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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185257 | Automated system with deterministic response times The invention relates to an automated system, for example an aircraft flight management system (FMS). If proposes harmonizing the response times of the FMS system between the various scenarios of one and the same family, as and when the product, and its usage contex... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8180506 | Flight management computer with consideration of approach speed constraint The flight management computer discloses and carried onboard an aircraft can be programmed with a newly apparent speed constraint while it ensures the guidance of the aircraft in the course of a landing runway approach. It then takes account of the speed constraint ... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8170727 | Method for calculating an approach trajectory of an aircraft to an airport The invention relates to a method for calculating an approach trajectory of an aircraft (200) to an airport The aircraft is slaveable in terms of trajectory, thrust and/or speed. The aircraft is able to advance at reduced engine revs. The airport has a runway... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170423 | Data transmission optical device comprising a source emitting a laser beam The present invention relates to a data transmission optical device including a source emitting a laser beam for transmitting the data toward an optical sensor. The device has means for collimating the beam. It may be implemented on board an aircraft for transmittin... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8170139 | Strengthened frequency hopping communication method and device The invention relates to a frequency hopping communication method in which the data travels over time-variable frequency bearers. A frequency bearer is defined as a subset pair of carriers in a channel of a set of frequency channels (RF). The choice of the frequency... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169961 | Method for dynamically allocating resources in a network of station clusters A distributed method for dynamically assigning time-frequency resources in a network comprising several stations is disclosed. The stations are organized in groups (or interfaces) of several stations with each group comprising an allocation table Tsi. Each group exc... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8169479 | Device for scanning acquisition of a digital image with passive stabilization Device for scanning acquisition of a digital image by means of a photosensitive linear detector (11). The device is able to undergo movements perpendicular to the scanning direction. The device also includes two other photosensitive linear detectors (12, 1... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8160157 | Video H.264 encryption preserving synchronization and compatibility of syntax A method for encrypting data exchanged between an encoder and a decoder in a video system is disclosed. A set of bits which, when encoded, do not have any influence upon the decoding stage, are determined during the encoding stage. At least one part or all of the bi... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160123 | Device for receiving satellite signals including a phase loop with delay compensation Described is a device for receiving radio-navigation signals by satellite, said received signals being transmitted at a carrier frequency. The device includes at least means for generating a local signal at a local frequency and a tracking device including a feedbac... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8160119 | Method and device for anti-interference fighting in a telecommunications system A method of fighting interference in a frequency-hopping communication system is disclosed. The system has at least one main sensor and one or more auxiliary sensors. According to at least one embodiment, frequency-hopping signals are received. The frequency-hopping... | 04/17/2012 |
| 8151414 | Self-driven articulation for an articulated assembly such as a satellite solar panel A frictionless self-driven articulation designed to be mounted between two neighboring elements, including two cylindrical fittings rotationally driven through the action of a leaf spring, the ends of the leaf spring being fixed respectively to each of the fittings.... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8151169 | Method and device for securing the memory of a computer against errors due to radiation The method is for hardening a computer based on off-the-shelf components so that it resists bombardment by particles of cosmic origin encountered at high altitude and near the poles. It relates more particularly to a computer comprising a processor/bridge pair, the ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150623 | Manual selection of the active reference of a flight plan for the guidance of an aircraft The present invention relates to a method allowing a modification of the flight plan of an aircraft in a semi-automated manner. The invention presents the main advantage of affording the crew of an aircraft a method for aiding the rejoining of a flight plan requirin... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150567 | Device for control of relative position(s) by measurements of power, for a spacecraft of a group of spacecraft in formation A control device (D) for a spacecraft of a group of spacecraft intended to travel in a chosen formation comprises i) a set of at least three send/receive antennas (A1-A3) installed on at least three differently oriented faces of its spacecraft and adap... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8150313 | Device for transmitting and/or receiving signals with frequency re-use by assignment of a cell for each terminal, for a communication satellite A device (D) is dedicated to transmitting and/or receiving signals representative of data in a communication satellite (SAT) having a fixed frequency bandwidth. This device (D) comprises transmission and/or reception means (MER) responsible for sending and/or receiv... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149908 | Method and device for controlling peak power and pulse width of a broadband gaussian pulse high-power RF transmitter A device for generating a modulation signal for an RF pulse transmitter is disclosed. The device includes a detector, a video amplifier, an analog processing device, and a modulation signal generating device. The modulation signal generating device is configured to ... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149141 | Method for updating audio communication frequencies between aircraft and ATC stations on the ground The present invention relates to a method for automatically preparing an update of audio communication frequencies between aircraft and ATC stations on the ground, a method making it possible to reduce the communication time associated with the necessary frequency c... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8149092 | Device and method for managing equipment maintenance The subject of the invention is a device for managing equipment maintenance. It relates to a device for managing maintenance of a number N of items of equipment EQi built into a system, i designating an index identifying the item of equipment EQi and lying between 1... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8145364 | Method and device for aiding the restoral of command of a moving vehicle by an operator of the vehicle The fields of the invention are vehicle on-board security and vehicle piloting safety. The invention relates to a method and device for aiding the restoral of command of a vehicle by an operator of the vehicle. The command of the vehicle by the operator is ensured t... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8140264 | Advanced terrain anti-collision device The field of the invention is that of onboard terrain anticollision systems for aircraft. Collisions with the terrain while the aircraft is fully controlled have been and still remain one of the main causes of air disasters. Several generations of devices for warnin... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8138962 | Method for processing measured vertical profiles of the power of the echoes returned following a transmission of radar signals The method processes measured vertical profiles of the power of the echoes returned following a transmission of radar signals, each measured vertical profile being a function of the sweep angle of the radar beam and associated with a given pointing angle/distance bo... | 03/20/2012 |
