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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2001
Filed:
Sep. 24, 1999
Applicant:
Inventors:
Hugues Meunier, Les Essarts le Roi, FR;
Gerard Lepere, Aubervilliers, FR;
Vincent Gauge, Versailles, FR;
Eric Leonardi, Neauphle le Chateau, FR;
Christophe Roger, Suresnes, FR;
Assignee:
Thomson CSF Detexis, Saint Cloud, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 ; G08B 2/100 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/00 ; G08B 2/100 ;
Abstract
A landing aid device comprises processing means, which receive aircraft path data, and data regarding the position of at least one runway towards which the aircraft is steering. These processing means comprise calculation means which supply a state signal, comprising at least one condition which is dependent on the path data and on the runway data, this function being chosen so as to express the fact that the path of the aircraft converges towards the runway.