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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7440825 | Constant vertical state maintaining cueing system This invention relates to the concept of managing the rate of change of energy in a helicopter or other aeronautical vehicle. The invention uses energy management calculations to determine the maximum longitudinal and lateral inputs that can be made while still enab... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7398182 | Method and device for detecting degradation of performance of an aircraft An aircraft performance degradation detection system may include information sources, a central unit connected to the information sources, and a warning device that is connected to the central unit. Using information received from the information sources, the centra... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7212920 | Speed dependent variable range display system The speed dependent variable display system for a computer-implemented moving-map vehicle display system includes a data conversion module for converting a vehicle speed input signal to a distance range value; and, an application module for utilizing the distance ra... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7164366 | Process and device for detecting on an aircraft an overshoot of design loads at the level of a structural part of said aircraft A process and device for detecting on an aircraft an overshoot of design loads at the level of a structural part of the aircraft. The detection device includes a speed measuring device for measuring an effective speed of the aircraft. A first comparator compares the... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7127335 | Low airspeed assist algorithm for air data computer applications A method of estimating the airspeed of an aircraft during low airspeed conditions includes measuring a negative impact pressure using a pitot-static probe on the aircraft. Then, the method includes estimating a non-zero airspeed of the aircraft as a function of the ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7088264 | Flight safety system monitoring combinations of state values A method and system compares combinations of vehicle or aircraft state variables against known combinations of potentially dangerous states. Alarms and error messages are selectively generated based on such comparisons. In one embodiment, pairs of aircraft state var... | 08/08/2006 |
| 7085630 | Method and apparatus for predicting runway overrun A critical point on a runway indicates a point at which an aircraft may experience a runway overrun if landing beyond the critical point. A path projection is extended from the aircraft at a descent slope angle to determine whether the aircraft will land beyond the ... | 08/01/2006 |
| 7075457 | Energy index for aircraft maneuvers Method and system for analyzing, separately or in combination, kinetic energy and potential energy and/or their time derivatives, measured or estimated or computed, for an aircraft in approach phase or in takeoff phase, to determine if the aircraft is or will be put... | 07/11/2006 |
| 7053796 | Multi-dimensional instruments for monitoring engine and system parameters A monitoring instrument that represents the state of n parameters is disclosed, where n is an integer greater than two. The monitoring instrument includes n axes having a common origination point. Each axis is configured to indicate one of the n parameters. The inst... | 05/30/2006 |
| 7030780 | Method for displaying position of an aircraft in a display for air traffic control There is provided a method for displaying aircraft positions, which is capable of effectively avoiding the occurrence of near miss or collision. The method displays the terrain of an air space under air traffic control apparently in three dimensions on a display scr... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7031812 | System and method for monitoring aircraft engine health and determining engine power available, and applications thereof Smart instrumentation and monitoring provide primary engine instrumentation for an aircraft. The instrumentation generates real time engine power available data for the entire power regime and flight envelope of the aircraft while engine monitoring functions track, ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026956 | Method of integrating speed deviation cues in a vehicle navigation display A display system for a vehicle is provided. The display system includes a display configured to render a representation of an intended vehicle path. At least one relative speed indicator is rendered upon the display. The at least one relative speed indicator is conf... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7015829 | Method for displaying flight information A method for displaying flight information includes displaying a first characteristic sign illustrating a speed vector of an aircraft. The method also includes determining a first longitudinal margin of maneuver of the aircraft as a load factor, and displaying a sec... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6982655 | Method and indicator for displaying information showing the airspeed tolerance margins for an aircraft Method and indicator for displaying information showing the airspeed tolerance margins for an aircraft. The indicator comprises a central processing unit which selects, from a plurality of longitudinal scales, the longitudinal scale representative of the curr... | 01/03/2006 |
| 6980128 | Display system for an aircraft A display system for an aircraft includes a central unit configured to determine a speed vector of the aircraft and to determine a longitudinal margin of maneuver of the aircraft. The longitudinal margin of maneuver is expressed as a load factor and is related to on... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6940425 | Apparatus and method for determining information for aircraft The present invention provides a method for determining information for an air vehicle including the steps of providing a first coefficient of pressure data point, providing a situation involving the air vehicle, deriving pressures during the situation and deriving ... | 09/06/2005 |
| 6937166 | Process and device for aiding the piloting of an aircraft The device (1) for aiding piloting comprises means (2) for determining a speed vector of the aircraft, means of depiction (4) for presenting on a display screen (6) a first characteristic sign illustrating the speed vector of the aircraft... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6934608 | Integrated vertical situation display Methods and apparatus are provided for generating an integrated vertical situation display. The method comprises generating a profile view frame, producing a first profile view of a first track of the vehicle in the profile view frame beginning at about a current po... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6879887 | Low speed range indicator In an aircraft flight instrument display system having a display screen for displaying flight information, an airspeed indicator is displayed in a vertical tape format, and has a low speed range indicator with a low speed range identified on the airspeed indicator b... | 04/12/2005 |
