Abstract:
A method and device for generating an optimum aircraft vertical trajectory, including a unit performing iterative processing to determine, on each iteration, a next state from a computational state, by using an estimated overall cost for next states, each estimated overall cost, which is computed by a cost computation unit, being equal to the sum of a real cost computed up to the next state under consideration by using predetermined constraints and a cost estimated up to the current state of the aircraft. The estimated cost is computed using a deterministic neural network based on performance calculations for the aircraft without using energy constraints, allowing computation of this estimated cost and the estimated overall cost to be performed rapidly. The iterative processing is repeated until the determined state is situated in proximity to the current state of the aircraft, the corresponding trajectory part forming the optimum vertical trajectory.
Abstract:
The invention relates to a flight management assembly (1) comprising two guidance chains (2A, 2B), each one provided with a flight management system (3A, 3B), each of said flight management systems (3A, 3B) carrying out at least one calculation of guidance instructions for the aircraft, the flight management assembly (1) also comprising at least one monitoring unit (4A, 4B) designed to monitor the guidance instructions calculated by the two flight management systems (3A, 3B) in such a way as to be able to detect and identify a defective flight management system, the monitoring unit (4A, 4B) comprising a monitoring device (5) which verifies particularly whether the following three conditions are met: a first derivative of extrapolated cross tracks is positive; a second derivative of extrapolated cross tracks is positive; and extrapolated positions of the aircraft are on the same side of an active segment of the flight plan followed by the aircraft as the current position of the aircraft.
Abstract:
The device comprises a flight management system which comprises means for generating requests, for requesting the results of performance functions and a performance function server which is external with respect to the flight management system and comprises means for calculating predictions which are capable of processing the requests and transmitting the results to the flight management system.
Abstract:
A method for generating an optimum vertical trajectory of a flight trajectory of an aircraft in the descent/approach phase. The trajectory is defined between a current state and a target state of the aircraft on the basis of a speed profile of the aircraft as a function of a curvilinear abscissa of the aircraft along a flight plan. The profile corresponds to a transition between the current and target states and is broken down into successive segments each corresponding to a different aerodynamic configuration that the aircraft may adopt during the descent/approach phase. The method is based on defining a set of flight strategies, each strategy of the set being defined using for each segment of the speed profile flight parameters chosen randomly in ranges of values compatible with the aerodynamic configuration corresponding to that segment. Optimum vertical trajectory is generated on the basis of the strategy of the set.
Abstract:
A flight management assembly for an aircraft includes at least one flight management system and at least one display device, the flight management system configured to manage at least one flight plan of the aircraft and one long-term reference path of the aircraft. The flight management assembly additionally includes an auxiliary computer, the auxiliary computer being separate from and independent of the flight management system, the auxiliary computer linked to the flight management system and to the display device, the auxiliary computer configured to perform prediction computations to generate at least one short-term path, from at least the long-term reference path received from the flight management system and from current flight parameters of the aircraft and from piloting setpoints of the aircraft.
Abstract:
In operating an aircraft, a situation is displayed at each instant representing a spatio-temporal overview of risk zones around the aircraft. Each direction in space around the aircraft is scanned, and a simulated displacement of the aircraft in each direction is analyzed so as to identify potential zones of interference with the aircraft's path. Anticipated movement of risk zones over a planned time duration of a flight is determined. Such anticipated movement is correlated with an anticipation position of the aircraft over the planned time duration. Accordingly, risk zones initially appearing as a potential hazard may be determined to be safe by the time the aircraft reaches them, and vice versa. Such information is presented to pilots at an outset of the flight and continuously updated throughout the flight, enabling accurate and safe evaluation and strategy decisions.
Abstract:
A flight management assembly for an aircraft and method for monitoring such an assembly. The flight management assembly includes two guidance systems each provided with a flight management system, the flight management systems being independent, each of the flight management systems carrying out at least one calculation of roll commands for the aircraft, the flight management assembly also comprising a data generating unit, preferably forming part of a guidance computer, for calculating a roll command and a monitoring unit for carrying out a monitoring of the roll commands calculated by the two flight management systems and by the data generating unit in such a way as to be able to detect and identify a defective flight management system.
Abstract:
An aircraft with a unit to transmit information on ability/inability of pilots to fly the aircraft. Guidance avionics include guidance architecture and a flight controller to fly the aircraft. The guidance architecture has two dissimilar guidance chains and a selection unit connected thereto, to the flight controller and to the unit for measuring physical ability/inability, a first guidance chain to compute a main path for the aircraft towards a destination airport based on a current state of the aircraft by following a flight plan and to compute main guidance instructions for following the main path, a second guidance chain to compute an emergency path for the aircraft towards a diversion airport based on an initial portion of the common path with the main path and to compute emergency guidance instructions for following the emergency path. The selection unit receives the main and emergency guidance instructions and transmits either one to the flight controller.
Abstract:
An aircraft with a unit to transmit information on ability/inability of pilots to fly the aircraft. Guidance avionics include guidance architecture and a flight controller to fly the aircraft. The guidance architecture has two dissimilar guidance chains and a selection unit connected thereto, to the flight controller and to the unit for measuring physical ability/inability, a first guidance chain to compute a main path for the aircraft towards a destination airport based on a current state of the aircraft by following a flight plan and to compute main guidance instructions for following the main path, a second guidance chain to compute an emergency path for the aircraft towards a diversion airport based on an initial portion of the common path with the main path and to compute emergency guidance instructions for following the emergency path. The selection unit receives the main and emergency guidance instructions and transmits either one to the flight controller.
Abstract:
A device includes a database including data related to obstacles, a first determination module for determining at least one obstacle intercepted by a direct flight path connecting an initial point to the target point, a second determination module for determining at least one lateral extreme apex of at least one intercepted obstacle, an evaluation module for assigning a rating to each section corresponding to a segment between a lateral extreme apex and the initial point, a storage module for storing in a memory the section corresponding to the optimum extreme apex having the best rating, the optimum flight path corresponding to all of the sections stored in the memory, the preceding modules being used iteratively, the device further including a transmission module for transmitting the optimum flight path to a user device.