Global Patent Index - EP 2178065 B1

EP 2178065 B1 20110309 - Device for calculating an aircraft flight plan

Title (en)

Device for calculating an aircraft flight plan

Title (de)

Vorrichtung zum Berechnen eines Flugplans für ein Flugzeug

Title (fr)

Dispositif pour le calcul d'un plan de vol d'un aéronef

Publication

EP 2178065 B1 20110309 (FR)

Application

EP 09172684 A 20091009

Priority

FR 0805767 A 20081017

Abstract (en)

[origin: EP2178065A1] The device has a zone calculating unit (104) calculating zones reachable by an aircraft and their evolution over time based on position of the aircraft, data describing regulated zones prohibited to navigation, a digital terrain model, a list of movable and fixed obstacles and calculated prohibited zones. A selecting unit (105) selects a joining point of an initial flight plan situated in the reachable zone. A flight plan calculating unit (106) calculates the flight plan joined with the selected joining point.

IPC 8 full level

G08G 5/04 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP US)

G08G 5/006 (2013.01 - EP US)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO SE SI SK SM TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 2178065 A1 20100421; EP 2178065 B1 20110309; AT E501499 T1 20110315; DE 602009000847 D1 20110421; FR 2937453 A1 20100423; FR 2937453 B1 20101022; US 2010100308 A1 20100422; US 8275499 B2 20120925

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 09172684 A 20091009; AT 09172684 T 20091009; DE 602009000847 T 20091009; FR 0805767 A 20081017; US 57927209 A 20091014