Method for managing the continuous climb of an aircraft or drone
US11934205B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 13, 2020 |
| Grant date | Mar 19, 2024 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 13, 2040 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/652
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Methods and devices for optimizing the climb of an aircraft or drone are provided. After an optimal continuous climb strategy has been determined, a lateral path is determined, in particular in terms of speeds and turn radii, based on vertical predictions computed in the previous step. Subsequently, computation results are displayed on one or more human-machine interfaces and the climb strategy is actually flown. Embodiments describe the use of altitude and speed constraints and/or settings in respect of speed and/or thrust and/or level-flight avoidance and/or gradient-variation minimization, and iteratively fitting parameters in order to make the profile of the current path coincide with the constrained profile in real time depending on the selected flight dynamics (e.g. energy sharing, constraint on climb gradient, constraint on the vertical climb rate). System (e.g. FMS) and software aspects are described.
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