Method and system for piloting an aircraft
US8751070B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 13, 2007 |
| Grant date | Jun 10, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 4, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0646
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and system for aiding the piloting of an aircraft to climb to a safety altitude situated above an existing low-height flight trajectory comprised of a lateral trajectory and a vertical trajectory, in which the safety altitude is the altitude of the aircraft that avoids collision of the aircraft with surrounding terrain. The aircraft is guided along the existing lateral trajectory of the low-height flight trajectory in a horizontal plane; and the aircraft is brought to the safety altitude by subjecting the aircraft to a climb mode in a vertical plane, which causes the aircraft to climb according to a climb slope which is greater than or equal to a maximum slope according to the existing vertical trajectory of the low-height flight trajectory.
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