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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 20, 2003
Applicant:
Francois Kubica, Toulouse, FR;
Inventor:
Francois Kubica, Toulouse, FR;
Assignee:
Airbus France S.A.S., Toulouse, FR;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 23/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/08 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for operating an aircraft includes the steps of receiving guidance instructions and guidance parameters at a navigation computer, and transmitting automatic pilot instructions from the navigation computer to a flight control computer. The method also includes the steps of receiving control instructions and the automatic pilot instructions at the flight control computer, and generating operating commands at the flight control computer. In an automatic pilot mode, the operating commands are generated at the flight control computer based on the automatic pilot instructions.