Device for assisting the piloting of an aircraft in taxiing, using at least one engine and at least one braking device, associated aircraft and method
AssigneeDassault Aviation
InventorsAngélique Beaucamp, Nicolas Le Corre, François Pineau
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Abstract
A device is for assisting the taxiing of an aircraft, using at least one engine and at least one braking member. The device includes a control member, adapted to be actuated by a pilot from a neutral position to define a taxiing piloting command and a central controller, adapted to operate pilot at least one engine of the aircraft to apply the taxiing command defined by the pilot. The central controller is also configured to pilot at least one braking member of the aircraft to apply the taxiing piloting command defined by the pilot.
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An aircraft taxiing piloting assist device, comprising:
- a control member, operable by a pilot from a neutral position to define a taxiing piloting command, the control member configured to be moved to a maximum taxiing piloting command stop, the maximum taxiing piloting command stop being configured to move along a stroke of the control member to limit the stroke of the control member as a function of a current aircraft speed;
- a central controller configured to pilot at least one engine of an aircraft to apply the taxiing piloting command defined by the pilot;
- the central controller being also configured to control at least one aircraft braking member to apply the taxiing piloting command defined by the pilot.
An aircraft taxiing method, implemented with an aircraft taxiing piloting assist device, the method comprising:
- determining an actuation, by a pilot, of a control member of the device, from a neutral position in order to set a taxiing piloting command, the control member configured to be moved to a maximum taxiing piloting command stop, the maximum taxiing piloting stop being configured to move along a stroke of the control member to limit the stroke of the control member as a function of a current aircraft speed;
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- applying the taxiing piloting command defined by the pilot by controlling at least one engine of the aircraft by a central controller of the device, the central controller also piloting at least one braking member of the aircraft to apply the taxiing piloting command defined by the pilot.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.