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7603209 |
Perspective vertical situation display system and method
A display system and method for an aircraft simultaneously displays the terrain under the flight plan, or under the current track of the aircraft, as both a two-dimensional lateral situation view...
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7603207 |
Surrogate air processor
A control system for remotely controlling a mobile platform includes a ground-based control station and a surrogate processor. The surrogate processor is remotely located from both the mobile...
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7599767 |
Control apparatus and control method for aircraft
When both engines operate properly, a control apparatus for an aircraft performs control of thrust and attitude of an aircraft using an output that is produced evenly by the two engines. When a...
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7599766 |
Method for providing terrain alerts and display utilizing temperature compensated and GPS altitude data
A method of accounting for errors in the altitude reporting of a terrain alert and warning system (TAWS) is disclosed wherein errors due to non-standard atmospheric conditions, incorrect altimeter...
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7584025 |
In-vehicle device, computer readable medium for controlling the same, and method for controlling navigation device
An in-vehicle device includes: a hard disk drive for storing data; a communication element for transmitting a message to an user; an input element for receiving an instruction from the user; a...
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7580778 |
Methods and systems for controlling multi-body vehicles with fuel slosh
Methods and systems for controlling multi-body vehicles with fuel slosh are provided. In a method for stabilizing a vehicle with fuel slosh, a controller for a multi-body assembly is formed by...
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7571045 |
Control system for gas-turbine engine
In a gas-turbine engine control system having a first control channel inputting the outputs of sensors to calculate and output a first command value indicative of a quantity of fuel to be supplied...
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7561169 |
Systems and methods for generating user specified information from a map
An embodiment relates generally a method of generating user-specified information. The method includes selecting a plurality of points on a map, where the plurality of points forms a closed...
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7558653 |
Autopilot system for a helicopter
The present invention relates to an autopilot system for a rotary wing aircraft operating relative to at least two pilot axes, which system comprises, for each of the two axes, at least one...
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7558652 |
On-board system for constructing an aircraft track
A system ( 20 ) on board or suitable for use on board an aircraft to define an aircraft track having a plurality of segments, the system includes a display unit ( 10 ) arranged to display an image...
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7542829 |
Low earth orbit satellite command planning device and method, and low earth orbit satellite control system including the same
Disclosed is a command planning apparatus of a low-earth orbit satellite, and a low-earth orbit satellite control system including the same. The present invention automates the process of executing...
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7539561 |
Autonomous control system apparatus and program for a small, unmanned helicopter
An objective of the invention, focusing on these issues involved in the use of a small, hobby-type, unmanned helicopter, is to develop an autonomous control system comprising autonomous control...
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7510141 |
Autonomous control method for small unmanned helicopter
An autonomous control method autonomously controls a small unmanned helicopter toward target values, such as a set position and velocity, by deriving model formulas well suited for the autonomous...
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7505835 |
System and method for producing flight pathway
A system and method for displaying a three-dimensional image of airspace includes a series of translucent, horizontal “pavers” that lie like stepping stones marking the selected flight path. In...
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7502684 |
Method and system for the automatic piloting of an aircraft on the approach to an airdrop position
A method of automatic piloting of an aircraft during a phase of approach to a predetermined airdrop position includes automatically applying a speed profile with decreasing speed such that the...
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7499773 |
Method and apparatus for assisting the piloting of an aircraft at low altitude
In a method of the invention for assisting the piloting of an aircraft, a guard curve (CGS) is determined as a function of the resources of the aircraft, the position of an obstacle (O) or a...
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7496433 |
Method and apparatus for minimizing the noise emitted by a rotorcraft during take-off and landing
The method includes a preliminary period in which a reference rotorcraft is used that corresponds to a rotorcraft of a particular type, with a series of noise measurements being performed on said...
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7493196 |
On-board flight management system for aircraft
This onboard flight management system displays on the navigation screen the plots of the flight plan parts corresponding to the navigation procedures whose names are displayed on the MCD console...
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7487015 |
Emulator for an inertial navigation unit protocol converter
An emulator, which is a computer program, for simulating 32 bit ARINC-429 data output by an Inertial Navigation System on board a P-3 aircraft. The value for each word output by the emulator is...
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7477985 |
Method and apparatus for displaying TCAS information with enhanced vertical situational awareness
Systems and methods are provided for using a display system for a first vehicle. The system includes a processor adapted to receive data representative of a position of the first vehicle and...
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7474944 |
Control system and method with multiple linked inputs
Methods and systems for linking input control signals, such as control signals used to control aspects of aircraft operation. In one embodiment, the method includes receiving first and second force...
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7471996 |
Control system for an aircraft engine
In an electronic control system, three-dimensional data sets (data cubes L 11 -L 14 ) for different power-limiting engine parameters are stored at different engine ratings for setting a respective...
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7467031 |
Inflight graphical display of meteorological phenomena and method therefor
An improved avionics display unit graphically presents meteorological phenomena data to a pilot enroute utilizing conventional pilot report (PIREP) information which includes meteorological...
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7464898 |
Precision thrust/sun tracking attitude control system for gimbaled thruster
A system for providing precision thrust and sun tracking attitude control is provided. The system determines a proximity region and alternately engages either an ideal operational mode or a...
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7463954 |
Terrain augmented display symbology
Terrain augmented display symbology improves a pilot's spatial awareness during aircraft approach and landing. The symbology includes a terrain-tracing, three-dimensional centerline that provides a...
