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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 1997
Filed:
Apr. 10, 1995
Francedilla.ois Faivre, St. Medard En Jalles, FR;
Xavier Denoize, St. Medard En Jalles, FR;
Sextant Avionique, Meudon la Foret, FR;
Abstract
The disclosure is an aircraft landing aid device that includes at least a database containing signatures and positions of reference objects, a sensor picking up signatures of reference objects, means of navigation used to fix the approximate position of the aircraft, means of correlation connected to said means of navigation, sensor and database, that define the vertical and horizontal bearings of the objects picked up by said sensor, and means of fixing the exact position of the aircraft, connected to said means of navigation, sensor and database. It is applicable in particular to airliners, enabling landing in all weather conditions.