Method and device for aiding the piloting of an aircraft to prepare a phase of descent
US8150565B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 22, 2008 |
| Grant date | Apr 3, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 22, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0676
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and device for aiding the piloting of an aircraft while respecting a time of arrival constraint at a first waypoint during a phase of descent. The method includes calculating an instant of arrival of the aircraft at an intermediate waypoint, in such a way that an estimated latest time of arrival at the first waypoint, corresponding to a minimum speed profile, occurs later by a predetermined first margin than the time of arrival constraint; determining a first speed profile between a current position of the aircraft and the intermediate waypoint, such that the intermediate waypoint is crossed at the calculated instant of arrival; determining a second speed profile, such that the first waypoint is crossed within the time of arrival constraint, starting from the intermediate waypoint at the calculated instant of arrival; and piloting the aircraft according to the first and then second speed profiles.
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