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7451022 |
Calibration of ship attitude reference
A ship includes a star tracker mounted on a platform stabilized in ENU by the inertial navigation system (INS). The line-of-sight (LOS) of the star tracker is directed toward two separated stars,...
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7440826 |
Steering aid system for altitude and horizontal speed, perpendicular to the vertical, of an aircraft and aircraft equipped therewith
A steering aid system for altitude and horizontal speed of an aircraft ( 4 ) includes: a measuring device ( 22 ) for delivering a measured signal based on the aircraft altitude and horizontal...
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7437223 |
Heading reference command and control algorithm and cueing systems and methods for aircraft turn-to-target maneuvers
Systems and methods are provided for determining a final heading of a turning vehicle, such as a rotorcraft. The system may include an algorithm that calculates an advance prediction of a final...
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7432828 |
Dynamic lateral deviation display
A method of dynamically displaying lateral deviation in formats on a display is provided. The method comprises assigning one or more positional boundaries for displaying the lateral deviation...
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7430460 |
Method for determining roll rate gyro bias in an attitude heading reference system
A method and computer program product for determining the roll rate gyro bias of an attitude and heading reference system from true air speed, heading rate and body accelerations using centripetal...
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7429948 |
Device and method for calibrating and improving the accuracy of barometric altimeters with GPS-derived altitudes
In a combined GPS/altimeter device, the calibration and hence the accuracy of barometric altimeter measurements are enhanced with the aid of derived altitudes from a GPS. The device determines the...
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7428451 |
Method and device for ensuring the safety of a low-altitude flight of an aircraft
A method and device for ensuring the safety of a low-altitude flight of an aircraft is disclosed, wherein low-altitude flight is flight along a flight trajectory at low altitude, for example 500...
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7428450 |
Method and system for using a database and GPS position data to generate bearing data
A method and system for providing a bearing from a vehicle to a transmitting station are described. The method includes accessing a database to obtain transmitter position information for the...
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7420476 |
Programmable cockpit upgrade system
Disclosed is a programmable computing and display device for upgrading a cockpit instrument panel of an aircraft. The programmable computing and display device includes a plurality of processing...
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7415330 |
Aircraft standby display device and system
The device ( 1 ) comprises a set ( 3 ) of information sources, an information processing unit ( 4 ), a display means ( 6 ) comprising a display screen ( 8 ), and a configuration means ( 9 )...
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7408552 |
System and method for representation of aircraft altitude using spatial size and other natural perceptual cues
A system for conveying location of an object by varying a characteristic such as size, color, or intensity of an icon located in a two dimensional display. In the illustrative embodiment, the...
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7403133 |
Dynamic primary flight displays for unusual attitude conditions
Embodiments of the present invention provide a method of dynamically transitioning into a distinct display format during unusual attitude conditions. In one embodiment, the method includes...
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7400950 |
Optical sensing system and system for stabilizing machine-controllable vehicles
In order to measure the movement of a vehicle, especially an aircraft, an imaging optical system 2 which is to be positioned on the vehicle is used to detect an image of the environment 4 , and...
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7382285 |
Pilot-programmable altitude range filter for cockpit traffic display
A system and method for filtering various targets (such as ground vehicles, stationary objects, and aircraft) from display on a display screen within the cockpit of an “Own Ship” aircraft. The...
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7373242 |
Navigation apparatus and navigation method with image recognition
A navigation apparatus with image recognition, includes: an imaging section for obtaining a stereo image of a target spot; an inertial information detecting section for measuring an attitude angle...
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7373223 |
Global navigation satellite system landing systems and methods
A method and system are provided for performing satellite-supported landings in CAT II/III type landing conditions. An exemplary system includes a communication component, a positioning system, a...
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7366592 |
System for automatically controlling lift-enhancing devices of an aircraft, in particular wing leading edge slats
A control system for an aircraft includes an actuation section that moves lift-enhancing devices as a function of received control orders, a control member operable by a pilot of the aircraft, and...
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7366591 |
System and method for vertical flight planning
A method for performing performance prediction with respect to a vertical flight plan. A system performs performance prediction with respect to a vertical flight plan of an aircraft that includes...
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7365705 |
Flight control display
An aircraft flight control display for orientation of the pilot during an approach of the aircraft toward a destination has a center of the display as its fixed point. An aircraft symbol with a...
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7363152 |
Method and system for calculating a flight route
The invention concerns a method and a system for calculating a flight route between a first position and a second position. According to the method, the first position is chosen as the current...
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7363119 |
Methods and systems for automatically displaying information, including air traffic control instructions
Systems and methods for handling incoming aircraft operation instructions are disclosed. A method in accordance with one embodiment of the invention includes receiving from a source off-board an...
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7356390 |
Systems and applications of lighter-than-air (LTA) platforms
Innovative new methods in connection with lighter-than-air (LTA) free floating platforms, of facilitating legal transmitter operation, platform flight termination when appropriate, environmentally...
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7353091 |
Method of displaying cartographic information and aeronautical zones on an aircraft screen
The field of the invention is that of methods of synthesizing cartographic images presented on display devices. This method is applied more specifically to visual flight on rotary-wing aircraft....
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7353090 |
System, bus monitor assembly and method of monitoring at least one data bus of an aircraft
A system is provided for monitoring at least one data bus of an aircraft. The system includes an aircraft adapted to control the operation of stores of a second predetermined type (e.g., Harpoon...
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7347090 |
Methods and systems for calculating atmospheric vehicle air data
Methods and systems for calculating atmospheric vehicle air data are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method of calculating air data includes acquiring one or more pressure measurements at locations...
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