Method for aiding navigation making it possible to manage a vertical constraint in an anticipated manner
US9440731B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jul 3, 2013 |
| Grant date | Sep 13, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 3, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/32
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method for aiding navigation is provided, implemented in a flight management system, for the construction of a vertical trajectory of an aircraft following a predetermined lateral trajectory between a departure point and an arrival point; the departure point and arrival point furthermore being characterized by predefined altitudes, respectively Hd and Ha, and predefined speeds, respectively Vd and Va. The method comprises the steps of: selection of a transition manoeuvre in terms of altitude and speed from a predetermined list of manoeuvres; determination of a manoeuvre point PM on the lateral trajectory, of altitude Hd and of speed Vd, from which the transition manoeuvre must be initiated so as to allow the aircraft to reach at the arrival point the predefined speed Va and the predefined altitude Ha.
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