb Circuit - A method of adjusting the trajectory of an aircraft flying a climb circuit, of substantially helical form corresponding to a succession of racetracks, denoted HOLD, the last HOLD, called the exit HOLD, having predefined geometric characteristics and comprising a lock-on point, allowing the aircraft to enter and to exit in the HOLD, the aircraft attaining the setpoint altitude of the climb circuit during the flight of the exit HOLD, comprises at least three steps, including: a step of computing the prediction of the position of the aircraft when the setpoint altitude will be attained; a step of computing the remaining distance to be traveled, between the position of the aircraft when the setpoint altitude will be attained and the lock-on point; and a step making it possible to carry out an adaptation of the form of the exit HOLD so as to minimize the remaining distance to be traveled DELTA. | 10-28-2010 |
20110077858 | METHOD FOR ASSISTING IN THE MANAGEMENT OF A FLIGHT IN ORDER TO KEEP TO A TIME CONSTRAINT - Method for assisting in the flight management of an aircraft aiming to reach a constraint point on a predetermined lateral trajectory that is assumed to have to be followed by the aircraft, at a required time of arrival RTA, said aircraft occupying a current position defined by a current altitude with a current horizontal speed. The method including, when it follows a rallying flight plan, calculating a new rallying flight plan following the lateral trajectory to be followed and including a new estimated speed profile different from the estimated speed profile over at least one update area, the new estimated speed profile including, over said update areas, either a value greater than that of the estimated speed profile, if the arrival time difference is positive, or a value less than that of the estimated speed profile, if the arrival time difference is negative. | 03-31-2011 |
20110077859 | METHOD FOR AIDING THE MANAGEMENT OF A FLIGHT WITH A VIEW TO ADHERING TO A TIME CONSTRAINT - A method of flight management of an aircraft aimed at reaching a constrained point on a predetermined lateral trajectory assumed to be followed by the aircraft, at a required time of arrival RTA to within an absolute tolerance. The method including calculating a flight plan to be followed and a homing flight plan and when the estimated time of arrival ETA based on the homing flight plan strays from an absolute tolerance with respect to the calculation required time of arrival RTAc, calculating a new calculation required time of arrival NRTAc dependent on the calculation required time of arrival RTAc and a function f of the difference between the calculation required time of arrival RTAc and the estimated time of arrival ETA, and replacing the calculation required time of arrival RTAc with the new calculation required time of arrival NRTAc, before recalculating a flight plan to be followed. | 03-31-2011 |
20110137493 | Method for Continuously and Adaptively Generating a Speed Setpoint for an Aircraft to Observe an RTA - Method for generating a flight speed profile of an aircraft ( | 06-09-2011 |
20110153204 | METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CALCULATING A TIME WINDOW - The invention relates to a method and a device for calculating a time window for a time constraint of arrival of an aircraft at a given point, the aircraft receiving wind predictions and including a sensor for measuring the wind. The method includes a calculation of a first time window, and the calculation of an overall confidence index having the determination of a first confidence index on the basis of a deviation between wind predictions and wind measurements performed by the aircraft, the calculation of a margin for the time constraint on the basis of the overall confidence index, and the calculation of a second window on the basis of the first time window and of the calculated margin. | 06-23-2011 |
20110172914 | Method and Device for Checking the Conformity of an Aircraft Trajectory - A method and device checks the conformity of a trajectory calculated by a flight management system of an aircraft in relation to reference data comprising a reference map. The method includes: geo-referencing of a reference map; determination of a reference trajectory from the geo-referenced reference map; detection of nonconformity in the trajectory calculated by the flight management system by comparison of the trajectory calculated by the flight management system with the reference trajectory; and emission of a warning if a nonconformity is detected. | 07-14-2011 |
20110246053 | Method and Device for Aiding the Management of An Aircraft Flight Receiving a Control Clearance - A method for aiding the management of an aircraft flight according to an active flight plan receiving a control clearance transmitted at a current time includes a step of computing a reception flight plan based on the said control clearance, a step of storing the said reception flight plan in a memory space dedicated to the said reception flight plan. The method also includes, prior to the step of computing a reception flight plan: a step of determining the time, called the recognition time, assumed to have to elapse between the current time and a time at which the said control clearance is assumed to be recognized; a step of attribution, to the said control clearance, of a destination flight plan as a function of the recognition time, the said destination flight plan being the temporary flight plan when the recognition time is included in a first time slot and the destination flight plan being a secondary flight plan when the recognition time is included in a second time slot longer than the first time slot. | 10-06-2011 |
20130317739 | FLIGHT MANAGEMENT DEVICE FOR AN AIRCRAFT ADAPTED TO THE HANDLING OF MULTIPLE TIME CONSTRAINTS AND CORRESPONDING METHOD - A device and method for flight management of an aircraft along a flight plan comprises a plurality of waypoints comprising a computation of the temporal predictions determining the temporal situation of the aircraft for each waypoint of the flight plan, a temporal situation of the aircraft being defined by at least one set of information from among the group comprising the target time of transit at each waypoint the estimated minimum and maximum times of arrival at each waypoint, the estimated time of transit at the waypoint, and a formatting and display simultaneously presenting the temporal situations of the said plurality of waypoints | 11-28-2013 |
20140012436 | METHOD FOR AIDING NAVIGATION MAKING IT POSSIBLE TO MANAGE A VERTICAL CONSTRAINT IN AN ANTICIPATED MANNER - A method for aiding navigation is provided, implemented in a flight management system, for the construction of a vertical trajectory of an aircraft following a predetermined lateral trajectory between a departure point and an arrival point; the departure point and arrival point furthermore being characterized by predefined altitudes, respectively H | 01-09-2014 |
20140200752 | Meteorological Modelling Method for Calculating an Aircraft Flight Plan - The invention relates to a meteorological modelling method for calculating an aircraft flight plan, the aircraft comprising a communication means and a navigation management system. | 07-17-2014 |