Patents by Inventor Stephane Walter

Stephane Walter 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: 11070876
    Abstract: A security-monitoring system includes a data-collection module, a security-monitoring module and an attack-detection module. The data-collection module can collect data associated with a data stream. The security-monitoring module monitors a number of activities within a device. The attack-detection module can detect one or more attacks on the device based on the monitored plurality of activities by using one or more trusted processors. The collected data includes one or more security parameters associated with the data stream. The attack-detection module identifies the attacks based on the security parameters and data from the one or more trusted processors.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Date of Patent: July 20, 2021
    Assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte. Limited
    Inventors: Stephane Walter Rodgers, Xuemin Chen, Rui Pimenta
  • Publication number: 20200314491
    Abstract: A security-monitoring system includes a data-collection module, a security-monitoring module and an attack-detection module. The data-collection module can collect data associated with a data stream. The security-monitoring module monitors a number of activities within a device. The attack-detection module can detect one or more attacks on the device based on the monitored plurality of activities by using one or more trusted processors. The collected data includes one or more security parameters associated with the data stream. The attack-detection module identifies the attacks based on the security parameters and data from the one or more trusted processors.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 1, 2019
    Publication date: October 1, 2020
    Inventors: Stephane Walter RODGERS, Xuemin Chen, Rui Pimenta
  • Patent number: 9945664
    Abstract: The estimation device comprises an estimation assembly for determining a corrected estimated incidence, with the aid of an estimated incidence which is computed on the basis of aerodynamic parameters and of inertial parameters related to the aircraft and of a measured incidence which is determined on the basis of measurements carried out on the aircraft by at least one incidence probe. This estimation device thus makes it possible to obtain estimations of the speed of the aircraft, of its incidence and of the total temperature, on the basis of aerodynamic and inertial parameters.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Date of Patent: April 17, 2018
    Assignee: AIRBUS OPERATIONS SAS
    Inventor: Stéphane Walter
  • Patent number: 9828118
    Abstract: A pilot assistance device includes information sources for determining automatically, in real time, a current vertical load factor of the aircraft, a computation unit for computing automatically, in real time, a flight director value using the current vertical load factor and a target vertical load factor representing a vertical load factor desired for the aircraft in the parabolic flight, the flight director value being computed in such a way as to be equal to a reference value when the current vertical load factor becomes equal to the target vertical load factor, and a display unit for presenting automatically, in real time, on a load factor scale, displayed on a screen of the cockpit of the aircraft, an indicator representative of the flight director value, computed by the computation unit, and an indicator indicating the reference value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2017
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventor: Stéphane Walter
  • Publication number: 20160272345
    Abstract: A pilot assistance device includes information sources for determining automatically, in real time, a current vertical load factor of the aircraft, a computation unit for computing automatically, in real time, a flight director value using the current vertical load factor and a target vertical load factor representing a vertical load factor desired for the aircraft in the parabolic flight, the flight director value being computed in such a way as to be equal to a reference value when the current vertical load factor becomes equal to the target vertical load factor, and a display unit for presenting automatically, in real time, on a load factor scale, displayed on a screen of the cockpit of the aircraft, an indicator representative of the flight director value, computed by the computation unit, and an indicator indicating the reference value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Applicant: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventor: Stéphane Walter
  • Publication number: 20160178364
    Abstract: The estimation device comprises an estimation assembly for determining a corrected estimated incidence, with the aid of an estimated incidence which is computed on the basis of aerodynamic parameters and of inertial parameters related to the aircraft and of a measured incidence which is determined on the basis of measurements carried out on the aircraft by at least one incidence probe. This estimation device thus makes it possible to obtain estimations of the speed of the aircraft, of its incidence and of the total temperature, on the basis of aerodynamic and inertial parameters.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2015
    Publication date: June 23, 2016
    Inventor: Stéphane WALTER
  • Patent number: 8849479
    Abstract: A method for estimating aircraft airspeed by a processor and an airspeed estimation device, which includes the calculation of a value for aircraft aerodynamic speed (Vcaero), by an aerodynamic calculator, based on aircraft aerodynamic parameters and the calculation of a value for current aircraft speed (Vc) by an anemobarometric unit. An estimated airspeed (Vcest) is determined by adding, by an adding unit, a corrective value, determined by an airspeed integrating unit, to the value for Vcaero. The corrective value is determined, by the airspeed integrating unit, according to a comparison between: a residual speed value (VR), determined by a residual speed determination unit, with the value VR determined by correcting the value for Vcaero to a value that converges toward the value for Vc, and a predetermined threshold value (?).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Date of Patent: September 30, 2014
    Assignee: Airbus Operations SAS
    Inventor: Stéphane Walter
  • Patent number: 8584990
    Abstract: According to the invention, an alert may be generated when a sudden inversion of the rudder occurs. To this end, the pilot having beforehand moved a commanding system in such a manner that the movement of the commanding system overcomes the position of the commanding system corresponding to the maximum rotation breakpoint in one of the rotating directions of the rudder. The alert is launched if, during a first time interval having a predetermined duration, the pilot moves the commanding system in such a manner that the movement of the commanding system overcomes the position of the commanding system corresponding to the maximum rotation breakpoint in the other rotating direction of the rudder, thereby indicating a sudden rudder inversion and a potential unsafe condition to be corrected by the pilot.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2013
    Assignee: Airbus Operations (SAS)
    Inventor: Stéphane Walter
  • Publication number: 20130066488
    Abstract: Method and device for automatically estimating an airspeed of an aircraft The device (1) includes means (6) for determining an estimated airspeed with the aid of an aerodynamic airspeed which is calculated from current values of aircraft parameters and a speed which is generated by an air data computer (8).
