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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 25, 2012
Filed:
Oct. 07, 2009
Fabien Joyeux, Toulouse, FR;
Adrien Ott, Fresnes, FR;
Melanie Morel, Meylan, FR;
Romain Merat, Toulouse, FR;
Stephane Dattler, Montlaur, FR;
Francois Barre, Plaisance du Touch, FR;
Armelle Seillier, Toulouse, FR;
Fabien Joyeux, Toulouse, FR;
Adrien Ott, Fresnes, FR;
Melanie Morel, Meylan, FR;
Romain Merat, Toulouse, FR;
Stephane Dattler, Montlaur, FR;
Francois Barre, Plaisance du Touch, FR;
Armelle Seillier, Toulouse, FR;
Airbus Operations SAS, Toulouse, FR;
Airbus, Blagnac, FR;
Abstract
Disclosed is a method and device, which provide an enhanced ability to monitor the navigation of an aircraft during a phase of flight in which the aircraft is close to the ground in which the aircraft uses positional information supplied by a satellite positioning system for the navigation. A display screen is used to display a first characteristic sign representing a selected setpoint value for a height parameter of the aircraft. The display screen also displays a second characteristic sign representing a current auxiliary value expressed in the form of an achievable height parameter. An alert is emitted when the second characteristic sign is determined to be within a predetermined height value of the first characteristic sign, and the alert is shown in visual format on the display screen. An alarm is also emitted following a predetermined time after the alert is emitted, if the setpoint value is not replaced by a new setpoint value.