System and method for calculating flight predictions by vertical sections
US8509967B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 26, 2009 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 16, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/101
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a system and a method for calculating flight predictions of an aircraft in which an intermediate prediction horizon is defined between the flight phase and the leg. This horizon, that is called vertical section, is defined such that the limit conditions that are applicable to it, for example the target speed, target altitude, characteristic altitude and maximum end-of-section distance, are valid for the entire vertical section. Thus, it is not necessary, in calculations to check the compatibility of the flight parameters with the applicable constraints, to arbitrarily select the constraint that must be given priority. Furthermore, this intermediate level architecture allows for a greater modularity of the prediction management software and therefore a greater factorization of the developments and greater ease of maintenance.
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