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Flight management system of an aircraft

  • US 9,709,982 B2
  • Filed: 11/25/2014
  • Issued: 07/18/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/26/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A flight management system of an aircraft, comprising:

  • a core module comprising a plurality of generic applications, the plurality of generic applications being configured such that an execution of each generic application implements a generic functionality related to a management of a flight of the aircraft;

    a supplementary module separate from the core module and comprising a plurality of principal applications, the plurality of principal applications being configured such that an execution of each principal application implements a supplementary functionality specific to an entity to which the aircraft belongs; and

    a generic exchange interface between the core module and the supplementary module, the generic exchange interface being configured to enable messages to be exchanged between the core module and the supplementary module,wherein the supplementary module comprises a principal partition and an auxiliary partition,wherein the principal partition comprises the plurality of principal applications implemented therein,wherein the auxiliary partition comprises at least one auxiliary application implemented therein, each auxiliary application being associated with at least one principal application of the principal partition, the association being such that the execution of the principal application requires an execution of the auxiliary application associated with that principal application, andwherein the supplementary module further comprises a specific exchange interface between the principal and the auxiliary entities, the specific exchange interface being configured to enable messages to be exchanged between the principal and the auxiliary partitions of the supplementary module.

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