| 8135054 | Processing of interference on a radiofrequency signal by power inversion The invention relates to a radiofrequency receiver, notably for satellite positioning applications, needing to operate in an environment where interference is dense, notably when it involves pulses transmitted by DME beacons. Below the useful signal suppression thre... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8126599 | Method of calculating approach trajectory for aircraft The general field of the invention relates to a method of calculating a so-called continuous descent approach procedure for aircraft. The method comprises calculation steps making it possible to determine a minimum distance making it possible to attain the runway by... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8126597 | Formulation of a preventive maintenance message relating to the functional degradations of an aircraft A method of preventive maintenance for an aircraft, the aircraft having components, including items of equipment of the aircraft and/or electronic modules and/or physical links. The lifetime information for the components is known. The aircraft also includes means f... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8125352 | Guiding and taxiing assistance optoelectronic device for an aircraft having a dedicated symbology The invention pertains to optoelectronic devices for aiding the guidance and taxiing of aircraft, comprising a so-called head-up collimator allowing the presentation of information in the pilot's visual field. It applies notably to large-size civil aircraft of the B... | 02/28/2012 |
| 8121783 | Method for selective filtering of an aircraft flight plan according to the operational needs The present invention relates to a method for selective filtering of a flight plan according to the operational needs, and it is characterized in that elements specific to the structure of the flight plan are added by the flight management system according to the na... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8121746 | Method and a device for monitoring the minimum flying altitude of an aircraft The present invention relates to a method and a device for monitoring the minimum flying altitude of an aircraft. The method comprises a phase for calculating a vertical flight profile describing the changing altitude of the aircraft during an arbitrary period takin... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8120443 | Radiofrequency or hyperfrequency circulator A circulator with at least three ports (p1, p2, p3) comprises two identical electromechanical micro-switches of the series type (MEMS1, MEMS2) formed on the same substrate, a first micr... | 02/21/2012 |
| 8116970 | Method and device for calculating a path which is laterally offset with respect to a reference path The invention relates to a method of calculating a path which is offset laterally by a first distance with respect to a reference path, comprising the calculation of a flight plan which is offset with respect to a reference flight plan. The reference flight plan is ... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116349 | Method of multiple access communication in a centralized network based on an ultra wideband impulse physical layer A method of multiple access communication in a centralized network is based on an ultra wideband impulse physical layer allowing code-based multiple access. Each user is associated with a code, and the transmission is performed in an asynchronous manner in a propaga... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8116255 | Device for semi-transparent multiplexing of data stream for a communication satellite A device (D) is dedicated to data stream processing within a communication satellite of a communication network. This device (D) comprises processing means (MT) whose job is, in the event of receipt of a first incoming data stream whose carrier exhibits a first modu... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8115672 | Method of measuring distance, notably for short-range radar The present invention relates to a procedure for measuring distance. It applies notably in respect of short-range radars, but not exclusively. The method uses an electromagnetic wave comprising at least one emission sequence (31, 32, 33, 34, 35) of the FSK ty... | 02/14/2012 |
| 8112743 | Method of designing a system comprising hardware and software components The invention relates to a method of designing a system. The system includes an application having software components and an architecture having hardware components on which the application is run. The system has to satisfy at least one functional and one non-funct... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8112187 | Formation flight control method The invention relates to a method for controlling the formation flight of at least two aircraft (1,2). The first aircraft (1) includes means of transmitting its position, its velocity and its flight plan. The flight plan has predictions of altitude, ve... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8111294 | Hybrid image stabilization method and apparatus The invention relates to a method of stabilizing the images of a scene, acquired by means of an observation device of an imaging system, comprising the step of digital processing of a stream of successive images. It comprises a step of acquiring gyrometric measureme... | 02/07/2012 |
| 8108913 | Architecture and method for controlling the transfer of information between users A system and method for marking and controlling the transfer of information between several users (2i, 9i). An authority (3) marks information to be transmitted. A directory (4) or device containing the certificates of all u... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8108186 | Distance-jump-tolerant flight management system Flight management systems can behave erratically when the distance measurements on which they are based are subject to value jumps because they liken these value jumps to movements of the aircraft performed at speeds exceeding the performance levels of the aircraft ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8107684 | Method for geolocalization of one or more targets The subject of the invention is a method for geolocalization of one or more stationary targets from an aircraft by means of a passive optronic sensor. The sensor acquires at least one image I1 containing the target P from a position C1 of the a... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8106794 | Method and device for displaying forecasts on a navigation plan The invention applies particularly to the method and device for displaying forecasts on the flight plan of an aircraft. The method includes representing the craft by a first symbol in its current position and by a second symbol in its future position, modifying the ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8104364 | Vibratory gyroscope balanced by an electrostatic device Described is a gyroscope with a vibrating structure, produced by micromachining in a thin wafer, which comprises a movable inertial assembly comprising at least one movable mass able to vibrate in the plane of the wafer along a drive axis x and along a sense axis y ... | 01/31/2012 |
