Patents by Inventor Pascal Gayraud

Pascal Gayraud 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: 9105186
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for aiding the taxiing of an aircraft comprising a plurality of onboard propulsion means and which is able to move over an airport zone according to at least one specific taxiing procedure making it possible to reduce fuel consumption, the method being characterized in that it implements the following steps during the phase of taxiing of the aircraft on an airport: Checking of the taxiing conditions for the implementation of the said taxiing procedure and calculation of the implementation parameters of the procedure, Calculation of the taxiing performance data resulting from the implementation of the taxiing procedure, Display of the taxiing directives and performance related to the taxiing procedure, Monitoring of the parameters of the avionics systems during the implementation of the taxiing procedure. The invention applies to taxiing plan formulation systems and/or aircraft monitoring systems.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 11, 2015
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Pascal Gayraud, Nicolas Marty, Julia Percier
  • Patent number: 8436750
    Abstract: The invention is a method making it possible to calculate and monitor the provisional landing distance and the configuration of the aircraft and flight parameters during the changes in the landing phase manoeuvre. The method consists in determining the landing runway then in analyzing the configuration and the dynamic parameters of the aeroplane, the meteorological and airport data in order to assess, from a performance database, whether the planned braking is suitable and will stop the aeroplane before the end of the runway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Date of Patent: May 7, 2013
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Bernard Fabre, Pascal Gayraud, Nicolas Marty
  • Patent number: 8271184
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of monitoring and aid to taxiing of an aircraft at an airport. The invention is a method of checking and monitoring the taxi plan and relates to a monitoring system comprising means for checking the pathway of the plan and means for signalling on the taxi aid the waiting time for the next clearance ahead of the aircraft along the pathway, the means for checking the pathway comprising a device for checking the pathway constraints and a device for checking the clearances, the device for checking the constraints making it possible to test and to display on the taxi plan the information descriptive of the constraints and the device for checking the clearances making it possible to check the clearances and to add the missing clearances to the taxi plan.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Date of Patent: September 18, 2012
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Pascal Gayraud, Nicolas Marty, Bernard Dubourg, Francois Michel
  • Publication number: 20120215436
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for monitoring obstructions for an aircraft including data storage, an anticollision device and viewing devices, wherein the monitoring device comprises a detector to detect in real-time obstructions, of terrain type and of human constructions type, in a close environment of the aircraft in a flight situation, a sensor to identify the obstructions at risk calculating identification parameters, a circuit to calculate criticality of the obstructions, a display to display both the obstructions with the identification and criticality parameters of the obstructions, and a generator of alerts to describe the situation according to a combination of the identification and criticality parameters. One or more embodiments of the invention is a monitoring system adapted for zones close to the aircraft and in the flight zones not visible to the crew. One or more embodiments of the invention applies particularly to helicopters executing low-altitude flights.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Publication date: August 23, 2012
    Applicant: Thales
    Inventors: Laurent Flotte, Nicolas Marty, Pascal Gayraud
  • Patent number: 8249762
    Abstract: The invention relates to a device for monitoring obstructions for an aircraft including data storage, an anticollision device and viewing devices, wherein the monitoring device comprises a detector to detect in real-time obstructions, of terrain type and of human constructions type, in a close environment of the aircraft in a flight situation, a sensor to identify the obstructions at risk calculating identification parameters, a circuit to calculate criticality of the obstructions, a display to display both the obstructions with the identification and criticality parameters of the obstructions, and a generator of alerts to describe the situation according to a combination of the identification and criticality parameters. One or more embodiments of the invention is a monitoring system adapted for zones close to the aircraft and in the flight zones not visible to the crew. One or more embodiments of the invention applies particularly to helicopters executing low-altitude flights.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2012
    Assignee: Thales
    Inventors: Laurent Flotte, Nicholas Marty, Pascal Gayraud
  • Publication number: 20120158277
    Abstract: A method and a system is provided for preparing the taxiing phase for an aircraft on the basis of an airport database cataloguing by section, the taxiways of an airport and storing, for each section, specific data of geographical position and of connectivity and of a taxiing plan for the aircraft indicating a succession of taxiway sections. The method comprises a step of detecting risk areas along the taxiing plan and a step of displaying the detected risk areas.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 15, 2011
    Publication date: June 21, 2012
    Applicant: THALES
    Inventors: Pascal GAYRAUD, Nicolas MARTY, Julia PERCIER
  • Publication number: 20100204909
    Abstract: The invention relates to a method for aiding the taxiing of an aircraft comprising a plurality of onboard propulsion means and which is able to move over an airport zone according to at least one specific taxiing procedure making it possible to reduce fuel consumption, the method being characterized in that it implements the following steps during the phase of taxiing of the aircraft on an airport: Checking of the taxiing conditions for the implementation of the said taxiing procedure and calculation of the implementation parameters of the procedure, Calculation of the taxiing performance data resulting from the implementation of the taxiing procedure, Display of the taxiing directives and performance related to the taxiing procedure, Monitoring of the parameters of the avionics systems during the implementation of the taxiing procedure. The invention applies to taxiing plan formulation systems and/or aircraft monitoring systems.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 17, 2009
    Publication date: August 12, 2010
    Applicant: Thales
    Inventors: Pascal Gayraud, Nicolas Marty, Julia Percier
  • Publication number: 20100114922
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of monitoring and aid to taxiing of an aircraft at an airport. The invention is a method of checking and monitoring the taxi plan and relates to a monitoring system comprising means for checking the pathway of the plan and means for signalling on the taxi aid the waiting time for the next clearance ahead of the aircraft along the pathway, the means for checking the pathway comprising a device for checking the pathway constraints and a device for checking the clearances, the device for checking the constraints making it possible to test and to display on the taxi plan the information descriptive of the constraints and the device for checking the clearances making it possible to check the clearances and to add the missing clearances to the taxi plan.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 20, 2009
    Publication date: May 6, 2010
    Applicant: Thales
    Inventors: Pascal Gayraud, Nicolas Marty, Bernard Dubourg, Francois Michel
  • Publication number: 20100079308
    Abstract: The invention relates to the field of monitoring the landing phase of an aircraft. The invention is a method making it possible to calculate and monitor the provisional landing distance and the configuration of the aircraft and flight parameters during the changes in the landing phase manoeuvre. The method consists in determining the landing runway then in analyzing the configuration and the dynamic parameters of the aeroplane, the meteorological and airport data in order to assess, from a performance database, whether the planned braking is suitable and will stop the aeroplane before the end of the runway. The result of the analysis gives rise, if the situation demands it, to appropriate visual and oral alarms.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 10, 2009
    Publication date: April 1, 2010
    Applicant: Thales
    Inventors: Bernard Fabre, Pascal Gayraud, Nicolas Marty