Patents by Inventor Antoine Maussion
Antoine Maussion 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).
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Patent number: 9906469Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft control system, situated in the avionics bay, including a computer, a remote equipment, such as an actuator of control surfaces, and an AFDX network. The computer includes a first module and a second module, respectively connected to a corresponding first module and a second module of the equipment, by a first and a second virtual link sharing a common path through the network, the first and second virtual links being segregated by a separate encoding at the applicative level. A replication and/or frame switching device is connected, on the one hand, to the common port and, on the other hand, to the ports of the first and second modules of the equipment.Type: GrantFiled: December 11, 2013Date of Patent: February 27, 2018Assignee: Airbus Operations (S.A.S.)Inventors: Marc Fervel, Antoine Maussion, Arnaud Lecanu, Sylvain Sauvant
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Patent number: 9081372Abstract: A flight control system for an aircraft, intended for controlling a plurality of actuators adapted for actuating control surfaces of the aircraft from information supplied by piloting members and/or sensors of the aircraft. The system includes a primary control system adapted for controlling a first set of control surface actuators and a secondary control system adapted for controlling a second set of control surface actuators, the primary and secondary systems being respectively powered by independent energy sources of different types.Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2010Date of Patent: July 14, 2015Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS S.A.S.Inventors: Marc Fervel, Arnaud Lecanu, Antoine Maussion, Jean-Jacques Aubert
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Publication number: 20140180504Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft control system, situated in the avionics bay, including a computer, a remote equipment, such as an actuator of control surfaces, and an AFDX network. The computer includes a first module and a second module, respectively connected to a corresponding first module and a second module of the equipment, by a first and a second virtual link sharing a common path through the network, the first and second virtual links being segregated by a separate encoding at the applicative level. A replication and/or frame switching device is connected, on the one hand, to the common port and, on the other hand, to the ports of the first and second modules of the equipment.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 11, 2013Publication date: June 26, 2014Inventors: Marc FERVEL, Antoine MAUSSION, Arnaud LECANU, Sylvain SAUVANT
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Patent number: 8600584Abstract: An aircraft control system in which a plurality of elementary control systems, corresponding to different aircraft functions, can share one or more sensors due to a common AFDX network. The transmission of commands is carried out via AFDX messages sent to network-subscribed actuators. Advantageously, the computers of the different elementary control systems installed in the avionics bay include generic computers hosting software specific to execution of respective functions thereof (IMA architecture).Type: GrantFiled: March 10, 2010Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Airbus Operations S.A.S.Inventors: Marc Fervel, Arnaud Lecanu, Antoine Maussion, Jean-Jacques Aubert
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Patent number: 8600583Abstract: A flight control system for an aircraft, controlling a plurality of actuators adapted to actuate control surfaces of the aircraft, including: at least one communications bus; at least one computer situated in the avionics bay of the aircraft, and adapted to calculate flight commands and to transmit them over the bus in the form of command messages; and at least a first remote terminal connected to the bus, adapted to control a control surface actuator, and to acquire the state of the actuator from information provided by at least a first sensor, the first terminal receiving command messages from the computer and transmitting electrical orders to the actuator as a function of the command messages received in this way, and also transmitting messages to the computer, at its request, relating to the state of the actuator as a function of the information provided by the first sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 4, 2009Date of Patent: December 3, 2013Assignee: Airbus Operations S.A.S.Inventors: Marc Fervel, Jean-Jacques Aubert, Antoine Maussion
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Patent number: 8567715Abstract: The invention relates to a flight control system for an aircraft comprising control surfaces and actuators associated with the control surfaces to control flight functions, including roll, yaw, pitching, and aerodynamic braking of the aircraft. The actuators associated with the control surfaces that control at least one of the flight control functions are electromechanical actuators. A part of the control surfaces associated with the electromechanical actuators is divided, where each of the divided control surfaces is comprised of at least two independent surfaces.Type: GrantFiled: January 4, 2011Date of Patent: October 29, 2013Assignee: Airbus Operations S.A.S.Inventors: Marc Fervel, Arnaud Lecanu, Antoine Maussion, Laurent Andrieu
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Publication number: 20120109424Abstract: An aircraft control system in which a plurality of elementary control systems, corresponding to different aircraft functions, can share one or more sensors due to a common AFDX network. The transmission of commands is carried out via AFDX messages sent to network-subscribed actuators. Advantageously, the computers of the different elementary control systems installed in the avionics bay include generic computers hosting software specific to execution of respective functions thereof (IMA architecture).Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2010Publication date: May 3, 2012Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (inc as a Societe par Act Simpl)Inventors: Marc Fervel, Arnaud Lecanu, Antoine Maussion, Jean-Jacques Aubert
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Publication number: 20120101663Abstract: A flight control system for an aircraft, intended for controlling a plurality of actuators adapted for actuating control surfaces of the aircraft from information supplied by piloting members and/or sensors of the aircraft. The system includes a primary control system adapted for controlling a first set of control surface actuators and a secondary control system adapted for controlling a second set of control surface actuators, the primary and secondary systems being respectively powered by independent energy sources of different types.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 10, 2010Publication date: April 26, 2012Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (inc as a Societe par Act Simpl)Inventors: Marc Fervel, Arnaud Lecanu, Antoine Maussion, Jean-Jacques Aubert
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Publication number: 20110174921Abstract: The invention relates to a flight control system for an aircraft comprising control surfaces (111, 211, 331, 431, 541, 121-225), and actuators associated with said control surfaces to control flight functions of roll, yaw, pitching and aerodynamic braking of the aircraft. All of the actuators (111a1-211a2, 121a-225a) associated with the control surfaces controlling at least one of said flight functions are electromechanical actuators. A part of said control surfaces associated with the electromechanical actuators are divided control surfaces (111, 211, 331, 431, 541), each of said divided control surfaces being composed of at least two independent surfaces (113, 114, . . .Type: ApplicationFiled: January 4, 2011Publication date: July 21, 2011Applicant: Airbus Operations (Societe Par Actions Simplifiee)Inventors: Marc FERVEL, Arnaud LECANU, Antoine MAUSSION, Laurent ANDRIEU
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Publication number: 20110118906Abstract: A flight control system for an aircraft, controlling a plurality of actuators adapted to actuate control surfaces of the aircraft, including: at least one communications bus; at least one computer situated in the avionics bay of the aircraft, and adapted to calculate flight commands and to transmit them over the bus in the form of command messages; and at least a first remote terminal connected to the bus, adapted to control a control surface actuator, and to acquire the state of the actuator from information provided by at least a first sensor, the first terminal receiving command messages from the computer and transmitting electrical orders to the actuator as a function of the command messages received in this way, and also transmitting messages to the computer, at its request, relating to the state of the actuator as a function of the information provided by the first sensor.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 4, 2009Publication date: May 19, 2011Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (INC AS A SOCIETE PAR ACT SIMPL)Inventors: Marc Fervel, Jean-Jacques Aubert, Antoine Maussion