Process and device for determining the flight configurations of an aircraft
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1. A process for determining the flight configurations of an aircraft, comprising the steps of:
- defining a plurality of flight configurations of the aircraft;
determining a plurality of flight phases representative of each of said flight configurations;
determining a plurality of characteristic parameters capable of being measured on the aircraft;
measuring values of said characteristic parameters for each of said flight phases of the aircraft;
calculating a fuzziness index for each of said flight configurations from said measured values of said characteristic parameters for said flight phases, each of said fuzziness indices being representative of one of said flight configurations in a metric system; and
defining an actual flight phase of said aircraft including the steps of;
measuring values of said characteristic parameters during said actual flight phase;
determining in said metric system a predefined integer number n of flight configurations from among said defined flight configurations which are closest to said actual flight phase based on said measured values;
determining a membership function for said actual flight phase in relation to each of said n closest flight configurations; and
deducing a flight configuration corresponding to said actual flight phase from said membership functions and from said fuzziness indices of said n closest flight configurations.
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A process and system for determining the flight configurations of an aircraft are disclosed. The process includes the steps of defining various possible flight configurations of the aircraft, determining a plurality of flight phases representative of the flight configurations, determining a plurality of characteristic parameters capable of being measured on the aircraft, measuring values of the characteristic parameters for each of the flight phases of the aircraft, calculating a fuzziness index for each of the flight configurations from the measured values of the characteristic parameters for the flight phases, the fuzziness index being representative of the flight configuration in a specified metric system, and defining an actual flight phase of the aircraft.
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1. A process for determining the flight configurations of an aircraft, comprising the steps of:
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defining a plurality of flight configurations of the aircraft; determining a plurality of flight phases representative of each of said flight configurations; determining a plurality of characteristic parameters capable of being measured on the aircraft; measuring values of said characteristic parameters for each of said flight phases of the aircraft; calculating a fuzziness index for each of said flight configurations from said measured values of said characteristic parameters for said flight phases, each of said fuzziness indices being representative of one of said flight configurations in a metric system; and defining an actual flight phase of said aircraft including the steps of; measuring values of said characteristic parameters during said actual flight phase; determining in said metric system a predefined integer number n of flight configurations from among said defined flight configurations which are closest to said actual flight phase based on said measured values; determining a membership function for said actual flight phase in relation to each of said n closest flight configurations; and deducing a flight configuration corresponding to said actual flight phase from said membership functions and from said fuzziness indices of said n closest flight configurations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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