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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 24, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 06, 2006
Applicants:
Michel Subelet, Cugnaux, FR;
Sylvain Fontaine, Villeneuve Tolosane, FR;
Carine Moncourt, Pins Justaret, FR;
Bernard Fabre, Fonsorbes, FR;
Inventors:
Michel Subelet, Cugnaux, FR;
Sylvain Fontaine, Villeneuve Tolosane, FR;
Carine Moncourt, Pins Justaret, FR;
Bernard Fabre, Fonsorbes, FR;
Assignee:
Thales, , FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The invention notably relates to a method of detecting obstacles on the ground receiving an obstacle clearance sensor and a zone for extracting map data. The method comprises the following steps: In particular, the invention applies to the calculation of the warnings relating to the risks of collision with pointlike or linear obstacles taking into account the path of the aircraft and the altitude of the obstacles.