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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 07, 2013
Thales, Neuilly-sur-Seine, FR;
Thales, Neuilly-sur-Seine, FR;
Abstract
In the field of the calculation of the approach trajectory of an aircraft, and relating to a method for determining a corrected lateral approach trajectory as a function of the energy to be reabsorbed before the landing, and also to a flight management system making it possible to determine the corrected lateral trajectory, a method comprises: determining an energy of the aircraft Eupon crossing the runway threshold on the basis of a predetermined approach trajectory and of a current state of the aircraft, said state comprising at least one current altitude, a current ground speed and a mass of the aircraft; comparing the energy Ewith a predetermined maximum energy E, and when the energy Eis greater than the energy E, determining the corrected lateral approach trajectory as a function of the difference between the energy of the aircraft Eand the maximum energy E.