Patents by Inventor Cesar GARCIA CASTILLA

Cesar GARCIA CASTILLA 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).

  • Method and system for assisting with piloting an aircraft and aircraft
    Patent number: 11952109
    Abstract: A system for an aircraft comprising a controller configured to obtain a first piece of information regarding whether the aircraft has achieved lift-off; to obtain a second piece of information regarding whether the aircraft is in a flight phase in an initial part of lift-off; to determine, on the basis of at least the first piece of information whether the gear is retractable, and, if the gear is retractable in an initial part of the lift-off, to trigger a landing-gear-retraction alarm taking an audio form and/or a visual form, and, if the gear is retractable after the initial part of the lift-off to optionally trigger a second landing-gear-retraction alarm taking an audio form and/or a visual form. A method implemented by the system is provided. Advantageously, an omission of the retraction of the landing gear of an aircraft is notified to its flight crew.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignees: Airbus SAS, Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventors: Stéphane Cote, Christine Gris, Philippe Castaigns, Cesar Garcia Castilla
  • METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR ASSISTING WITH PILOTING AN AIRCRAFT AND AIRCRAFT
    Publication number: 20220340268
    Abstract: A system for an aircraft comprising a controller configured to obtain a first piece of information regarding whether the aircraft has achieved lift-off; to obtain a second piece of information regarding whether the aircraft is in a flight phase in an initial part of lift-off; to determine, on the basis of at least the first piece of information whether the gear is retractable, and, if the gear is retractable in an initial part of the lift-off, to trigger a landing-gear-retraction alarm taking an audio form and/or a visual form, and, if the gear is retractable after the initial part of the lift-off to optionally trigger a second landing-gear-retraction alarm taking an audio form and/or a visual form. A method implemented by the system is provided. Advantageously, an omission of the retraction of the landing gear of an aircraft is notified to its flight crew.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 21, 2022
    Publication date: October 27, 2022
    Inventors: Stéphane COTE, Christine GRIS, Philippe CASTAIGNS, Cesar GARCIA CASTILLA