Safety system, a helicopter fitted with such a system, and a safety method seeking to avoid an undesirable event
US10062293B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 28, 2016 |
| Grant date | Aug 28, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 9, 2036 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/74
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A safety system seeking to avoid an undesirable event while piloting a helicopter. According to the invention, the system is remarkable in that it comprises a computer making it possible at any instant t to generate a three-dimensional envelope of fallback paths for the helicopter, the envelope being obtained by calculating, at the instant t, a set of positions that can be reached by the helicopter during a predetermined flight duration, the computer having parameters previously set with data relating to the flight capabilities of the helicopter and including at least one of the following capabilities: maximum speeds and accelerations in all three spatial directions, minimum turning radii for yaw, nose-down, and/or nose-up movements, maximum weight of the transported load, and maximum stresses.
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