System and method for aiding the landing of an aircraft
US10908292B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 27, 2018 |
| Grant date | Feb 2, 2021 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 23, 2039 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/54
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The system for aiding the landing of an aircraft on a landing runway of an airport equipped with an Instrument Landing System (“ILS”) corresponding to an axis of a predetermined approach, includes: an ILS signals receiver and a processing unit. The processing unit is configured to, when the ILS signals receiver) has not yet captured a Glide signal corresponding to a Glide axis of the approach as a function of items of information relating to the predetermined approach, acquired from a database, determine a protection volume in which there is no risk of the ILS signals receiver detecting a replica of the Glide signal; and when a current position of the aircraft is above the protection volume, inhibit the capture of the Glide signal by the ILS signals receiver and instruct the emission of an alert item of information in the cockpit of the aircraft.
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