Method and onboard device to assist running in an airport
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Abstract
The invention relates to a method to help a person responsible for a vehicle on an airport to follow running procedures in the airport, the vehicle including a device for using the method, including: a database including: data modelling all or some of an airport environment; one or several acquisition devices for acquiring procedures applicable to the running operation on the airport; one or several devices configured to acquire and determine vehicle status information; calculation means using the database; graphic transcription means and warning means; means of generating sound and visual alarms; wherein the assistance method includes at least the following steps: determine applicable procedures; continuously calculate deviations between the behaviour of the vehicle and applicable procedures; graphic transcription of progress of the vehicle while running and deviations from applicable procedures; trigger visual and/or sound alerts when a predetermined deviation threshold is crossed.
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58 Claims
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30. A method to help the person responsible for a vehicle on an airport to follow running procedures, the vehicle including a device for using the method, including a database, comprising the steps of:
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data modelling all or some of an airport environment;
data modelling the characteristics of the vehicle such as the dimensions, weight, mobility characteristics, etc.;
predefined running procedures on the airport;
at least one vehicle status device configured to acquire and determine vehicle status information;
at least one procedures device configured to acquire procedures supplied by the person responsible for the vehicle or the airport supervisor;
an acquisition device configured to acquire information complementary to the data modelling the airport or updates to some of these data;
calculation means using the database and its updates;
graphic transcription means;
means of generating sound and visual alarms;
wherein it comprises at least the following steps;
determine procedures applicable to the vehicle among acquired procedures and predefined procedures;
continuously calculate deviations between the behaviour of the vehicle and applicable procedures;
graphic transcription of progress of the vehicle while running and deviations from applicable procedures;
trigger visual and/or sound alerts when a predetermined deviation threshold is crossed. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58)
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