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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 22, 2015
Filed:
May. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Airbus Operations S.a.s., Toulouse, FR;
Inventors:
Virginie Le Gall, Tournefeuille, FR;
Alexandre Buisson, Toulouse, FR;
Pierre-Xavier Catinat, Toulouse, FR;
Valentin Vincent, Toulouse, FR;
Assignee:
AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS, Toulouse, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/02 (2006.01); B64C 19/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/06 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/02 (2013.01); B64C 19/00 (2013.01); G05D 1/0676 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method and device for automatically determining an optimized approach and/or descent profile for an aircraft are provided. The device comprises means for optimizing an approach and/or descent profile of an aircraft avoiding long and steep geometric segments, the device to this end inserting an idle segment, if it satisfies the restrictions, in the profile relating to the descent phase and/or to the approach phase, wherein said idle segment can be followed by a geometric segment.