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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8180504 | Aircraft landing gear compression rate monitor and method to increase aircraft landing weight limitation A system for use in monitoring, measuring, computing and displaying the rate of compression of aircraft landing gear struts, experienced while aircraft are executing either normal or hard landing events. Further by measuring the vertical compression rate of the land... | 05/15/2012 |
| 8150565 | Method and device for aiding the piloting of an aircraft to prepare a phase of descent A method and device for aiding the piloting of an aircraft while respecting a time of arrival constraint at a first waypoint during a phase of descent. The method includes calculating an instant of arrival of the aircraft at an intermediate waypoint, in such a way t... | 04/03/2012 |
| 8050808 | Method and device for limiting the roll command of an aircraft as a function of a thrust asymmetry The device includes a calculation unit to automatically calculate an overall thrust moment of the engines which represents a thrust asymmetry of the engines of a multi-engine aircraft, a determination unit to automatically determine, using this overall moment, a max... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8046118 | Converter for converting a load factor command into a longitudinal attitude deviation instruction The invention relates to flight control systems for aircraft, which have large control loops delivering load factor commands and which are applied to flight controls more suited to the following by the pilot of a longitudinal attitude deviation instruction than to t... | 10/25/2011 |
| 8024080 | Automated throttle control system A throttle control system that is compensated for mountain wave conditions includes an auto throttle computer and a detector for detecting the pitch or pitch angle of the aircraft. The computer is used for determining the rate of change of pitch i.e. the first deriv... | 09/20/2011 |
| 7962255 | System and method for estimating inertial acceleration bias errors A method for estimating inertial acceleration bias errors including obtaining uncorrected acceleration measurements on board a vehicle; obtaining independent position and independent velocity data of the vehicle; transforming the uncorrected acceleration measurement... | 06/14/2011 |
| 7711457 | Method for positioning orders with delayed execution in an aircraft flight path The invention relates to a navigation aid method of an aircraft comprising a step for positioning an execution order in a flight plan then in a flight path. When the order is for deferred execution, that is, comprises a condition, estimating the position of the airc... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7702428 | Method and device to assist in the piloting of an aircraft A device to assist in an independent piloting of an aircraft at least in a descent phase includes a unit to determine a descent axis which assists a pilot in flying from a safe altitude to a decision height, the descent axis being secured relative to the ground bein... | 04/20/2010 |
| 7561945 | Sum integration estimating of the vertical speed for a rotary wing aircraft A process and device for estimating the vertical speed of a rotary wing aircraft may include integrating the sum of: (1) a first component corresponding to a vertical acceleration measurement and (2) a second component obtained from the difference between: (a) a fir... | 07/14/2009 |
| 7496433 | Method and apparatus for minimizing the noise emitted by a rotorcraft during take-off and landing The method includes a preliminary period in which a reference rotorcraft is used that corresponds to a rotorcraft of a particular type, with a series of noise measurements being performed on said rotorcraft (1) in flight using noise sensors (C) disposed on sa... | 02/24/2009 |
| 7389162 | Aircraft vehicular propulsion system monitoring device and method Methods and systems for monitoring rotating shaft shafts and couplings in an aircraft propulsion system is described. The measurement system/method provides for accurate and precise monitoring of a rotating shaft flexible coupling in a fixed wing aircraft vehicle pr... | 06/17/2008 |
| 7383105 | System and method for monitoring passenger oxygen saturation levels and estimating oxygen usage requirements A device performs oxygen flight planning calculations for estimating oxygen usage. The device includes a storage device, an input device for inputting a known flight parameter value into the storage device, and an output device for outputting the known flight parame... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7373223 | Global navigation satellite system landing systems and methods A method and system are provided for performing satellite-supported landings in CAT II/III type landing conditions. An exemplary system includes a communication component, a positioning system, a radar altimeter, and a processor. The communication component receives... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369845 | Managing features available on a portable communication device based on a travel speed detected by the portable communication device A portable communication device detects a current speed of travel of the portable communication device independent of any vehicle temporarily transporting the portable communication device. A speed based setting controller of the portable communication device compar... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7337058 | Engine wear characterizing and quantifying method A method for characterizing engine wear includes the steps of generating operational data representative of engine operation, comparing the operational data with baseline operational data generated by a baseline operational model of the engine and generating a first... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7330781 | Method to determine and guide aircraft approach trajectory A method to determine, and guide an aircraft on, an intermediate trajectory between a first trajectory, for low-altitude flight, and a second trajectory, from which a tactical landing is carried out, may include determining a point of transition which lies on the fi... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7272470 | Path guidance systems for a parachute/paraglider and flight path planning devices for planning the use of at least one parachute or paraglider, and system for carrying out said path guidance and planning Flight path planning device for determining path guidance specifications for at least one parachute or paraglider (5), which determines an altitude/time corridor (20, 30) as a flying range to be maintained by the parachute or paraglider (5) or a... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272473 | Methods and systems for analyzing system operator coupling susceptibility Methods for analyzing system operator coupling susceptibility are described herein. In one embodiment, an open loop frequency response can be compared to a related over-steer point. An over-steer point can be the condition where, as operator gain is increased for an... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7248968 | Obstacle detection using stereo vision A system and method for detecting an obstacle comprises determining a vegetation height of a vegetation canopy at corresponding coordinates within a field. An object height is detected, where the object height of an object exceeds the vegetation height. A range of t... