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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2023

Filed:

Dec. 16, 2019
Applicant:

Thales, Courbevoie, FR;

Inventors:

Guillaume Meulle, Tournefeuille, FR;

Christophe Pierre, Fontenilles, FR;

Dorian Martinez, Toulouse, FR;

Assignee:

THALES, Courbevoie, FR;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); G06F 17/17 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/0047 (2013.01); B64D 45/00 (2013.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G06F 17/17 (2013.01); G08G 5/0052 (2013.01); B64D 2045/0075 (2013.01);
Abstract

Methods and systems for optimizing the flight of an aircraft are disclosed. The trajectory is divided into segments, each of the segments being governed by distinct sets of equations, depending on engine thrust mode and on vertical guidance (climb, cruise or descent). By assuming two, aerodynamic and engine-speed, models, data from flight recordings are received and a number of parameters from a parameter-optimization engine is iteratively determined by applying a least-squares calculation until a predefined minimality criterion is satisfied. The parameter optimization engine is next used to predict the trajectory point following a given point. Software aspects and system (e.g. FMS and/or EFB) aspects are described.


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