Patents by Inventor Michel Devy

Michel Devy 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 of guiding an aircraft in the final approach phase and a corresponding system
    Patent number: 6952632
    Abstract: A method of guiding an aircraft in the final approach phase including imaging the ground using an imaging system onboard the aircraft to obtain an image, analyzing the image to detect an airport area, detecting an airport area and selecting a runway for landing, tracking the selected runway during the approach of the aircraft by visually tracking the selected runway in the image supplied by the imaging system, and tracking the runway when the aircraft is very close to the ground by analyzing the image supplied by the imaging system to determine the position of the aircraft relative to the runway.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 4, 2005
    Assignee: Airbus
    Inventors: Paul Henry Robert, Guy Juanole, Michel Devy
  • Method of guiding an aircraft in the final approach phase and a corresponding system
    Publication number: 20030225487
    Abstract: A method of guiding an aircraft in the final approach phase including imaging the ground using an imaging system on board the aircraft to obtain an image, analyzing the image to detect an airport area, detecting an airport area and selecting a runway for landing, tracking the selected runway during the approach of the aircraft by visually tracking the selected runway in the image supplied by the imaging system, and tracking the runway when the aircraft is very close to the ground by analyzing the image supplied by the imaging system to determine the position of the aircraft relative to the runway.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 24, 2003
    Publication date: December 4, 2003
    Inventors: Paul Henry Robert, Guy Juanole, Michel Devy