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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 07, 2009
Applicants:
Xavier Blanchon, Toulouse, FR;
François Coulmeau, Seilh, FR;
Manuel Gutierrez-castaneda, Toulouse, FR;
Inventors:
Xavier Blanchon, Toulouse, FR;
François Coulmeau, Seilh, FR;
Manuel Gutierrez-Castaneda, Toulouse, FR;
Assignee:
Thales, Neuilly sur Seine, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 19/00 (2011.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for providing for the optimized regulation of the relative spacing between aircraft is disclosed. This method can be implemented by a system whose physical architecture can rely mainly on existing computers on board most current aircraft. The method includes a main step of determining the changing trend of the relative spacing, in distance or in time, between a target aircraft (C) and a following aircraft (S).