Airbus Operations (s.a.s.)

Jean-Christophe Guillermin

Sylvain Raynaud

Stéphane Marcy

Sabine Vieyres

Philippe Menard

Oksana Medyna

The invention relates to a method and device for automatically managing the separation between two aircraft following one another. The device () comprises a means () for automatically calculating, prior to performing a function to acquire and maintain separation, orders for controlling speed that enable a trailing aircraft to acquire and maintain a time separation relative to a target aircraft preceding the former.

Method and device for automatically managing the separation between two aircraft following one another

The system () comprises means for determining the distance at the current time of the target aircraft (B) with respect to the merge waypoint (P0) along its path (TB), this distance being transmitted to calculation means in order to determine the speed control commands which are subsequently applied to the reference aircraft (A) in order for it to carry out the acquisition of the spacing at said merge waypoint (P0).

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Toulouse, France

Jean-Christophe Guillermin