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Method and system for aiding the ground rolling of an aircraft

US10217372B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJan 15, 2016
Grant dateFeb 26, 2019
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Expiry dateJan 15, 2036

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G5/21
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

In an aircraft comprising a cockpit comprising a display screen, a camera configured to acquire images of the environment of the aircraft, as well as a display management system, a ground rolling aid system configured so as to a) acquire several successive images of the environment of the aircraft via the camera, corresponding to various ground positions of the aircraft, b) modify these images by removing at least zones corresponding to the aircraft, so as to produce modified images, c) combine several of the modified images to produce a recomposed image, d) superpose an image characteristic of the aircraft on the recomposed image so as to produce a reference image, and e) display, on the cockpit display screen, an image corresponding to the reference image.

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