Patents by Inventor Olivier Sapin

Olivier Sapin 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: 11435203
    Abstract: Method and system for merging measurements of flight parameters of an aircraft. The system is for merging measurements of flight parameters of an aircraft, linked to one another by at least one equation, and includes at least one acquisition module for acquiring at least one measurement of flight parameters, a scoring module for attributing a first validity score to the equations by checking whether the measurement or measurements of flight parameters are a solution or solutions of the equation or equations, a scoring module for attributing a second validity score to failure scenarios involving one or more acquisition modules from the first validity scores, a determination module for determining the validity of the measurements of flight parameters from the second validity scores, consolidation module for consolidating the measurements of flight parameters, a transmission module for transmitting the consolidated measurements of flight parameters to a user device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2022
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Patrice Brot, Olivier Sapin
  • Publication number: 20190316933
    Abstract: Method and system for merging measurements of flight parameters of an aircraft. The system is for merging measurements of flight parameters of an aircraft, linked to one another by at least one equation, and includes at least one acquisition module for acquiring at least one measurement of flight parameters, a scoring module for attributing a first validity score to the equations by checking whether the measurement or measurements of flight parameters are a solution or solutions of the equation or equations, a scoring module for attributing a second validity score to failure scenarios involving one or more acquisition modules from the first validity scores, a determination module for determining the validity of the measurements of flight parameters from the second validity scores, consolidation module for consolidating the measurements of flight parameters, a transmission module for transmitting the consolidated measurements of flight parameters to a user device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2019
    Publication date: October 17, 2019
    Inventors: Patrice Brot, Olivier Sapin
  • Patent number: 9994303
    Abstract: A control system and method for an aircraft configured to operate according to a first mode of operation corresponding to an automatic piloting of the aircraft and a second mode of operation corresponding to a manual piloting of the aircraft, the system including a selection member. The system is configured to operate according to the first mode of operation when the selection member is not actuated continuously and to operate according to the second mode of operation when the selection member is actuated continuously.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 12, 2018
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Pierre Scacchi, Thierry Bourret, Franck Laine, Matthieu Mayolle, Sabrina Betton, Cécile Puissacq, Olivier Sapin
  • Patent number: 9643732
    Abstract: An aeroplane attitude indicator device includes a mobile rod which includes a first end connected by a link to a support fastened to the aeroplane and a second end to which is connected a moving body, at least one actuator for controlling the motions of the rod, and a system for piloting the at least one actuator as a function of information originating from an attitude detection system of the aeroplane, so as to orient the rod in a vertical direction. The assembly of rod and moving body correspond to a pendulum-like artifact. Also described is an aeroplane cockpit equipped with an attitude indicator device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 9, 2017
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Franck Laine, Olivier Sapin, Charles Renault Leberquer
  • Publication number: 20170057656
    Abstract: An aeroplane attitude indicator device includes a mobile rod which includes a first end connected by a link to a support fastened to the aeroplane and a second end to which is connected a moving body, at least one actuator for controlling the motions of the rod, and a system for piloting the at least one actuator as a function of information originating from an attitude detection system of the aeroplane, so as to orient the rod in a vertical direction. The assembly of rod and moving body correspond to a pendulum-like artefact. Also described is an aeroplane cockpit equipped with an attitude indicator device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2015
    Publication date: March 2, 2017
    Applicant: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Franck Laine, Olivier Sapin, Charles Renault Leberquer
  • Publication number: 20160185448
    Abstract: A control system and method for an aircraft configured to operate according to a first mode of operation corresponding to an automatic piloting of the aircraft and a second mode of operation corresponding to a manual piloting of the aircraft, the system including a selection member. The system is configured to operate according to the first mode of operation when the selection member is not actuated continuously and to operate according to the second mode of operation when the selection member is actuated continuously.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 24, 2015
    Publication date: June 30, 2016
    Inventors: Pierre SCACCHI, Thierry Bourret, Franck LAINE, Matthieu MAYOLLE, Sabrina BETTON, Cécile PUISSACQ, Olivier SAPIN
  • Patent number: 8477048
    Abstract: According to the invention, the device (1) comprises means (3) for detecting, during an altitude capture maneuver, the emission of a first type alarm by the anti-collision system (2) and means (4) for controlling the vertical speed of said airplane (AC), after the emission of such an alarm, until the triggering of the capture phase.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: July 2, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (SAS)
    Inventors: Paule Botargues, Xavier Dal Santo, Olivier Sapin, Vincent Bompart
  • Patent number: 8446295
    Abstract: According to the invention, the device (1) comprises means (4) for adapting the altitude capture maneuver, means (5) for first detecting the emission of a first type alarm, means (6) for determining a first alarm threshold and means (7) for establishing an activation height threshold from said first alarm threshold and airplane vertical speed at the time of the alarm emission, so that, when the height separating said aircraft (AC) from the altitude set level is strictly higher than said height threshold at the time of the alarm emission, said adaptation means (4) are disabled.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (SAS)
    Inventors: Paule Botargues, Xavier Dal Santo, Olivier Sapin, Vincent Bompart
  • Publication number: 20110187562
    Abstract: According to the invention, the device (1) comprises means (4) for adapting the altitude capture maneuver, means (5) for first detecting the emission of a first type alarm, means (6) for determining a first alarm threshold and means (7) for establishing an activation height threshold from said first alarm threshold and airplane vertical speed at the time of the alarm emission, so that, when the height separating said aircraft (AC) from the altitude set level is strictly higher than said height threshold at the time of the alarm emission, said adaptation means (4) are disabled.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Paule Botargues, Xavier Dal Santo, Olivier Sapin, Vincent Bompart
  • Publication number: 20110187561
    Abstract: According to the invention, the device (1) comprises means (3) for detecting, during an altitude capture maneuver, the emission of a first type alarm by the anti-collision system (2) and means (4) for controlling the vertical speed of said airplane (AC), after the emission of such an alarm, until the triggering of the capture phase.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 28, 2011
    Publication date: August 4, 2011
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (S.A.S.)
    Inventors: Paule Botargues, Xavier Dal Santo, Olivier Sapin, Vincent Bompart