Method of guiding an aircraft in the final approach phase and a corresponding system
AssigneeAirbus SAS
InventorsPaul Henry Robert, Guy Juanole, Michel Devy
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Abstract
A method of guiding an aircraft in the final approach phase including imaging the ground using an imaging system on board the aircraft to obtain an image, analyzing the image to detect an airport area, detecting an airport area and selecting a runway for landing, tracking the selected runway during the approach of the aircraft by visually tracking the selected runway in the image supplied by the imaging system, and tracking the runway when the aircraft is very close to the ground by analyzing the image supplied by the imaging system to determine the position of the aircraft relative to the runway.
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A method of guiding an aircraft in the final approach phase, including the following steps:
- a) imaging the ground using an imaging system on board the aircraft to obtain an image,
- b) analyzing said image to detect an airport area,
- c) detecting an airport area and selecting a runway for landing,
- d) tracking the selected runway during the approach of the aircraft by visually tracking the selected runway in said image supplied by said imaging system, and
- e) tracking said runway when said aircraft is very close to the ground by analyzing said image supplied by said imaging system to determine the position of said aircraft relative to said runway.
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