Aircraft collision-avoidance device, notably ground collision, by control of angle of descent
US5608392A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 22, 1995 |
| Grant date | Mar 4, 1997 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 22, 2015 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0676
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The disclosure is an aircraft collision-avoidance device used notably during landing approach. The device includes at least means of fixing the position of the aircraft, a database, first means of comparison, means of extraction of the point of touch-down on the runway, means of calculating the real glide slope vector of the aircraft, means of extraction of the theoretical glide slope vector of the aircraft, and second means of comparison used to compare the real and theoretical slope vectors. It is applicable in particular to airliners during final approach to landing.
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