Method and device for automatically managing the vertical profile of the flight plan of an aircraft
IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06G-007/78
G01C-023/00
G08G-005/00
G01C-021/20
G05D-001/02
출원번호
US-0422031
(2012-03-16)
등록번호
US-8812180
(2014-08-19)
우선권정보
FR-11 52603 (2011-03-29)
발명자
/ 주소
Wachenheim, Maxime
Daste, Pierre
Bouchet, Christophe
Lanoix, Alexandre
Merat, Romain
출원인 / 주소
Airbus Operations (SAS)
대리인 / 주소
Wood, Herron & Evans, LLP
인용정보
피인용 횟수 :
1인용 특허 :
7
초록▼
The vertical profile management device includes a flight management system unit that selects a plurality of successive standard cruise sections, each comprising a level phase and a transition phase. The cruise sections are defined by a plurality of features, including waypoints corresponding to a se
The vertical profile management device includes a flight management system unit that selects a plurality of successive standard cruise sections, each comprising a level phase and a transition phase. The cruise sections are defined by a plurality of features, including waypoints corresponding to a section starting point and a section ending point, a transition type, a transition mode, a transition speed, a level altitude, and a level speed. The flight management system unit also joins together the successive cruise sections in order to form a vertical profile of a flight plan. The cruise sections are configured to be added, removed, or re-sequenced in the flight plan because each section ending point is configured to be the section starting point of a next cruise section in the series.
대표청구항▼
1. A method for automatically generating and managing a vertical profile of a flight plan of an aircraft, the flight plan comprising waypoints to be flown over by the aircraft, the method comprising: (a) receiving managing parameters provided by an operator, at a user input device, or provided by a
1. A method for automatically generating and managing a vertical profile of a flight plan of an aircraft, the flight plan comprising waypoints to be flown over by the aircraft, the method comprising: (a) receiving managing parameters provided by an operator, at a user input device, or provided by a database;(b) selecting, by a flight management system unit, a plurality of successive standard cruise sections based on the managing parameters, each cruise section corresponding to one of a plurality of predetermined cruise sections available to the flight management system unit, wherein each cruise section is defined by a waypoint corresponding to a section starting point and a waypoint corresponding to a section ending point, and each cruise section comprises: a transition phase allowing to reach a level and defined by a transition type, a transition mode, and a transition speed, anda level phase defining the level and defined by a level altitude and a level speed;(c) joining, by the flight management system unit, the plurality of successive flight sections together to form automatically the vertical profile of the flight plan, wherein the cruise sections are able to be inserted, removed, and sequenced in the flight plan in any order such that the ending point of any cruise section that precedes another cruise section corresponds to the starting point of the cruise section directly following it;(d) supplying, via links connected to the flight management system unit, the vertical profile of the flight plan to user means including a display screen. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the transition type for each of the cruise sections corresponds to one of the following types: climbing toward a given point;descending to a given point;climbing from a given point;descending from a given point; andmaintaining a constant altitude. 3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising: defining at least one of the cruise sections using a time constraint at the section starting point, andcontrolling a speed of the aircraft so as to fulfill the time constraint at the section starting point. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein each of the cruise sections is one of the following types: a climbing section;a descent section;a constant speed section; anda constant altitude section. 5. The method according to claim 1, wherein at step (d) further comprises: displaying on the display screen, the vertical profile of the flight plan, as well as features of the vertical profile that are able to be modified by an operator, andreceiving modifications, at the flight management system unit, of the features of the vertical profile from the operator, to be taken into consideration for reviewing the vertical profile, the modifications including at least one of the following operations: a new cruise section is inserted into the flight plan;a cruise section of the flight plan is modified by modifying at least some features defined by the cruise section; ora cruise section is removed from the flight plan. 6. A vertical profile management device for automatically generating and managing a vertical profile of a flight plan of an aircraft, the flight plan comprising waypoints to be flown over by the aircraft, the device comprising: a user input device that allows an operator to enter managing parameters;a flight management system unit that selects automatically a plurality of successive standard cruise sections based on the managing parameters, each cruise section: corresponding to one of a plurality of predetermined cruise sections available to the flight management system unit, wherein each cruise section is defined by a waypoint corresponding to a section starting point and a waypoint corresponding to a section ending point; and each cruise section comprises: a transition phase allowing to reach a level and defined by a transition type, a transition mode, and a transition speed, anda level phase defining the level and defined by a level altitude and a level speed;wherein the flight management system unit joins together automatically said successive cruise sections to form the vertical profile of the flight plan, wherein the cruise sections are able to be inserted, removed, and sequenced in the flight plan in any order such that the ending point of any cruise section that precedes another cruise section corresponds to the starting point of the cruise section directly following it; anduser devices including a display screen that receives the vertical profile of the flight plan from the flight management system unit via links. 7. The vertical profile management device according to claim 6, wherein the user devices further comprise a display device for displaying on the display screen said vertical profile of the flight plan, as well as features of said vertical profile able to be modified by an operator, wherein the flight management system unit receives modifications of the features of the vertical profile from the operator that are to be taken into consideration for reviewing the vertical profile, the modifications including at least one of the following operations: a new cruise section is inserted into the flight plan;a cruise section of the flight plan is modified by modifying at least some features defined by the cruise section; ora cruise section is removed from the flight plan. 8. An aircraft, comprising: a vertical profile management device for automatically generating and managing a vertical profile of a flight plan of an aircraft, the flight plan comprising waypoints to be flown over by the aircraft, the device comprising: a user input device that allows an operator to enter managing parameters;a flight management system unit that selects automatically a plurality of successive standard cruise sections based on the managing parameters, each cruise section: corresponding to one of a plurality of predetermined cruise sections available to the flight management system unit, wherein each cruise section is defined by a waypoint corresponding to a section starting point and a waypoint corresponding to a section ending point; and each cruise section comprises: a transition phase allowing to reach a level and defined by a transition type, a transition mode, and a transition speed, anda level phase defining the level and defined by a level altitude and a level speed,wherein the flight management system unit joins together automatically said successive cruise sections to form the vertical profile of the flight plan, wherein the cruise sections are able to be inserted, removed, and sequenced in the flight plan in any order such that the ending point of any cruise section that precedes another cruise section corresponds to the starting point of the cruise section directly following it; anduser devices including a display screen that receives the vertical profile of the flight plan from the flight management system unit via links; andan automatic guiding system that receives the vertical profile of the flight plan from the flight management system unit via links and then guides the aircraft using the vertical profile.
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