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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8185298 | Hybrid heuristic national airspace flight path optimization Hybrid-heuristic optimization of competing portfolios of flight paths for flights through one or more sectors of an airspace represented by an air traffic system. In one embodiment, a hybrid-heuristic optimization process (100) includes one or more heuristic ... | 05/22/2012 |
| 8095300 | Method and device for generating a speed profile for an aircraft during a taxiing A method and device for generating a speed profile for an aircraft rolling on the ground. The device (1) comprises means (8) for automatically determining a speed profile which is suited to successive elements of a ground rolling trajectory and ... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7502684 | Method and system for the automatic piloting of an aircraft on the approach to an airdrop position A method of automatic piloting of an aircraft during a phase of approach to a predetermined airdrop position includes automatically applying a speed profile with decreasing speed such that the aircraft will reach the airdrop position at a predetermined theoretical a... | 03/10/2009 |
| 7437237 | Positioning control apparatus and the method A positioning control apparatus including feedback loops according to a plurality of control modes which control positioning of an object to be controlled is provided, in which the positioning control apparatus includes a part (121, 122, 123, 124) for reflect... | 10/14/2008 |
| 7412324 | Flight management system with precision merging The present invention is a flight management system with precision merging that may determine a rejoin turn location based upon a heading to allow proper spacing between an aircraft and an identified target aircraft. The flight management system may monitor for devi... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7389163 | Procedure to minimize the risk of air collision for personal mid-air vehicles A method of and a system for controlling personal air vehicle (PAV) traffic provides a take-off-and-landing zone, and a forward flight zone. The take-off-and-landing zone may be from the ground up to a first altitude. The forward flight zone may be from the first al... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7370255 | Circuit testing with ring-connected test instrument modules Method and apparatus for circuit testing with ring-connected test instrument modules. A system for controlling one or more test instruments to test one or more integrated circuits includes a master clock and a controller. The test instruments are connected to form a... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366591 | System and method for vertical flight planning A method for performing performance prediction with respect to a vertical flight plan. A system performs performance prediction with respect to a vertical flight plan of an aircraft that includes determining which vertical flight plan rules of a plurality of vertica... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7353081 | Method and a system for programming an industrial robot A method for programming an industrial robot. The robot is taught a path having waypoints located on or in the vicinity of an object. An image of the object is obtained. Information is obtained about the position of a pointer pointing at points. The position of the ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7248963 | Method and system for aircraft flow management A method for managing the flow of a plurality of aircraft at an aviation resource, based upon specified data and operational goals pertaining to the aircraft and resource and the control of aircraft arrival fix times at the resource by a system manager, includes the... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248219 | Correlation of flight track data with other data sources A method of triangulating aircraft transponder signals using a number of receivers connected to a central station over communication links includes applying at least one logic rule at each receiver to incoming transponder signals to filter redundant transponder sign... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7151995 | Method for the prediction of air traffic events, especially for assistance in decision-making for airlines and airports In a method for the prediction of air-traffic events, with sending means being distributed on the sites of the air-traffic actors, and with data-processing means communicating with these sending means through at least one communications network, an event is predicte... | 12/19/2006 |
| 7149623 | Vehicle tracker including input/output features and related methods A tracking system includes a vehicle tracking unit for a vehicle of a type including an alarm indicator, and a monitoring station receiving the alarm indication alert from the vehicle tracking unit. The vehicle tracking unit may include a vehicle position determinin... | 12/12/2006 |
| 7132982 | Method and apparatus for accurate aircraft and vehicle tracking A direct multilateration target tracking system is provided with the TOA time stamp as an input. A technique of tracking targets with varying receiver combinations is provided. Methods of correlating and combining Mode A, Mode C, and Mode S messages to enhance targe... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7126534 | Minimum safe altitude warning A ground-based CFIT warning system provides pilots with CFIT alerts. The system is based upon a ground-based tracking system, which provides surveillance of aircraft, such as the AirScene™ multilateration system manufactured by Rannoch Corporation of Alexandria, V... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7031811 | Fuel efficient airspeed trim A system and method are provided for precisely adjusting individual aircraft airspeed system in order to provide more accurate cruise Indicated Airspeed (IAS). The system includes a flight data computer, an autopilot, and airspeed displays. The flight data computer ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 6992626 | Method and apparatus to correlate aircraft flight tracks and events with relevant airport operations information AirScene™, through a unique fusion process, is the only NOMS system to provide such data, digitally, and in a form that is integrated with flight tracks, noise events, complaint, and operations data. Other systems provide only the flight track, noise event, and co... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6934613 | Automated self-control traveling system for expressways and method for controlling the same A self-control traveling system for an expressway and a method for controlling the same is disclosed. A plurality of road signs are consecutively installed at left and right sides of the expressway. An imaging device images the road signs arranged along the expressw... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6925370 | Automotive system including a back-up aid with parking assist A technique for combining a back-up aid function with a park assist function in a motor vehicle initially includes determining a distance from a motor vehicle to an object. Next, a velocity of the motor vehicle is determined. Then, a scaled version of the velocity a... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6904340 | Flight control indicator for an aircraft, in particular a transport airplane, intended to supply the thrust generated by at least one engine of the aircraft Flight control indicator for an aircraft, in particular a transport airplane, intended to supply the thrust generated by at least one engine of the aircraft. The flight control indicator (1) comprises display means (4) which present, on a viewin... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6836729 | Method of and apparatus for detecting vehicle speed pulse drop, on-vehicle navigation system, program storage device and computer data signal embodied in carrier wave An on-vehicle navigation system is provided with a radio wave positioning apparatus (18) and a vehicle speed sensor (13) for a dead reckoning positioning. A method of detecting a vehicle speed pulse drop of a vehicle speed pulse generated by the vehicl... | 12/28/2004 |
