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Method and a device for aiding the guidance of an aircraft

US9558671B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS · FR

Inventors

Stéphane Bostetter · Toulouse, FR
Maxime Wachenheim · Toulouse, FR
Boris Kozlow · Toulouse, FR

Key dates

Filing date	Oct 31, 2013
Grant date	Jan 31, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Dec 31, 2033

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG08G5/55
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Method and device for aiding the guidance of an aircraft having to comply with at least one time constraint. The device can determine and present on a screen of the flight deck an offset in distance (ΔD) between the aircraft (AC) and a reference aircraft (Aref) which is defined to fly along the flight plan (TV) at an optimal speed to comply with the time constraint.

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