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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Sep. 22, 2021
Applicant:
Thales, Courbevoie, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
THALES, Courbevoie, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/91 (2006.01); G01S 7/41 (2006.01); G01S 13/86 (2006.01); G01S 13/75 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/913 (2013.01); G01S 7/412 (2013.01); G01S 13/86 (2013.01); G01S 13/75 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of locating an aircraft in flight by means of a locating device including at least one sensor and a radar, the method including a first phase of determining a position of the aircraft, referred to as the first position, by means of the at least one sensor according to a signal supplied by the at least one sensor, a second phase of determining, at the same time as the first determination phase, a position of the aircraft, referred to as the second position, by means of the radar, and a phase of comparing data associated with the first position and data associated with the second position after which the first position is either validated or invalidated.