Method and System for Preparing the Taxiing Phase for an Aircraft in an Airport Area
First Claim
1. A method for preparing the taxiing phase for an aircraft on the basis of an airport database cataloguing by section, the taxiways of an airport and storing, for each section, specific data of geographical position and of connectivity and of a taxiing plan for the aircraft indicating a succession of taxiway sections, said method comprising following steps:
- detecting risk areas along the taxiing plan comprising at least one of the following sub-stepsdetection of sections adjacent to the taxiing plan forming an angle, with a section of the taxiing plan, that is smaller than a first threshold,detection of sections of the taxiing plan comprising a number of connections with other sections that is greater than a second threshold, ordetection of the sections of the taxiing plan being in connection with a section connected to a runway;
and,displaying the detected risk areas.
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Abstract
A method and a system is provided for preparing the taxiing phase for an aircraft on the basis of an airport database cataloguing by section, the taxiways of an airport and storing, for each section, specific data of geographical position and of connectivity and of a taxiing plan for the aircraft indicating a succession of taxiway sections. The method comprises a step of detecting risk areas along the taxiing plan and a step of displaying the detected risk areas.
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1. A method for preparing the taxiing phase for an aircraft on the basis of an airport database cataloguing by section, the taxiways of an airport and storing, for each section, specific data of geographical position and of connectivity and of a taxiing plan for the aircraft indicating a succession of taxiway sections, said method comprising following steps:
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detecting risk areas along the taxiing plan comprising at least one of the following sub-steps detection of sections adjacent to the taxiing plan forming an angle, with a section of the taxiing plan, that is smaller than a first threshold, detection of sections of the taxiing plan comprising a number of connections with other sections that is greater than a second threshold, or detection of the sections of the taxiing plan being in connection with a section connected to a runway; and, displaying the detected risk areas. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for preparing the taxiing phase for an aircraft comprising an airport database cataloguing by section, the taxiways of an airport and storing, for each section, specific data of geographical position and of connectivity, and a taxiing function calculating a taxiing plan for the aircraft indicating a succession of taxiway sections, said system comprising:
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a device adapted to the detection of risk areas along the taxiing plan on the basis of the data of the airport database and of the taxiing plan comprising at least one of the following means configured for the detection of sections adjacent to the taxiing plan forming an angle, with a section of the taxiing plan, that is smaller than a first threshold, means adapted to the detection of sections of the taxiing plan comprising a number of connections with other sections that is greater than a second threshold, means adapted to the detection of the sections of the taxiing plan being in connection with a section connected to a runway; and means configured for the displaying of the detected risk areas. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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