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7248967 | Autonomous velocity estimation and navigation Measurement of a spatial velocity vector in order to make determination of a geographical position possible. A spatial velocity meter includes an inertial measurement unit, a direction-sensing module and a velocity processor. The inertial measurement unit registers ... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7206548 | Method and system for network-based remote control and testing of wireless communication devices A method and system for remote testing of a wireless communication device (WCD). The WCD is communicatively linked in a test environment with a host computer that communicates over a packet-switched network with a remote computer operated by a testing technician. Th... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7185002 | Systems and methods for data retrieval, manipulation, and delivery Systems and methods are disclosed that include a user interface that enables a user to request a pre-defined report. The user may specify either or both of an electronic mail delivery address for the report and an interval at which the report is to be updated. Such ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7139645 | Process and device for aiding the driving of a vehicle running over the ground A device and process for aiding the driving of an aircraft running over the ground in an acceleration phase with a view to takeoff may include determining a current speed v0 of the aircraft and a value acc corresponding to a deceleration of the aircraft during emerg... | 11/21/2006 |
| 7120540 | Onboard terrain anticollision display device Terrain anticollision equipment generally uses a display device showing a two-dimensional synthetic map of the terrain overflown by the aircraft and in which the relief is shown by superposed slices assigned false colors representative of the magnitude of the risk o... | 10/10/2006 |
| 7089090 | Flight control indicator determining the maximum slope for the flight control of an aircraft by terrain following The flight control indicator may include a set of information sources, a computation unit connected to said set of information sources, and a head-up display device. The computation unit determines, on the basis of information emanating from the set of information s... | 08/08/2006 |
| 6954685 | Aircraft vehicular propulsion system monitoring device and method Methods and systems for monitoring rotating shaft shafts and couplings in an aircraft propulsion system is described. The measurement system/method provides for accurate and precise monitoring of a rotating shaft flexible coupling in a fixed wing aircraft vehicle pr... | 10/11/2005 |
| 6947814 | Process and device for estimating at least the vertical speed of an aircraft, in particular of a rotary wing aircraft A process for estimating the vertical speed of a rotary wing aircraft may include integrating the sum of: (1) a first component corresponding to a vertical acceleration measurement and (2) a second component obtained from the difference between: (a) a first value in... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6907324 | Instrument reference flight display system for horizon representation of direction to next waypoint The invention provides a primary flight display instrument in which a symbol—such as a small star or triangle—indicates the bearing to the current waypoint in the flight navigation plan. The display may also show a bearing indication symbol showing a follow-on w... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6873903 | Method and system for tracking and prediction of aircraft trajectories A method for predicting the trajectory of an aircraft is disclosed. It yields the arrival/departure times for a plurality of aircraft with respect to a specified system resource and is based upon specified data and other operational factors pertaining to the aircraf... | 03/29/2005 |
| 6826458 | Graphic closure indicator for cockpit traffic display A system for graphically displaying on a cockpit display an indication of closure (i.e. a “closure indictor”) with a selected target aircraft. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the system only displays a closure indicator if: (1) the selected target ai... | 11/30/2004 |
| 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 |
| 6650974 | Methods and apparatus for automated flight preparation Methods and apparatus are provided for automated flight preparation. Methods and apparatus may be used to automatically determine gross weight, weight and balance, take-off distance, rate-of-climb, and flight dynamics, such as fuel, time and distance for ... | 11/18/2003 |
| 6567727 | Flight control system A flight control system automatically recognizes safety-critical flight conditions and transmits timely guidance to the pilot for correcting such flight conditions. The flight control system includes a computer which runs parallel to the flight control co... | 05/20/2003 |
| 6507776 | Autopilot for aircraft having automatic descent function in the event of cabin depressurization An emergency control system permits an aircraft to recover from a catastrophic loss of cabin pressure even if the pilot becomes incapacitated before he is able to activate an emergency oxygen system. An autopilot system is programmed for rapid descent, in... | 01/14/2003 |
| 6441751 | Indicator of a variable for aircraft The indicator (1A) according to the invention comprises means (13) for determining first and second target values respectively of a variable and of its derivative with respect to time, and display means (5, 6, 7) which depict on a display screen (7) a mea... | 08/27/2002 |
| 6430479 | Methods, apparatus and computer program products for determining the vertical speed of an aircraft A method, an apparatus and a computer program product are provided for accurately determining the vertical speed of an aircraft in a manner independent of signals provided by an air data computer, an inertial reference system and an inertial navigation sy... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6366836 | Method and apparatus for providing adaptive altitude preselector units A method of changing a preselect altitude value includes receiving an input from a pilot. In response, the preselect altitude value is changed by a first amount from a current preselect altitude value toward a minimum altitude value. The first amount that... | 04/02/2002 |
| 6338454 | Aircraft flight control device The present invention relates to a flight control device for an aircraft comprising a control (2) and a means for actuating a controlled member (RP, RQ) to which a command is applied. According to the invention, said device (1) additionally includes a sensor ... | 01/15/2002 |
| 6324448 | Methods, apparatus and computer program products for determining the vertical speed of an aircraft A method, an apparatus and a computer program product are provided for accurately determining the vertical speed of an aircraft in a manner independent of signals provided by an air data computer, an inertial reference system and an inertial navigation sy... | 11/27/2001 |
| 6314329 | Compensation algorithm for initializing yaw rate sensor's zero point offset When a motor vehicle is not in motion, an algorithm for establishing the initial zero point offset values for a yaw rate sensor as may be used in motor vehicle software control systems. The initial values are the manufactured values and are downloaded int... | 11/06/2001 |
