On-board system for constructing an aircraft track
AssigneeEurocopter
InventorJoel Astruc
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Abstract
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 (11) containing a representation of the footprint of a segment (S, S1, S2) in a plane or level; an analog input member (17) for inputting altitude data (A) into a computer (13) connected to the display unit; and a calculation program or module arranged to determine a representation (C1, C2, PR1, PR2) of relief that is dangerous for a flight altitude equal to the value of the altitude data (A), and to superimpose (or include) the representation on (in) the image (11).
Claims20
A system (20) enabling an operator to define or modify in interactive manner an aircraft track comprising a plurality of segments, the system being characterized in that it comprises:
- display means (10) arranged to display an image (11) representing the footprint of a segment (S, S1, S2) of the aircraft track on a plane or level;
- an analog input member (17) or means enabling the operator to input altitude data (A) for a point or segment of the aircraft track into a computer (13) connected to the display means;
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- a calculation program or module arranged to determine a representation (C1, C2, PR1, PR2) of relief that is dangerous for a flight altitude equal to the altitude data (A) and to superimpose said representation on the image (11).
A system (20) on board a rotary wing aircraft and enabling an operator to define or modify interactively an aircraft track comprising a plurality of track segments, the system being characterized in that it comprises:
- a computer (13);
- display means (10) arranged to display an image containing a representation in a horizontal plane or level of at least one strip centered on an aircraft track segment (S, S1, S2), the display means being connected to the computer;
- analog input means (17) arranged to enable the operator to input altitude data (A) into the computer (13) for at least one point of the aircraft track segment, the analog input means being connected to the computer;
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- a calculation module co-operating with the computer to determine a representation (C1, C2, PR1, PR2) of relief that is dangerous for a flight altitude equal to the value of the altitude data (A), and to include said representation of dangerous relief in the image (11).
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.