301 |
METHOD FOR MANAGING A VERTICAL FLIGHT PLAN |
US14362023 |
2012-11-30 |
US20140365041A1 |
2014-12-11 |
Guy Deker; Samuel Orzan; Bertrand Caudron De Coqueraumont; Philippe Chaix |
A method for managing a vertical flight plan comprises: a first step of breaking down an initial flight plan into a succession of contiguous segments, each segment comprising a change of altitude and/or of speed; a second step of calculating a lateral flight path of the flight plan based on the contiguous segments; a third step of calculating a vertical profile and a speed profile based on the calculated lateral flight path; a fourth step is a step of determining an active segment during the flight of the aircraft, by longitudinal distance sequencing of the contiguous segments. The method is notably suitable for the integration of tactical flight segments into a flight plan. |
302 |
Flight planning system with bookmarking |
US13074413 |
2011-03-29 |
US08856673B1 |
2014-10-07 |
Cindy Dorfmann; Andreas Sindlinger; Nima Barraci |
A method and apparatus for managing vehicle information. The vehicle information is displayed on a display system for a vehicle. The vehicle information is for operating the vehicle. An item in the vehicle information is placed in a group of items of interest in response to receiving a user input selecting the item from the vehicle information as an item of interest. A number of items in the group of items of interest is displayed in association with a number of graphical indicators on the display system. The number of graphical indicators identifies the number of items as a number of items of interest. |
303 |
Device for flight plan display with displacement based on jumps |
US12732658 |
2010-03-26 |
US08825401B2 |
2014-09-02 |
Guy Deker; Michel Roger; Emmanuel Roux |
A device for displaying a flight plan of an aircraft is disclosed. The device includes a control unit with at least one first display area including a textual list of identifiers of points, a textual list of identifiers of segments, or both that are representative of a portion of the flight plan. A display of the textual lists are centered around a current central display point, the current central display point corresponding to a point of the flight plan or a segment of the flight plan. The device further includes means for displacing by jumps the flight plan portion displayed in the first display area by selecting a new point different from the current central display point, the selected new point becoming a new central display point after selection thereof. |
304 |
System onboard an aircraft connected with a flight plan |
US13015008 |
2011-01-27 |
US08694234B2 |
2014-04-08 |
Jean-Claude Mere; Julien Dramet |
An evaluation method and an evaluation system onboard an aircraft in communication with a flight management system to access a flight plan stored in memory of the flight management system, where the flight plan defines a cruising level and a minimum fuel reserve to destination objective. The evaluation system comprises circuitry to calculate a fuel consumption deviation between flight at a selected cruising altitude level and flight at an altitude level initially planned by the flight plan, where the selected altitude level is lower than the altitude level initially planned, and to determine a climb limit point from the selected cruising altitude level as a function of the fuel consumption deviation and the minimum fuel reserve objective, where the climb limit point represents the last climb point respecting the minimum fuel reserve to destination objective; and interface circuitry to provide the climb limit point and anticipative information concerning the climb limit point. |
305 |
Displaying method and device for an aircraft following a flight plan |
US11993007 |
2006-06-19 |
US08175760B2 |
2012-05-08 |
Patrice Rouquette; Nolween Laveant; Didier Have; Arnaud Le Tellier |
A device comprises means for computing the air-craft (A) current position, means for determining at least one maximum permitted deviation (E1) around a set position of the flight path of the flight plan according to accuracy and integrity performances of said current position computation and to the restriction of a flight range authorized in a flight corridor (6A, 6B), and a display system (7) for displaying at least one a distance scale (9) on a viewing screen (8), at least one a fixed symbol (10) displaying the current position and two movable pointers (13, 14) displaying the limits of said maximum permitted deviation (E1). |
306 |
Method and apparatus for managing flight planning |
US11762278 |
2007-06-13 |
US08112186B2 |
2012-02-07 |
Tim Sylvester |
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for displaying flight plan data. First level flight plan data is displayed and user input is received selecting a selection of a portion of the first level flight plan data. In response to receiving the selection of the portion of the first level flight plan data, second level flight plan data is displayed, wherein the second level flight plan data displayed is used to derive the selected portion of the first level flight plan data selected by the user input. |
307 |
Method and apparatus for editing electronic flight plans |
US12042179 |
2008-03-04 |
US08027786B2 |
2011-09-27 |
Patrick Wipplinger; Thomas Grasse |
A computer implemented method, apparatus, and computer usable program code for managing a flight plan for an aircraft. A set of projected flight plan parameters are displayed associated with a waypoint presented on a display of an aircraft data processing system. User input is received to form a set of actual flight plan parameters. A set of variances between the set of projected flight plan parameters and the set of actual flight plan parameters is displayed on a map in association with the waypoint. |
308 |
SYSTEM ONBOARD AN AIRCRAFT CONNECTED WITH A FLIGHT PLAN |
US13015008 |
2011-01-27 |
US20110208415A1 |
2011-08-25 |
Jean-Claude Mere; Julien Dramet |
