Flight management device for an aircraft adapted to the handling of multiple time constraints and corresponding method
US9494945B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 22, 2013 |
| Grant date | Nov 15, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 22, 2033 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/34
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A device and method for flight management of an aircraft along a flight plan comprises a plurality of waypoints comprising a computation of the temporal predictions determining the temporal situation of the aircraft for each waypoint of the flight plan, a temporal situation of the aircraft being defined by at least one set of information from among the group comprising the target time of transit at each waypoint the estimated minimum and maximum times of arrival at each waypoint, the estimated time of transit at the waypoint, and a formatting and display simultaneously presenting the temporal situations of the said plurality of waypoints.
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