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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 31, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 31, 2013
Applicant:
Airbus Operations (S.a.s.), Toulouse, FR;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Airbus Operations (S.A.S.), Toulouse, FR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G01C 21/20 (2006.01); G01C 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/0052 (2013.01); G01C 21/20 (2013.01); G01C 23/00 (2013.01); G08G 5/003 (2013.01);
Abstract
Method and device for aiding the guidance of an aircraft having to comply with at least one time constraint. The device can determine and present on a screen of the flight deck an offset in distance (ΔD) between the aircraft (AC) and a reference aircraft (Aref) which is defined to fly along the flight plan (TV) at an optimal speed to comply with the time constraint.