| 6819266 | System and method for reducing the speed of an aircraft An aircraft system for reducing the airspeed of an aircraft as it passes through a preselected altitude includes an automatic throttle system including a computer, a device for inputting a preselected altitude and a preselected airspeed into the computer. An altimet... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6781512 | Multiple RPM indicating tachometer for motor vehicles A novel graphical display apparatus (and methods) for motor vehicles. The apparatus has a display coupled to an interior portion of a motor vehicle and facing a driver of the motor vehicle. The display is coupled to an output for identifying a revolution per minute ... | 08/24/2004 |
| 6756903 | Driver alertness monitoring system A system and methodology for determining the alertness of a driver of a motor vehicle including sensing at least one first movement characteristic of at least a first part of a motor vehicle, sensing at least one second movement characteristic of at least a second p... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6720891 | Vertical situation display terrain/waypoint swath, range to target speed, and blended airplane reference A flight information display for the flight deck of an aircraft showing a pictorial side view of the flight path or the area directly in front of the aircraft area having a selected distance of at least 0.5 nautical miles, comprising (a) a pictorial representation t... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6690300 | Marine engine throttle control method for single or twin engine applications An improved marine engine control methodology is utilized in either single or twin engine applications, and provides a safe and logical transitioning between manual and automatic operating modes. A standard software instruction set is installed in a micro... | 02/10/2004 |
| 6622066 | EGPWS cutoff altitude for helicopters An apparatus, method and computer program product for suppressing an alert generated by a terrain awareness system rotary wing aircraft of potentially hazardous proximity to terrain also reduces nuisance warnings and provides a terrain display consistent ... | 09/16/2003 |
| 6380870 | Apparatus, methods, and computer program products for determining a look ahead distance value for high speed flight The present invention provides several apparatus, methods, and computer program products for determining a look ahead distance value for use in a ground proximity warning system. Specifically, the present invention provides apparatus, methods, and compute... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6271769 | Apparatus and method for measuring and displaying angular deviations from angle of zero lift for air vehicles The present invention provides a flight instrument apparatus and method for its use in air vehicles having an indicator visibly displaying angles from zero lift and having a data port for electrically exporting angles from zero lift wherein pressures from... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6133857 | Aircraft takeoff velocity indicator system An aircraft instrument system that informs the pilot of whether, during the takeoff roll, the aircraft's acceleration rate is sufficient to ensure that V1 speed will be achieved at the expected time (and thus distance), and, if not, how far in distance th... | 10/17/2000 |
| 5986582 | Helicopter rotor/engine warning system A two-stage alarm for a rotary wing aircraft, such as a helicopter which operates on a collective control arm. A moveable mass or weight is operatively connected to the collective control arm. The moveable weight may be of a reciprocating type or a rotor ... | 11/16/1999 |
| 5982300 | Airplane safe take-off rotation indicator A device for indicating that an airplane has reached a safe speed in the presence of headwinds for initiating take-off rotation. The device senses the true ground speed of the airplane and converts the true ground speed into an "indicated ground speed" in... | 11/09/1999 |
| 5912627 | Device and method for indicating if an airplane is operating within operating limits The present invention provides a device for indicating an operating point of an aircraft comprising a sensor to measure air speed and a sensor to measure vertical acceleration. The device also comprises a processor in communicative connection with each of... | 06/15/1999 |
| 5886649 | Aircraft flight indicator The present invention relates to an aircraft flight indicator intended to supply a data item regarding the power margin available on at least one engine of the aircraft as a function of the flight conditions. According to the invention, the indicator comp... | 03/23/1999 |
| 5689251 | Airspeed prediction filter An air data computer outputs a data stream indicative of measured airspeed of an aircraft, for use in generating a display of airspeed to a pilot. To correct for the inherent processing delay, a correction factor is added to the data stream, so that the d... | 11/18/1997 |
| 5493293 | Method and apparatus for reducing false wind shear alerts A wind shear detection and alert system, compensated for the calibrated airspeed of the aircraft to minimize nuisance wind shear alerts. The wind shear detection and alert system (10) determines a reference airspeed as a function of flap position, with re... | 02/20/1996 |
| 5367460 | Method of signalling insufficient maneuverability of an aircraft and device implementing such a method Method for signalling insufficient maneuverability of an aircraft according to which: in a preparatory phase: with the aid of a plurality of N flight configurations, the weighting coefficients between three quantities G1, G2, G3 are determined, representa... | 11/22/1994 |
| 5361065 | Windshear guidance system A windshear guidance system for guiding an aircraft during a microburst windshear is provided. This system includes a time comparison subassembly, an airspeed comparison subassembly and a pitch command subassembly. The pitch command subassembly includes a... | 11/01/1994 |
| 5349347 | Method and apparatus for correcting dynamically induced errors in static pressure, airspeed and airspeed rate A system for correcting errors in static pressure, airspeed or airspeed rate caused by maneuvering that causes variations in static air pressure measurements compares a barometrically derived vertical velocity or altitude signal with an inertially-derived... | 09/20/1994 |
| 5225829 | Independent low airspeed alert A low airspeed alerting system for alerting the pilot of an aircraft of insufficient airspeed during a landing monitors various readily available signals representative of flight parameters of an aircraft such as pitch angle, vertical speed and true airsp... | 07/06/1993 |
| 5065349 | Method for and apparatus of monitoring how an operator operates a machine Performance of a helicopter is evaluated with an apparatus including a recorder section and a reader section interconnected during a start-up period while the pilot is initially operating the helicopter. The recorder includes two analog to digital convert... | 11/12/1991 |
| 4855738 | Variable threshold wind shear warning system An improved wind shear warning system for aircraft. A wind shear signal representing wind shear as modified by the downdraft drift angle of the aircraft is used to provide a warning signal when the wind shear signal exceeds (negatively) a variable thresho... | 08/08/1989 |
