Patents by Inventor Catherine Tessier

Catherine Tessier 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: 9002542
    Abstract: A method for detecting piloting conflicts between the crew and the autopilot of an aircraft. According to the method, an automatic trajectory is programmed by checking whether the actual values of navigation parameters converge on said corresponding desired values within a predetermined convergence period; in the case where at least one of the actual values does not converge, within the convergence period, on the corresponding desired value, a predictive calculation is carried out, at consecutive future moments, of the value of at least one particular parameter selected amongst the navigation parameters; and in the case where the predicted value of the particular parameter is higher than a corresponding predefined threshold, an alarm is emitted for the crew of the aircraft to notify them about a piloting conflict being able to jeopardize the flight safety of the aircraft. A device for implementing the method. An aircraft including the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Date of Patent: April 7, 2015
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (SAS)
    Inventors: Frédéric Dehais, Charles Lesire, Catherine Tessier, Laure Christophe
  • Publication number: 20110077803
    Abstract: According to the invention, the method comprises checking (in 2) that the actual values of navigation parameters become closer to desired values within a predetermined time period. If this is not the case, the method comprises carrying out a predictive calculation (in 4) of the value of at least one particular parameter at consecutive future moments, and optionally transmitting an alarm (in 6) for the crew.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 4, 2009
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: Airbus Operations (SAS)
    Inventors: Frédéric Dehais, Charles Lesire, Catherine Tessier, Laure Christophe