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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8175761 | System and method for rendering a synthetic perspective display of a designated object or location A method for displaying information on a flight deck display element of an aircraft begins by obtaining a user interface command that represents a user-entered selection of a designated target. Relevant data is accessed and processed in response to this command, inc... | 05/08/2012 |
| 8155805 | Flight guidance and navigation display for a helicopter A flight guidance and navigation display (10) for a helicopter, includes a three-dimensional, semicircular flight guidance and navigation tunnel (12) to display a planned flight path of the helicopter; a circular surface (14), which is integrate... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8155804 | Device and method for providing a flight status signal The present invention provides a device for providing an aircraft flight status signal which indicates whether the aircraft is in the air or on the ground, which device calculates the flight status signal as a function of a number of differently provided flight spee... | 04/10/2012 |
| 8145366 | Real-time, interactive sonic boom display The present invention is an improved real-time, interactive sonic boom display for aircraft. By using physical properties obtained via various sensors and databases, the invention determines, in real-time, sonic boom impacts locations and intensities for aircraft tr... | 03/27/2012 |
| 8135502 | Method and device for automatically adjusting an image of an aircraft navigation screen A method and device are provided for automatically adjusting an image of an aircraft navigation screen. The device includes a determining unit for automatically determining, if necessary, a new display configuration making it possible to present on a navigation scre... | 03/13/2012 |
| 8108086 | System for guiding and piloting an aircraft in case of inability of the pilots An aircraft guidance and piloting system automatically guides and pilots an aircraft in the event a pilot is unable to guide or pilot the aircraft. Upon determining the pilot's inability to control the aircraft, a processor transmits an automatic engagement command ... | 01/31/2012 |
| 8103393 | Aircraft exhaust gas temperature monitor A computer-implemented function monitors and displays exhaust gas temperatures (EGT) in a plurality of cylinders in an engine. The invention provides an easy way to read exhaust gas temperature on a specific cylinder, and to provide a means for leaning the engine wh... | 01/24/2012 |
| 8090485 | Low-frequency flight control system oscillatory faults prevention via horizontal and vertical tail load monitors The Tail Load Monitoring System detects faulty low frequency (e.g. those in the range from 0.1 to 1 Hz) oscillatory conditions caused by Flight Control System malfunctions while the aircraft is in air by means of a continuous assessment of the estimated tail load be... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8086362 | Method and device for aiding the piloting of an aircraft Method and device for assisting the piloting of an aircraft. The device (1) comprises means (4) for determining, using a roll instruction and measured current values of external characteristics and of flight character... | 12/27/2011 |
| 8068945 | Method for homogenizing measurement units used for displaying communication messages The present invention relates to a method for homogenizing measurement units used for displaying communication messages containing numerical data notably messages exchanged by an aircraft with the air traffic control authority. The choice of the working units of the... | 11/29/2011 |
| 8055394 | Engine thrust values estimation A method for estimating engine thrust values of an aircraft is disclosed, the method comprising calculating estimated thrust value of an engine based on an equation of longitudinal motion, aircraft data measured during flight and calibrated drag/lift models, and a m... | 11/08/2011 |
| 8046119 | Method of indicating the lateral manoeuvre margins on either side of the flight plan path of an aircraft The parts of the flight plan of an aircraft corresponding to lateral trajectories at low altitude can comprise passages with limited lateral freedom of deployment because of risks of collision with the ground, or because of obstacles on the ground. The method makes ... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8032269 | Control surface failure detection for fly-by-wire aircraft A flight control system which detects a failure of a flight control surface and performs at least one action in response to the detected failure. ... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8032270 | Systems and methods for handling the display and receipt of aircraft control information Methods and systems for handling aircraft control information are disclosed. A system in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes a display medium coupleable to a flight manager, with the flight manager configured to receive and direct instructions f... | 10/04/2011 |
| 8027757 | Method and device for aiding the management of successive flights of an aircraft The invention relates to a method and device for aiding the management of successive flights of an aircraft. The device includes a determination unit which uses values recorded automatically for a flight, to automatically determine the values of characteristic param... | 09/27/2011 |
| 8005583 | Method and device for determining the air turbulence likely to be encountered by an aircraft A method and device for determining the air turbulence likely to be encountered by a first aircraft may use a turbulence indication from a second aircraft so as to make and use a prediction of the impact of the turbulence on the first aircraft if it is located in a ... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8005584 | Acoustic command link to retrieve submerged flight data Presently the only way to obtain the flight data from an open ocean crash site is to physically retrieve the flight data recorder. Retrieving a flight data recorder from the sea floor is extremely complex and expensive, requiring remotely operated robotic devices to... | 08/23/2011 |
| 8000848 | Integrated system for aircraft vortex safety The invention relates to systems for preventing off-normal situations when there is a possibility that an aircraft penetrates into a dangerous area of the vortex shedding of a vortex generator. The inventive system consists of information sub-systems for recording a... | 08/16/2011 |
| 8000849 | Method and apparatus for remotely controlling and stabilizing unmanned aircraft An aid for remotely controlling unmanned aircraft and particular helicopters, which allow the pilot at least approximately to directly stir the angle of inclination, thus for instance a pitch(elevator) and/or roll angle, so that on neutralizing of the steering stick... | 08/16/2011 |
| 7949440 | Aircraft cruise speed control The present invention provides an alternative to the auto-throttle integrated in an aircraft autopilot by restricting the conditions in which the system operates. The proposed system removes the auto-throttle function from the autopilot system and gives it directly ... | 05/24/2011 |