| 6834226 | Multiple control loop acceleration of turboalternator after reaching self-sustaining speed previous to reaching synchronous speed A method of operating a turboalternator when the turbine engine speed is between synchronous speed and self-sustaining speed. ... | 12/21/2004 |
| 6826469 | Vehicle traveling control system A vehicle traveling control system includes a control mode for controlling a vehicle speed by applying braking force so as to maintain the vehicle speed at a predetermined driving force threshold vehicle speed or smaller than that while a predetermined driving force... | 11/30/2004 |
| 6789011 | Method and system for allocating aircraft arrival/departure slot times A computer program product, that allows an aviation system to temporally allocate aircraft slot times during a specified period for the flow of a plurality of aircraft toward a specified fix point, has, according to the present invention: (1) a means for collecting ... | 09/07/2004 |
| 6707392 | Vehicle speed control system and method for controlling vehicle speed A system for controlling a speed of a vehicle is provided. The system includes a first communications unit and a second communications unit. The first communications unit is coupled to an engine controller for controlling an engine of a first vehicle. Also, the firs... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6587757 | Method for guiding an aircraft during a convoy flight The invention relates to compliance with the safety distances between aircraft travelling, in a queue, one behind the other, through a prescribed air corridor. It is more especially concerned with a process allowing an aircraft knowing its position and th... | 07/01/2003 |
| 6584400 | Schedule activated management system for optimizing aircraft arrivals at congested airports A system is provided for managing the inbound flow of aircraft to an airfield by ensuring that aircraft are sequenced before departure into an arrival stream. Sequencing uses operational data obtained from airlines and then provides a methodology for shar... | 06/24/2003 |
| 6549841 | Method and device for assisting a driver of a vehicle The invention relates to a method and a device for assisting a driver of a vehicle, said vehicle having an engine and a braking system, an accelerator that conveys the driver's wishes concerning acceleration to the engine, and a brake pedal that conveys t... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6507782 | Aircraft control system for reaching a waypoint at a required time of arrival The instant invention provides a system and method for controlling the flight of an aircraft to meet an RTA. The system comprises a speed profile generator that communicates with a trajectory generator to produce a speed profile signal that enables the ai... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6498981 | System for sequencing traffic A system for sequencing traffic for use with various types of vehicles such as air vehicles, land vehicles water vehicles, and railroad vehicles. Virtual containers may be generated that are used to sequence traffic. The virtual containers may be suitably... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6463383 | Method and system for aircraft flow management by airlines/aviation authorities A method is presented for managing, in real time, the arrival and departure of a plurality of aircraft to and/or from a specified system resource (e.g., an airport, gate, section of airspace) or set of system resources based upon consideration of the surr... | 10/08/2002 |
| 6434453 | Engine control system for hybrid vehicle An engine control system for a hybrid vehicle having an internal combustion engine and an electric motor as driving force sources, for permitting stopping and restarting of the engine in accordance with predetermined drive conditions. The engine control s... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6424889 | Method for generating a horizontal path avoiding dangerous zones for an aircraft A method for generating a horizontal path for the avoidance of danger zones for an aircraft. The method models the contours of each danger zone by a succession of segments demarcated by points. The method determines two homing circles and two capture circ... | 07/23/2002 |
| 6393362 | Dynamic safety envelope for autonomous-vehicle collision avoidance system The function of each autonomous vehicle in a surface mine is performed according to a predetermined trajectory related to its particular task and implemented by a guidance system through on-board GPS and two-way communication hardware. The current positio... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6389334 | Process and device for automatically supported guidance of aircraft to a parking position and management system therefor A method and associated device and management system for automatically guiding an aircraft to a parking position in a parking zone. The aircraft is detected by at least one video camera located in the parking zone which outputs video signals. The video si... | 05/14/2002 |
| 6377884 | Method and device for controlling the drive train of a vehicle A method and a device are described for controlling a drive train of a vehicle having a gas pedal activated by a driver of the vehicle. A setpoint value is formed for a drive torque or a setpoint value for a drive power as a function of the position of a ... | 04/23/2002 |
| 6356833 | Vehicle speed control system using wireless communications and method for controlling the same Disclosed a vehicle speed control system using wireless communications, the system including a driving state detecting unit for detecting a driving state and outputting corresponding signals; a transmitter/receiver for outputting low-strength signals; an ... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6285943 | Road speed control system A road speed control system for preventing motorists from speeding on roads. The road speed control system includes roadside transmitter/receiver members being adapted to be erected along roadsides where speed limits on roads change; and also includes a v... | 09/04/2001 |
| 6256567 | Speed-change pattern switching control system for automatic transmission of motor vehicle A speed-change pattern switching control system for an automatic transmission of a motor vehicle which can ensure enhanced comfort when driving the motor vehicle. The system decides the running state of the motor vehicle on the basis of driving/operation ... | 07/03/2001 |
| 6236933 | Instantaneous traffic monitoring system A system for instantaneously monitoring traffic congestion including a plurality of monitoring electronic devices located in motor vehicles traveling on roadways in a selected region. Each monitoring electronic device is coupled to a GPS receiver that pro... | 05/22/2001 |
