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US 2007/0181750 A1Published application
Method and a device for assisting the piloting of a rotary wing aircraft in the vicinity of a landing or takeoff point
AssigneeEurocopter
InventorJoel Astruc
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method for assisting the piloting of an aircraft in the vicinity of a landing or takeoff point, by: determining the locus of entry and/or exit points for a given approach and/or departure altitude that are not safe for reaching the landing and/or takeoff point; and presenting a diagram including said locus on a display device.
Claims21
1-16. (canceled)
A method of assisting the piloting of an aircraft in the vicinity of a landing or takeoff point (PP), the method comprising:
- using means (10 to 15) including a computer (10) to determine the locus (RNONSUR) of entry and/or exit points (PE, PS) for a given approach and/or departure altitude (HE, HS) that are not safe for reaching said landing point or on leaving said takeoff point, on the basis of coordinates for the landing or takeoff point input into the computer by a tool (14) for inputting coordinates and suitable for being manipulated by a pilot, and taking account of a climb/descent template or profile (Rl, R2, R3, PR, PR1, PR3);
- and
- presenting a diagram (D) including said locus on a display device (16).
A device for assisting the piloting of an aircraft in the vicinity of a landing or takeoff point (PP), the device comprising:
- a database (11) containing characteristics of obstacles (O1, O2, O3);
- a computer (10) provided with means (12) for reading the characteristics of obstacles from the database;
- a tool (14) for inputting into the computer the coordinates of a landing or takeoff point;
- means (13) co-operating with the computer to respond to the coordinates of the landing or takeoff point and to an approach or departure altitude to determine the locus (RNONSUR) of entry and/or exit points at said altitude that are unsafe, taking account of a predetermined climb/descent template or profile (R1, R2, R3, PR, PR1, PR3);
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- means (15, 16) for presenting said locus to the pilot.
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