Patents by Inventor Christophe Garnavault

Christophe Garnavault has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 10453234
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system (14) for displaying avionic data on at least one display space of an aircraft cockpit, comprising a processing module (23) configured to receive a message to be displayed indicating an event and to associate the content of this message with one of the display formats, a display module (25) configured to display the received message superimposed on at least one current display format, displayed in a respective display space and an acquisition module (27) configured to acquire a display control command relative to the received message. The display module (25) is further configured to display the display format associated with said message on at least one display space in case of acquisition of the display control command relative to said message.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Date of Patent: October 22, 2019
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Luc Baron, Christophe Garnavault, Bruno Aymeric, Yannick Le Roux
  • Patent number: 10173786
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aid system (30) for piloting an aircraft, the aircraft including at least two piloting units each having at least one piloting member that can be actuated by a pilot to command at least one control surface of the aircraft. The piloting aid system (30) includes a module (32) for detecting actions performed on at least one piloting unit and a feedback module (34) indicating, via a man-machine interface (24A, 24B) separate from the piloting members, the movement of said piloting member and/or the force exerted on said piloting member.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Joel Bosson, Christophe Garnavault, Eric Guillouet
  • Patent number: 10055999
    Abstract: This method makes it possible to generate a resulting setpoint trajectory of an aircraft, a guiding system controlling the trajectory of the aircraft relative to the resulting setpoint trajectory. The generating method is implemented by an electronic device and comprises selecting at least one mode from among several operating modes, acquiring a setpoint trajectory prepared by a flight management system, obtaining an alternative setpoint trajectory from an element from among a module for computing a trajectory and an external generating system, and generating the resulting setpoint trajectory, which includes one or several segments of the alternative setpoint trajectory for the period of time corresponding to the selection of another mode.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Sylvain Lissajoux, Eric Guillouet, Christophe Garnavault, Joël Bosson
  • Publication number: 20180075632
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a system (14) for displaying avionic data on at least one display space of an aircraft cockpit, comprising a processing module (23) configured to receive a message to be displayed indicating an event and to associate the content of this message with one of the display formats, a display module (25) configured to display the received message superimposed on at least one current display format, displayed in a respective display space and an acquisition module (27) configured to acquire a display control command relative to the received message. The display module (25) is further configured to display the display format associated with said message on at least one display space in case of acquisition of the display control command relative to said message.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 18, 2017
    Publication date: March 15, 2018
    Inventors: Luc Baron, Christophe Garnavault, Bruno Aymeric, Yannick Le Roux
  • Patent number: 9856032
    Abstract: A method and device for controlling at least one actuator control system of an aircraft, an associated computer program product and aircraft are disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes determining a variation in thrust of the aircraft for controlling a variable relating to the aircraft relative to a set point, calculating a first control command signal to be sent to an engine control system in order to obtain the variation in thrust, and transmitting the first control command signal to the engine control system. The controlled variable can be an acceleration along a direction taken by a speed vector among the air speed vector and the ground speed vector and the set point can be an acceleration set point along the direction.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2018
    Assignee: THALES
    Inventors: Sylvain Lissajoux, Matthieu Claybrough, Christophe Garnavault
  • Publication number: 20170323571
    Abstract: This method makes it possible to generate a resulting setpoint trajectory of an aircraft, a guiding system controlling the trajectory of the aircraft relative to the resulting setpoint trajectory. The generating method is implemented by an electronic device and comprises selecting at least one mode from among several operating modes, acquiring a setpoint trajectory prepared by a flight management system, obtaining an alternative setpoint trajectory from an element from among a module for computing a trajectory and an external generating system, and generating the resulting setpoint trajectory, which includes one or several segments of the alternative setpoint trajectory for the period of time corresponding to the selection of another mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 5, 2015
    Publication date: November 9, 2017
    Inventors: Sylvain LISSAJOUX, Eric GUILLOUET, Christophe GARNAVAULT, Joël BOSSON
  • Publication number: 20160101873
    Abstract: The present invention relates to an aid system (30) for piloting an aircraft, the aircraft including at least two piloting units each having at least one piloting member that can be actuated by a pilot to command at least one control surface of the aircraft. The piloting aid system (30) includes a module (32) for detecting actions performed on at least one piloting unit and a feedback module (34) indicating, via a man-machine interface (24A, 24B) separate from the piloting members, the movement of said piloting member and/or the force exerted on said piloting member.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2015
    Publication date: April 14, 2016
    Inventors: Joel Bosson, Christophe Garnavault, Eric Guillouet
  • Publication number: 20150360789
    Abstract: A method and device for controlling at least one actuator control system of an aircraft, an associated computer program product and aircraft are disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes determining a variation in thrust of the aircraft for controlling a variable relating to the aircraft relative to a set point, calculating a first control command signal to be sent to an engine control system in order to obtain the variation in thrust, and transmitting the first control command signal to the engine control system. The controlled variable can be an acceleration along a direction taken by a speed vector among the air speed vector and the ground speed vector and the set point can be an acceleration set point along the direction.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 3, 2015
    Publication date: December 17, 2015
    Inventors: Sylvain LISSAJOUX, Matthieu Claybrough, Christophe Garnavault