Method and device for revising a flight plan of an aircraft
US7089091B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 2, 2005 |
| Grant date | Aug 8, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 2, 2025 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/74
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A flight plan revision device may include a first component that determines an auxiliary flight plan corresponding to a lateral revision of the current flight plan, at least over a low altitude flight section. A second component automatically determines at least one decision point indicating the last position of the aircraft along the current flight plan where the auxiliary flight plan can still be activated, so as to allow the aircraft to overfly the terrain in complete safety by following the auxiliary flight plan under the same flight conditions as those envisaged for the current flight plan. A third component automatically presents at least the decision point to a pilot of the aircraft. And a fourth actuatable component allows a pilot to activate the auxiliary flight plan, so as to carry out the lateral revision of the current flight plan.
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