The invention relates to a method and an evaluation system onboard an aircraft connected with a flight plan (13) defining a cruising level and a minimum fuel reserve to destination objective, including: calculating means (5) for calculating a fuel consumption deviation between flight at a selected cruising altitude level (15) and flight at an altitude level initially planned (17) by the flight plan, said selected altitude level (15) being lower than the altitude level initially planned (17), calculating means (5) for determining a climb limit point (19) from said selected cruising altitude level (15) as a function of said fuel consumption deviation and said minimum fuel reserve objective, said climb limit point (19) representing the last climb point respecting said minimum fuel reserve to destination objective, and interface means (9) for providing said climb limit point (19) and anticipative information (21) concerning said climb limit point. |
309 |
Device for Flight Plan Display with Displacement Based on Jumps |
US12732658 |
2010-03-26 |
US20100250117A1 |
2010-09-30 |
Guy Deker; Emmanuel Roux; Michel Roger |
The subject of the invention is a device for displaying flight plans of an aircraft comprising a control unit with at least one first display area comprising a textual list of identifiers of points, of pseudo-points and/or of segments that is representative of a portion of the flight plan, the display of the said list being centred around a central display point, the said point corresponding to a point, a pseudo-point or a segment of the flight plan, the said device being characterized in that it comprises means for displacing by jumps the flight plan portion displayed in the first display area by selecting a different central display point from the current central display point, the said selected point becoming the new central display point. |
310 |
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR CREATING AN AIRCRAFT FLIGHT PLAN |
US12253634 |
2008-10-17 |
US20090105943A1 |
2009-04-23 |
Daniel Ferro; Veronique Roan; Philippe Haas; Fulgence Rollet |
Method and device for creating an aircraft flight plan. The device (1) comprises means (2, 6) allowing an operator of the aircraft to enter a creation objective, as well as requested information, and means (3, 8) for automatically creating a flight plan on the basis of the various information entered into said device (1). |
311 |
METHOD AND DEVICE FOR DISPLAYING A FLIGHT PLAN OF AN AIRCRAFT |
US11828896 |
2007-07-26 |
US20080027629A1 |
2008-01-31 |
Eric Peyrucain; Philippe Haas; Veronique Roan; Gautier Taravella |
Method and device for displaying a flight plan of an aircraft. The display device (1) comprises means (4) making it possible to identify the flight phase of each waypoint of a flight plan which is displayed on a screen (6), and means (16) making it possible to directly access a corresponding flight phase page. |
312 |
Method and device for generating a flight plan for a tactical flight of an aircraft |
US10883803 |
2004-07-06 |
US07272491B1 |
2007-09-18 |
Jérémy Berard |
A flight plan for a tactical flight of an aircraft is generated using first input data including initial weight and initial loading of the aircraft, meteorological data, points of transit of the flight plan and at least one optimization criterion. With the aid of the input data and by implementing a prediction function and an optimization function, a flight profile of the flight plan is determined. The profile includes for each point of transit of the flight plan, a plurality of predictive information items and, between two successive points of transit of the flight plan, optimized parameters. The flight plan is presented on a display screen. A second input allows an operator to enter, for each tactical event of the tactical flight, a variation of at least one parameter which is modified by this tactical event at a particular point of variation of the flight plan. The flight profile is determined using each parameter variation which is taken into account at the corresponding point of variation. |
313 |
Rapid generation of minimum length pilot training schedules |
US10045522 |
2002-01-11 |
US07240018B2 |
2007-07-03 |
Benjamin Glover Thengvall; Xiangtong Qi |
The present disclosure provides for a system for rapidly generating minimum length pilot training schedules which uses a branch and bound, and a mixed integer programming model with constraints to produce student and resource schedules at a device period level for all pilots of an airline. |
314 |
System and method for flight plan data capture |
US11433065 |
2006-05-12 |
US20060259234A1 |
2006-11-16 |
Lorraine Flynn; Mary Flynn; James Steinberg |
A system and method for providing to a user a candidate list of flight plans that specify one or more planned routes of flight from one location to another location, such routes satisfying certain criteria. These criteria include ranking the candidate list of flight plans according to the probability that the flight plan may be allowed or cleared by a controlling authority based on historic cleared flight plans; further qualifying this list by considering only candidate flight plans cleared during specified weather conditions; or specified time periods; or requested speed and/or altitude and/or aircraft type of flight parameters. Various embodiments include providing the candidate list of flight plans to the user by means of a communication system that is composed of a combination of a wide-area network, a wireless network or the internet. Additionally, an embodiment includes providing the flight plan data to a global positioning system (GPS) of a user. |
315 |
Flight plan intent alert system and method |
US10389838 |
2003-03-17 |
US06816780B2 |
2004-11-09 |
Hubert L. Naimer; Patrick G. Krohn; Patrick K. Glaze |
Flight plan information is provided in the form of a series of waypoints having attributes which preferably include, among others, latitude, longitude, altitude constraint, and waypoint identifier. A flight path, defined by this information is modeled, and the flight plan model is checked against terrain information to locate any instances in which a potentially unsafe flight altitude exists. In flight, the flight path model is updated using aircraft position so that the path from the aircraft position to the next waypoint is reflected in the model. In the event that a potentially unsafe flight altitude is detected, an alert may be issued to the flight crew. The crew may then amend the flight plan or take other appropriate action. |
316 |
Flight plan intent alert system and method |
US10389838 |
2003-03-17 |
US20040111192A1 |
2004-06-10 |
Hubert
L.
