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Method and device to assist in the piloting of an aircraft in a non-precision approach during a landing phase

US7690603B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 20, 2004
Grant dateApr 6, 2010
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Expiry dateMar 24, 2024

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G5/21
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

A method to assist the piloting of an aircraft in a non-precision approach during a landing phase may include a series of successive steps that are carried out interactively and automatically. The steps include verifying, in accordance with respective standards of operation, conditions relating to the correct functioning of a plurality of equipment of the aircraft and to the integrity and precision of measurements of parameters used for implementing the non-precision approach, based on information from the plurality of equipment. On the basis of the verified conditions, an appropriate approach category is selected and presented on a display screen.

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