Device and method of automated construction of emergency flight path for aircraft
US8521340B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 7, 2006 |
| Grant date | Aug 27, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 31, 2030 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/58
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The invention relates to a flight management system for manned or unmanned aircraft having to face an emergency situation such as hijacking of the aircraft, medical emergencies, situations of failures affecting the propulsion, pressurization or communication functions for example. It provides for a device and process for automatically or semi-automatically generating a flight plan compatible with international regulations and their national or local adaptations with possibilities of optimization according to navigation parameters.
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