| 7945355 | Flight control method using wind data from airplane trajectory The invention involves a method comprising the steps of providing (S3) a wind data set (3) including wind data of a plurality of positions, receiving (S4) data for a predicted airplane trajecto... | 05/17/2011 |
| 7908046 | Method and device for monitoring a position indication of an aircraft A device and method calculate a global error relating to a position indication of an aircraft and compare the global error with a threshold value, which depends on flight constraints. ... | 03/15/2011 |
| 7844373 | Method and a system for monitoring the following of a reference trajectory by an aircraft The present invention relates to a method and a system for monitoring the following of a reference trajectory by an aircraft. The values that flight parameters of the aircraft will have on completion of a time interval ΔT are extrapolated, the time interval ΔT cor... | 11/30/2010 |
| 7801650 | Inferring the altitude of computing devices using multivariate pattern recognition of telemetry signals A method for inferring an altitude of a computing device, involving monitoring variable data associated with a plurality of variables measured within the computing device, inferring the altitude of the computing device using the measured plurality of variables in a ... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7787999 | Increasing pilot situational awareness of flight management system parameters, targets and intent A method of displaying flight management system (FMS) data, and an avionics system configured to implement the method, are provided. The method includes the step of providing FMS route data. The method also includes the step of using the FMS route data to display an... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7774106 | Cruise control FADEC logic The present invention provides an alternative to the auto-throttle integrated in an aircraft autopilot by restricting the conditions in which the system operates. The proposed system removes the auto-throttle function from the autopilot system and gives it directly ... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7769503 | Aircraft engine management for fuel conservation A method includes controlling an aircraft during descent, and controlling the engine pressure ratio of a jet engine so that the engine has a substantially equal pressure at the exhaust, and at the front of the engine during the descent. ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7761197 | Method and device for detecting air turbulence in the environment of an aircraft A device and method for detecting air turbulence determine a theoretical height corresponding to the difference between an extrapolated height of an isentropic trajectory and the current height of an aircraft. This theoretical height is compared with a height thresh... | 07/20/2010 |
| 7742847 | Method and system for context sensitive aircraft navigation A method and system for context sensitive navigation of an aircraft is provided. The method comprises obtaining data for use at takeoff, enroute, or at a destination, and interpreting the data to infer conditions during takeoff, enroute, or at the destination. One o... | 06/22/2010 |
| 7725221 | Dynamic non-linear display A method and apparatus is disclosed for displaying a dynamic parameter, the apparatus comprises a display unit receiving a display signal and displaying a scale that changes dynamically and non-linearly in accordance with a selected display algorithm, the display un... | 05/25/2010 |
| 7698027 | Aircraft path verification assistance method A method for assisting in verifying the path of an aircraft comprising a step of computing a path by means of a flight management computer, based on lateral constraints originating from a navigation database, characterized in that it comprises a step consisting in a... | 04/13/2010 |
| 7689329 | Integrated maintenance and materials services for fleet aircraft using aircraft data to improve quality of materials Turnkey maintenance of a customer's aircraft fleet is managed by a single management service provider (MSP) controlling integrated maintenance and materials services from a central operations site. The MSP converts data received directly from on-board aircraft syste... | 03/30/2010 |
| 7636619 | Device for aiding the guidance of a follower aircraft forming part of a patrol, as well as a system for aiding a patrol flight comprising such a device A device for aiding the guidance of a follower aircraft forming part of a patrol, as well as a system for aiding a patrol flight employing such a device has a calculation unit for determining: (1) a first flight trajectory allowing a follower aircraft to follow a ma... | 12/22/2009 |
| 7617025 | Electric oil pump control system in hybrid vehicle An electric oil pump control system for a hybrid vehicle which has an engine and a first electric motor as driving sources; a hydraulic automatic transmission connected between the engine and drive wheels of the vehicle; an electric oil pump for generating an oil pr... | 11/10/2009 |
| 7610123 | Vision-aided system and method for guiding a vehicle A method and system for guiding a vehicle comprises a location determining receiver for collecting location data for the vehicle. A vision module collects vision data for the vehicle. A location quality estimator estimates the location quality data for the location ... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7603209 | Perspective vertical situation display system and method A display system and method for an aircraft simultaneously displays the terrain under the flight plan, or under the current track of the aircraft, as both a two-dimensional lateral situation view image and as a perspective vertical situation view image. This provide... | 10/13/2009 |
| 7577501 | Methods and systems for automatically tracking information during flight Methods and systems for automatically tracking information during flight are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes receiving first information corresponding to a proposed aspect of a flight of the aircraft and including at l... | 08/18/2009 |
| 7493197 | Method for evaluating and signaling lateral manoeuvring margins on both sides of the planned flight plan of an aircraft The parts of the flight plan of an aircraft corresponding to lateral trajectories at low altitude can comprise passages with limited lateral freedom of deployment either because of risks of collision with the ground, or because of risks of penetration into a forbidd... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7444146 | Wireless, ground link-based aircraft data communication system with roaming feature A flight information communication system has a plurality of RF direct sequence spread spectrum ground data links that link respective aircraft-resident subsystems, in each of which a copy of its flight performance data is stored, with airport-located subsystems. Th... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7436322 | Flight recorder system with remote wireless access A flight recorder system with remote wireless access, for use aboard an aircraft, includes at least one microphone for monitoring sounds within a cockpit of the aircraft and producing digital audio data. The digital audio data is indexed relative to aircraft positio... | 10/14/2008 |