Naimer; Patrick
G.
Krohn; Patrick
K.
Glaze |
Flight plan information is provided in the form of a series of waypoints having attributes which preferably include, among others, latitude, longitude, altitude constraint, and waypoint identifier. A flight path, defined by this information is modeled, and the flight plan model is checked against terrain information to locate any instances in which a potentially unsafe flight altitude exists. In flight, the flight path model is updated using aircraft position so that the path from the aircraft position to the next waypoint is reflected in the model. In the event that a potentially unsafe flight altitude is detected, an alert may be issued to the flight crew. The crew may then amend the flight plan or take other appropriate action. |
317 |
Flight plan intent alert system and method |
US09418709 |
1999-10-15 |
US06643580B1 |
2003-11-04 |
Hubert L. Naimer; Patrick G. Krohn; Patrick K. Glaze |
Flight plan information is provided in the form of a series of waypoints having attributes which preferably include, among others, latitude, longitude, altitude constraint, and waypoint identifier. A flight path, defined by this information is modeled, and the flight plan model is checked against terrain information to locate any instances in which a potentially unsafe flight altitude exists. In flight, the flight path model is updated using aircraft position so that the path from the aircraft position to the next waypoint is reflected in the model. In the event that a potentially unsafe flight altitude is detected, an alert may be issued to the flight crew. The crew may then amend the flight plan or take other appropriate action. |
318 |
METHODS AND APPARATUS FOR ASSEMBLING A FLIGHT PLAN |
US10056756 |
2002-01-23 |
US20030139877A1 |
2003-07-24 |
David
B.
Dwyer |
Method and apparatus are provided for assembling a flight plan. The apparatus comprises a memory configured to store data associated with a plurality of waypoints that can be used in the flight plan and a processor coupled to the memory, which is configured to access the memory and retrieve data associated with a first waypoint and data associated with a second waypoint. The first waypoint corresponding to a first leg of a first flight phase and the second waypoint corresponding to a second leg of the first flight phase. In addition, the apparatus comprises a display coupled to the processor. The display is configured to produce a visual representation of the flight plan with a single waypoint designation for the first waypoint and the second waypoint using the data retrieved by the processor. The display is also configured to produce a Graphical User Interface (GUI) with a first leg identifier for the first leg and a second leg identifier other than first leg identifier for the second leg. |
319 |
Method and device for revising the lateral flight plan of an aircraft |
US888069 |
1992-05-26 |
US5340061A |
1994-08-23 |
Mariannick Vaquier; Hugues de Beco |
A method for revising the lateral flight plan of an aircraft uses a designator and validator device connected to the flight management system of the aircraft to obtain on the ND screen of this system, in addition to a geographical representation of the flight plan selected by the pilot, a touch-sensitive area associated with each point of the ND screen and dynamically assigned function areas for constructing menus. A cursor is moved on the ND screen by action of the pilot on the designator device. The cursor can be moved to a function area or a touch-sensitive area. activating the function represented by the function area or selecting the touch-sensitive area being achieved by action of the pilot on the validator device. The method simplifies the task of the pilot who has only one display screen to monitor. |
320 |
System and method for providing enhanced flight-plan management |
US14216200 |
2014-03-17 |
US09273969B2 |
2016-03-01 |
Sudarshan Parthasarathy |
A system and method for positioning a new waypoint in a flight plan displayed on an avionics display in the form of an interactive graphical image comprises generating symbology on the display graphically representative of the new waypoint on the flight plan, and dragging the new waypoint on the display to alter its position. |