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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 13, 2016
Filed:
Jul. 03, 2013
Thales, Neuilly-sur-Seine, FR;
Thales, Courbevoie, FR;
Abstract
A method for aiding navigation is provided, implemented in a flight management system, for the construction of a vertical trajectory of an aircraft following a predetermined lateral trajectory between a departure point and an arrival point; the departure point and arrival point furthermore being characterized by predefined altitudes, respectively Hand H, and predefined speeds, respectively Vand V. The method comprises the steps of: selection of a transition manoeuvre in terms of altitude and speed from a predetermined list of manoeuvres; determination of a manoeuvre point Pon the lateral trajectory, of altitude Hand of speed V, from which the transition manoeuvre must be initiated so as to allow the aircraft to reach at the arrival point the predefined speed Vand the predefined altitude H.