Method and device for determining an optimal flight trajectory followed by an aircraft
US8825366B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 1, 2011 |
| Grant date | Sep 2, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 4, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/727
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
The device includes processor elements for determining an optimal flight trajectory, which is free of collision with obstacles, which respects constraints of energy, and which links the current position of the aircraft to a target point defined by an operator. The device minimizes additional crew work required to update and validate a new trajectory when an original flight plan needs to be modified to avoid moving obstacles such as storms or other aircraft.
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