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Method and system for aiding the ground rolling of an aircraft

  • US 10,217,372 B2
  • Filed: 01/15/2016
  • Issued: 02/26/2019
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/20/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for assisting in the taxiing of an aircraft on the ground, this aircraft comprising:

  • a cockpit comprising a display screen,a camera configured to acquire images of the environment of the aircraft from a first point of view; and

    a display management system configured to display images on the display screen of the cockpit according to images acquired by the camera,said method comprising the following step;

    a) acquiring several successive images of the environment of the aircraft by means of said camera, during a displacement of the aircraft on the ground, these images corresponding to different positions of the aircraft on the ground, andcomprising the following steps implemented by the display management system;

    b) modifying said images by subtracting from said images at least areas corresponding to the aircraft, to produce modified images;

    c) combining several of said modified images to produce a recomposed image;

    d) obtaining information relating to a current position of the aircraft and superposing a characteristic image of the aircraft on the recomposed image to produce a first reference image in relation to the current position of the aircraft obtained from the information;

    d1) applying a transformation of the first reference image so as to produce a second reference image according to a second point of view, the second point of view different than the first point of view; and

    e) displaying, on the screen of the cockpit, an image corresponding to the first or the second reference image,wherein the second point of view corresponds to one out of the following points of view;

    a point of view corresponding to a plan view of the aircraft; and

    an intermediate point of view between the first point of view and the point of view corresponding to the plan view of the aircraft.

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