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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Apr. 19, 2017
Airbus Operations (S.a.s.), Toulouse, FR;
Airbus Operations (S.A.S.), Toulouse, FR;
Abstract
A collision avoidance method and system for a trailer aircraft of an aircraft formation relative to an intruder aircraft. The collision avoidance system is embedded in a trailer aircraft of an aircraft formation and it is intended to avoid a collision relative to at least one aircraft external to the aircraft formation, called intruder aircraft, the aircraft formation including a lead aircraft and the at least one trailer aircraft, the collision avoidance system being configured to bring the trailer aircraft to a safety point dependent on a safety zone, prior to the implementation of an avoidance maneuver, the safety zone corresponding to a zone located to the rear of the lead aircraft and with no wake turbulence generated by the lead aircraft.