Methods of optimizing the location of an aircraft on the ground and in the take-off and landing phases
US8190310B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 6, 2009 |
| Grant date | May 29, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 20, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S19/48
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The present invention relates to the field of methods and systems for optimizing the locating of an aircraft in airports and, more particularly, in the take-off and landing phases, and notably in the air-ground and ground-air transition phases. The method of optimizing the locating of an aircraft during the take-off or landing phase comprising a transition step (21), the latter being defined between two events (A0, AS), the first event being a condition of contact between the aircraft and the runway and the second event being a threshold condition defining a stabilized flight phase, is wherein the transition step (21) comprises the determination of at least one “transition position” of the aircraft by a weighting between the “ground position” (LOC_SOL) determined by the ground locating system and the “flight position” (LOV_VOL) determined by the in-flight locating system.
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