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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 15, 2014
Filed:
May. 23, 2011
Thierry Bourret, Toulouse, FR;
Pascale Louise, Toulouse, FR;
Jean Muller, Tournefeuille, FR;
Xavier Dal Santo, Blagnac, FR;
Thierry Bourret, Toulouse, FR;
Pascale Louise, Toulouse, FR;
Jean Muller, Tournefeuille, FR;
Xavier Dal Santo, Blagnac, FR;
Airbus Operations (SAS), Toulouse Cedex, FR;
Abstract
A method of aiding the piloting of an airplane ensures the availability of an automatic pilot and a thrust regulation system on board the airplane. To this end, the method includes determining first information by measuring the actual airspeed of the airplane, and this first information is used to control the automatic pilot and the thrust regulation system in a primary mode during normal operations of the airplane. When the first information is lost by becoming unavailable or unreliable, the automatic pilot and the thrust regulation system are each controlled in a secondary mode by control parameters determined using additional flight data independent from the actual airspeed of the airplane and the first information. Consequently, an alternative or redundant control is supplied for ensuring the continued operation of an automatic pilot without necessary intervention from crew members on board the airplane.