METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING A TAXIING SPEED FOR AN AIRCRAFT OF A CONVOY
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1. A method of generating a controlled speed for a following aircraft (Ai) taxiing on the ground in a convoy of aircraft (CA), whereby the following successive steps are performed automatically and repetitively:
- a) the current values of first parameters corresponding to parameters of at least one followed aircraft (Ai-1, A1) of said convoy (CA), which precedes said following aircraft (Ai) in said convoy (CA), are received;
b) at least one longitudinal separation (Di) which must be observed between said followed aircraft (Ai-1) and said following aircraft (Ai) is generated;
c) the current values of second parameters which correspond to parameters of said following aircraft (Ai) are measured; and
d) using said current values of the first and second parameters and said longitudinal separation (Di), a controlled speed is calculated which represents a longitudinal speed instruction enabling the following aircraft (Ai) to taxi along a trajectory (TR) common to said convoy (CA) while maintaining said longitudinal separation (Di) relative to said followed aircraft,wherein, in the step d), said controlled speed vi is calculated using the following expression;
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Abstract
The device (1) comprises means (5) for calculating a controlled speed enabling the aircraft to observe a longitudinal separation relative to an aircraft of the convoy that precedes it.
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1. A method of generating a controlled speed for a following aircraft (Ai) taxiing on the ground in a convoy of aircraft (CA), whereby the following successive steps are performed automatically and repetitively:
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a) the current values of first parameters corresponding to parameters of at least one followed aircraft (Ai-1, A1) of said convoy (CA), which precedes said following aircraft (Ai) in said convoy (CA), are received; b) at least one longitudinal separation (Di) which must be observed between said followed aircraft (Ai-1) and said following aircraft (Ai) is generated; c) the current values of second parameters which correspond to parameters of said following aircraft (Ai) are measured; and d) using said current values of the first and second parameters and said longitudinal separation (Di), a controlled speed is calculated which represents a longitudinal speed instruction enabling the following aircraft (Ai) to taxi along a trajectory (TR) common to said convoy (CA) while maintaining said longitudinal separation (Di) relative to said followed aircraft, wherein, in the step d), said controlled speed vi is calculated using the following expression; - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A device for generating a controlled speed for a following aircraft (Ai) taxiing on the ground in a convoy of aircraft (CA), said device (1) comprising:
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first means (12) for receiving the current values of first parameters corresponding to parameters of at least one followed aircraft (Ai-1, Ai) of said convoy (CA), that precedes said following aircraft (Ai) in said convoy (CA); second means (3) for generating at least one longitudinal separation (Di) which must be observed between said followed aircraft (Ai-1) and said following aircraft (Ai); third means (4) for measuring the current values of second parameters which correspond to parameters of said following aircraft (Ai); and fourth means (5) for calculating, using said current values of the first and second parameters and said longitudinal separation (Di), a controlled speed which represents a longitudinal speed instruction enabling the following aircraft (Ai) to taxi along a trajectory (TR) common to said convoy (CA) while maintaining said longitudinal separation (Di) relative to said followed aircraft, wherein said fourth means (5) are formed in such a way as to calculate said controlled speed vi using the following expression; - View Dependent Claims (10)
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