Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device for the centralized computation and diffusion of the state(s) of an aircraft, configured for at least calculate the value of one or more aircraft state(s), generate a list of aircraft state(s) the value of which is accessible via the electronic device, the list comprising, for each state, information representative of the said state, diffuse the list to each consumer avionics device, of at least one value of at least one state, receive, from at least one consumer avionics device, at least one request for transmission of one or more values of at least one first state selected from the list, the request comprising the said representative information related to the said at least one first selected state, and transmit, to at least one consumer avionics device, only the value or values of the at least one selected state.

Abstract: A method for assisting in the piloting of an aircraft during a mission, the method being implemented by computer and includes a step of calculating events by a plurality of application components or capabilities, each capability having a competency domain and being configured according to one and the same logic format, the events being calculated based on data acquired from various certified or non-certified avionics sources and/or from various sources external or internal to the aircraft; a step of calculating the impact on carrying out the current mission of the aircraft, based on at least one calculated event; an impact processing step; and a step of determining at least one solution for adapting the current mission of the aircraft.

Abstract: A device for assisting in the piloting of an aircraft, includes a competency module comprising a plurality of application components or capabilities, each capability having a competency domain and being configured according to one and the same logic format to calculate events based on data acquired from various certified or non-certified avionics sources and/or from various sources external or internal to the aircraft, and to process solution requests and generate solution proposals; a processing module comprising components that are configured to determine the presence of an impact on the current mission of the aircraft, either from a calculated event or from a solution proposal; a solution module comprising components that are configured to send solution requests based on the presence of an impact, and components that are configured to construct a solution for adapting the current mission of the aircraft based on at least one solution proposal; and a management module comprising components that are configur

Abstract: The invention relates to an electronic device for the centralized computation and diffusion of the state(s) of an aircraft, configured to at least: calculate the value of one or more aircraft state(s), generate a list of aircraft state(s) the value of which is accessible via the electronic device, the list comprising, for each state, information representative of the said state, diffuse the list to each consumer avionics device, of at least one value of at least one state, receive, from at least one consumer avionics device, at least one request for transmission of one or more values of at least one first state selected from the list, the request comprising the said representative information related to the said at least one first selected state, transmit, to at least one consumer avionics device, only the value or values of the at least one selected state.

Abstract: An anti-collision device of an aircraft including a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors including at least two separate sensors, each sensor being configured to respectively deliver its own set of captured data as a function of the proximity of at least one obstruction, the anti-collision device including: at least one data homogenization module configured to transform at least one set of captured data in a corresponding set of unmarked data, each set of unmarked data respectively associated with at least one sensor being made up of a plurality of identical data types from one set of unmarked data to another, and a data processing module configured to generate, from said sets of unmarked data, at least one piece of information representative of the presence or absence of obstruction(s).

Abstract: An anti-collision device of an aircraft comprising a plurality of sensors, the plurality of sensors comprising at least two separate sensors, each sensor being configured to respectively deliver its own set of captured data as a function of the proximity of at least one obstruction, the anti-collision device comprising: at least one data homogenization module configured to transform at least one set of captured data in a corresponding set of unmarked data, each set of unmarked data respectively associated with at least one sensor being made up of a plurality of identical data types from one set of unmarked data to another, and a data processing module configured to generate, from said sets of unmarked data, at least one piece of information representative of the presence or absence of obstruction(s).

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling the restitution of alert(s) and/or of system(s) reconfiguration procedure(s), including the surveillance of device(s) of a vehicle and the determination of alert(s) and/or of associated reconfiguration procedure(s) to be restituted for the crew, the vehicle operating according to a mission carried out by using at least one operational capacity, and further including, for a current mission: obtaining a list of operational capacities required by said current mission; from said required operational capacities and at least one piece of information from an accessible database, controlling the restitution of alert(s) and/or of system(s) reconfiguration procedure(s) by: modifying the associated level of alert(s) and/or of procedure(s), and sequencing the restitution of alert(s) and/or of procedure(s) based on said level, and/or filtering said alert(s) and/or reconfiguration procedure(s) before restitution.

Abstract: A method for processing an error when performing a predetermined avionics procedure, related computer program and detection and alert system is disclosed. In one aspect, the method is carried out automatically by the detection and alert system of an aircraft, the method including monitoring the operation of one or several avionics device(s) of the aircraft, the monitoring based on the tracking of a sequence representative of the predetermined avionics procedure being carried out. The method further includes: detecting a break of the sequence due to an incorrect command and/or skipping of at least one expected command according to the predetermined avionics procedure being performed, and retrieving at least one piece of information representative of the break in the sequence.

Abstract: This decision aid method includes the following steps: acquiring (110) operating states of systems, the operating states being determined by a monitoring system; determining (120) an availability state of each operational capacity, based on the operating states of only the systems of the aircraft implementing that operational capacity, each availability state being chosen from among the group consisting of: a normal state, a downgraded state, an impacted state and a lost state; selecting (150) one or more operational capacities based on the current movement context of the aircraft; communicating (150) the availability state of each selected operational capacity to the pilot.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method for controlling the restitution of alert(s) and/or of system(s) reconfiguration procedure(s), including the surveillance of device(s) of a vehicle and the determination of alert(s) and/or of associated reconfiguration procedure(s) to be restituted for the crew, the vehicle operating according to a mission carried out by using at least one operational capacity, and further including, for a current mission: obtaining a list of operational capacities required by said current mission; from said required operational capacities and at least one piece of information from an accessible database, controlling the restitution of alert(s) and/or of system(s) reconfiguration procedure(s) by: modifying the associated level of alert(s) and/or of procedure(s), and sequencing the restitution of alert(s) and/or of procedure(s) based on said level, and/or filtering said alert(s) and/or reconfiguration procedure(s) before restitution.

