METHOD FOR CONSTRUCTING AND AUTOMATICALLY CONTROLLING A SPEED PROFILE COMPRISING AT OR AT OR ABOVE SPEED RESTRICTIONS

    公开(公告)号:US20240363011A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-31

    申请号:US18578668

    申请日:2022-07-22

    Applicant: THALES

    CPC classification number: G08G5/0039 G08G5/0017

    Abstract: A method for managing speed constraints of a flight plan of an aircraft, the method includes the following steps: identifying a current flight phase, determining CAS speed profile, the speed profile establishing a behavior of the aircraft with respect to a speed setpoint, determining a Mach speed profile, the Mach speed profile establishing a behavior of the aircraft with respect to a Mach setpoint, the Mach setpoint being a speed setpoint transcribed into an equivalent Mach number, determining a Cross-Over altitude, the Cross-Over altitude being an altitude of transition from an automatic control of the aircraft according to the CAS speed profile to an automatic control according to the Mach speed profile, determining an end-of-applicability criterion of the speed profile and of the Mach speed profile.

    Acquisition of flight path, generation of flight pipe, and determination of flight path

    公开(公告)号:US12112644B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-08

    申请号:US17590637

    申请日:2022-02-01

    Inventor: Hua Jing

    Abstract: A method for acquiring a flight path is provided. The method for acquiring a flight path includes: acquiring a flight path acquisition request of a target aircraft, where the flight path acquisition request includes a starting location and a destination location of the target aircraft; acquiring one or more reference flight pipes based on the starting location and the destination location, where each reference flight pipe corresponds to pipe attribute information; determining occupancy information of the reference flight pipes by other aircrafts; and determining a target flight pipe from the reference flight pipes according to the pipe attribute information and the occupancy information, and acquiring a target flight path of the target aircraft based on the target flight pipe.

    SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ENCODING MISSION CONFIGURATION AND PASSENGER EXPERIENCE DATA FOR URBAN AIR MOBILITY (UAM) PASSENGER TRANSPORT

    公开(公告)号:US20240331551A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-10-03

    申请号:US18128060

    申请日:2023-03-29

    CPC classification number: G08G5/0039 G08G5/0013

    Abstract: A system and method for transporting passengers via uncrewed aircraft systems (UAS) receives passenger requests for transport between origin and destination points. Based on the request a transport plan is generated for each passenger, identifying the passenger, assigning a UAS and including a flight plan (which includes flight instructions and a communications plan for the UAS control system). Based on the transport plan one or more encoded flight plan datasets are generated. Each encoded dataset is downloadable to and displayable by the passenger's portable computing device, and scannable and decodable by reader devices at the origin and destination ports and aboard the UAS. Scanning an encoded dataset both grants the passenger access to the origin port and UAS and confirms the passenger's presence. Further, each assigned UAS downloads from the decoded flight plan data the necessary configuration data to fulfill its portion/s of the flight plan.

    FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FOR AN AIRCRAFT
    5.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240321118A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-26

    申请号:US18605710

    申请日:2024-03-14

    Applicant: THALES

    CPC classification number: G08G5/0039 G08G5/0013 G08G5/0021 G08G5/045

    Abstract: A flight management system for an aircraft, includes a critical first avionics module for trajectory calculation, i.e. a module the integrity level and availability level of which are specified by regulatory standards in force, delivering as output a safe trajectory, based on a flight plan; a second module for trajectory calculation that is less critical than the critical first module, i.e. a module the integrity level and availability level of which are lower than those of the first module, delivering as output an improved trajectory that is less safe than the trajectory delivered by the critical first avionics module, based on a flight plan; a critical avionics module for trajectory verification, configured to validate or invalidate the safety of the less safe improved trajectory; and a critical avionics module for decision-making configured to select a trajectory from the safe trajectory and the less safe trajectory.

    TRAVEL PATH MONITORING SYSTEMS AND METHODS
    6.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240321113A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-26

    申请号:US18188669

    申请日:2023-03-23

    CPC classification number: G08G5/0021 G08G5/0039 G08G5/006 G08G5/0091 G08G5/045

    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for travel path monitoring during operation of a mobile platform. The system may include a database configured to store a preprogramed travel plan, a navigation system configured to monitor the travel plan and a geographical position of the mobile platform, a controller operably coupled to the navigation system and the database and configured to, by a processor: detect a deviation of a travel path of the mobile platform from the travel plan, monitor a travel parameter in response to detecting the deviation, and generate a first notification configured to alert a crew of the mobile platform of the deviation in response to the travel parameter exceeding a travel parameter threshold.

    PIECEWISE RECOVERY SYSTEM
    8.
    发明公开

    公开(公告)号:US20240296745A1

    公开(公告)日:2024-09-05

    申请号:US18659135

    申请日:2024-05-09

    Abstract: A projected recovery trajectory for an aircraft autopilot system is precomputed by providing a stored set of predefined recovery mode segments, including: a mode 1 segment that models the aircraft coasting; a mode 2 segment that models the aircraft executing a nose high recovery; a mode 3 segment that models the aircraft executing a nose low recovery; a mode 4 segment that models the aircraft executing a throttle only recovery; and a mode 5 segment that models the aircraft executing a terrain avoidance recovery. A processor generates at least one projected recovery trajectory based on a current state of the aircraft, where the processor selectively concatenates selected ones of the predefined recovery mode segments into a sequence and uses that sequence to generate the projected trajectory.

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