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2012
    Publication date: March 14, 2013
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (SAS)
    Inventor: Stéphane WALTER
  • Publication number: 20120205495
    Abstract: According to the invention, the pilot having beforehand moved a commanding system in such a manner that the movement of said system (6) overcomes the position of said system corresponding to the maximum rotation breakpoint in one of the rotating directions of the rudder (5), an alert is launched if, during a first time interval having a predetermined duration, said pilot moves said commanding system in such a manner that the movement of said system. (6) overcomes the position of said system corresponding to the maximum rotation breakpoint in the other rotating direction of said rudder (5).
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 9, 2012
    Publication date: August 16, 2012
    Applicant: AIRBUS OPERATIONS (S.A.S.)
    Inventor: Stéphane Walter
  • Patent number: 7899620
    Abstract: A terrain avoidance method and system for an aircraft includes a collision alarm device and an auto-pilot device including a first determination unit for determining a climbing order with optimal slope for the aircraft, a checking unit for checking whether a first altitude gain at the relief, by applying the optimal slope climbing order, is sufficient for clearing said relief, a finding unit for finding if at least one heading variation value exists, for which the corresponding altitude gain is sufficient to clear the relief, and a switching and calculating unit for applying to the aircraft, if the first altitude gain is sufficient, an optimal slope climbing order with an order to maintain the current heading and, if the first altitude gain is insufficient, a particular climbing order sufficient to clear the relief, with a heading order which corresponds to the selected heading variation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Date of Patent: March 1, 2011
    Assignee: Airbus France
    Inventors: Christophe Jourdan, Pierre Fabre, Stephane Walter, Isabelle Lacaze
  • Publication number: 20080215195
    Abstract: The invention concerns a terrain avoidance method and system for an aircraft. The system comprises a collision alarm device (3) and an auto-pilot device (5) including means (7) for determining a climbing order with optimal slope for the aircraft, means (12) for checking whether a first altitude gain at the relief, by applying the optimal slope climbing order, is sufficient for clearing said relief, means (11) for finding if there exists at least one heading variation value, for which the corresponding altitude gain is sufficient to clear the relief, and means (17, 22) for applying to the aircraft, if the first altitude gain is sufficient, an optimal slope climbing order with an order to maintain the current heading and, if the first altitude gain is insufficient, a particular climbing order sufficient to clear the relief, with a heading order which corresponds to the selected heading variation value.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 1, 2006
    Publication date: September 4, 2008
    Applicant: AIRBUS FRANCE
    Inventors: Christophe Jourdan, Pierre Fabre, Stephane Walter, Isabelle Lacaze
  • Patent number: 6935596
    Abstract: The piloting system (1) for generating orders for piloting the aircraft according to at least one piloting axis, for example the pitch axis, the roll axis, the yaw axis or the engine thrust control axis, comprises at least two piloting means (2, 3), each of which is capable of calculating the derivative with respect to time of the function which represents the corresponding piloting law and which takes into account the current values of parameters of the aircraft, first means (4) for intercomparing the derivatives calculated by the piloting means (2, 3) and for selecting a derivative; and second means (10) for integrating a selected derivative in such a way as to obtain said piloting order according to said piloting axis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Date of Patent: August 30, 2005
    Assignee: Airbus France
    Inventor: Stéphane Walter
  • Publication number: 20050151024
    Abstract: The piloting system (1) for generating orders for piloting the aircraft according to at least one piloting axis, for example the pitch axis, the roll axis, the yaw axis or the engine thrust control axis, comprises at least two piloting means (2, 3), each of which is capable of calculating the derivative with respect to time of the function which represents the corresponding piloting law and which takes into account the current values of parameters of the aircraft, first means (4) for intercomparing the derivatives calculated by the piloting means (2, 3) and for selecting a derivative; and second means (10) for integrating a selected derivative in such a way as to obtain said piloting order according to said piloting axis.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 11, 2003
    Publication date: July 14, 2005
    Inventor: Stephane Walter