Abstract: A method for determining endpoint(s) for deciding to trigger evasive maneuver by an aircraft, an associated device and computer program are disclosed. In one aspect, the method includes obtaining an anticipated route of the aircraft and a set of locations on the route presenting a collision risk for the aircraft, determining, for each location of the set, an endpoint for deciding to trigger an evasive maneuver associated with the location, by applying a rule for determining an endpoint associated with the location, and segmenting the route into a set of N route segments, with N?2. The rule for determining the endpoint associated with the location of the set is a function of the route segment in which the location associated with the set is located.

Abstract: A method for securing a provisional aircraft itinerary with respect to potential threats associated with geographical coordinates, according to which the provisional itinerary includes geographical coordinates of waypoints, two successive waypoints defining an anticipated route segment with the two waypoints as ends, the method comprising carrying out a first risk detection, as a function of at least the geographical coordinates of the ends of each segment between two waypoints and threats to identify potentially at-risk (segment, threat) pairs, wherein each segment is split into segment sections, and carrying out a second risk detection for each pair, in order, based on at least the geographical coordinates of the sections of the segment of the pair and at least the geographical coordinates of the threat of the pair, to determine whether the threat is confirmed as presenting a collision risk with the segment.

Abstract: A method for processing an error when performing a predetermined avionics procedure, related computer program and detection and alert system is disclosed. In one aspect, the method is carried out automatically by the detection and alert system of an aircraft, the method including monitoring the operation of one or several avionics device(s) of the aircraft, the monitoring based on the tracking of a sequence representative of the predetermined avionics procedure being carried out. The method further includes: detecting a break of the sequence due to an incorrect command and/or skipping of at least one expected command according to the predetermined avionics procedure being performed, and retrieving at least one piece of information representative of the break in the sequence.

Abstract: A method for monitoring the flight trajectory of an aircraft comprises the steps reiterated in time consisting in receiving and comparing two trajectory objects, the trajectory objects being associated with two initially identical flight trajectories determined independently of each other over time; and, in case of difference between the two trajectory objects, determining a failed trajectory from the two flight trajectories by comparison with the last known state without fault, the last known state without fault corresponding to two identical trajectory objects. Developments describe the use of flight plan segments, of signatures, fault isolation simultaneously to a change of current leg, the use of levels of operational safety according to an RNP-AR procedure and the notification of the pilot of the trajectory determined as having failed. Software and system aspects are also described.

Abstract: This decision aid method includes the following steps: acquiring (110) operating states of systems, the operating states being determined by a monitoring system; determining (120) an availability state of each operational capacity, based on the operating states of only the systems of the aircraft implementing that operational capacity, each availability state being chosen from among the group consisting of: a normal state, a downgraded state, an impacted state and a lost state; selecting (150) one or more operational capacities based on the current movement context of the aircraft; communicating (150) the availability state of each selected operational capacity to the pilot.

Abstract: A method of displaying, for a system for anti-collision monitoring of an aircraft, the limits of flight margins in relation to obstructions located in a flight zone, and a device for displaying the limits of operational flight margins and the limits of alert zones, is provided. The operational flight margins in the flight zones not initially envisaged, and the limits of the alert zones around the trajectory of the aircraft, are presented.

Abstract: A method for monitoring the flight trajectory of an aircraft comprises the steps reiterated in time consisting in receiving and comparing two trajectory objects, the trajectory objects being associated with two initially identical flight trajectories determined independently of each other over time; and, in case of difference between the two trajectory objects, determining a failed trajectory from the two flight trajectories by comparison with the last known state without fault, the last known state without fault corresponding to two identical trajectory objects. Developments describe the use of flight plan segments, of signatures, fault isolation simultaneously to a change of current leg, the use of levels of operational safety according to an RNP-AR procedure and the notification of the pilot of the trajectory determined as having failed. Software and system aspects are also described.

Abstract: The subject of the present invention is a method for processing alerts by an avionic system FWS that makes it possible to optimize the processing of these alerts without unnecessarily consuming “processor time”. The method according to the invention is characterized in that it consists in having processed, on each processing cycle of the processor of the FWS, only the operations relating to alerts for which the result has been modified since the preceding processing cycle.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of alert calculation for an aircraft obstruction proximity warning system including a step for detecting a hazardous flight situation capable of triggering an alert as a function of a data signal representing the change in height below the aircraft, including, prior to the step of detection, a step for converting the data signal representing the change in height as a function of information representative of the vertical profile of the obstructions below the aircraft.

Abstract: The invention relates to an aircraft navigational aid system with 3D display including an anti-collision device, with means of storing data representing obstructions, means for calculating a representation of the obstructions in a three-dimensional space and a device for displaying the obstructions data in three dimensions. The system includes means for augmenting the display of the representation of the area of hazardous obstructions with at least two indicator objects for the said area of hazardous obstructions disposed together in such a manner as to form a third object targeting the localization of the point in the area of hazardous obstructions closest to the aircraft. The invention also relates to the method of display of the indicator objects in a three-dimensional display.