Patents by Inventor Sylvain POUILLARD

Sylvain POUILLARD 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: 10410529
    Abstract: The invention relates to an automatic assistance method for landing an aircraft on a landing runway, from a return point (A) to a completion point (PA) at which the aircraft comes into contact with the landing runway, implemented by a data-processing device on-board said aircraft and configured to be linked to an inertial unit, an altimeter and a deviation meter, said method comprising: —guidance, based on position and attitude data provided by the inertia unit and altitude data provided by the altimeter, of the aircraft along a predefined trajectory from the return point (A) to a predetermined holding point (C) approximately aligned with the axis of the landing runway, the guidance been performed over at least one part of said predefined trajectory on the basis of corrected position data calculated using position data of the aircraft provided by the inertia unit and measurements transmitted by the deviation meter, —guidance from the holding point (C) to the completion point (PA).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
    Inventors: Alain Chiodini, Sylvain Pouillard
  • Patent number: 10290220
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for guiding an aircraft over an airport taxiway which is carried out by a data-processing device of a guiding system, wherein said method comprises the steps of determining (E1) at least one possible future path of the aircraft according to the topography of the taxiway in the vicinity of the aircraft, receiving (E2) at least one command relating to the path for the aircraft to follow, selecting (E3) a path to follow from said possible future paths that have been determined and, on the basis of said received command, guiding (E4) the aircraft along the selected path to follow.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE
    Inventors: Sylvain Pouillard, Cedric Bara
  • Patent number: 10175699
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for automatically assisting with the landing of an aircraft on a runway from a return point (A) to a completion point (D), at which the aircraft touches the runway, by means of a data-processing device on-board said aircraft, which device is configured to be connected to an altimeter and a deviation meter, the method including: a return-navigation assistance phase including guidance of the aircraft, on the basis of measurements of the azimuth deviation of the aircraft relative to a reference direction linking said return point (A) and the position of the deviation meter (E) transmitted by said deviation meter, from the return point (A) towards the position of the deviation meter (E), determination of the position of the aircraft at a predetermined capture point (B) that is aligned with the return point (A) and the position of the deviation meter (E), and guidance of the aircraft along a predetermined path from the capture point (B) to a predetermined holding point (C)
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Date of Patent: January 8, 2019
    Assignee: SAFRAN ELECTRONICS AND DEFENSE
    Inventors: Alain Chiodini, Francois Dufresne De Virel, Sylvain Pouillard
  • Publication number: 20180203466
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for automatically assisting with the landing of an aircraft on a runway from a return point (A) to a completion point (D), at which the aircraft touches the runway, by means of a data-processing device on-board said aircraft, which device is configured to be connected to an altimeter and a deviation meter, the method including: a return-navigation assistance phase including guidance of the aircraft, on the basis of measurements of the azimuth deviation of the aircraft relative to a reference direction linking said return point (A) and the position of the deviation meter (E) transmitted by said deviation meter, from the return point (A) towards the position of the deviation meter (E), determination of the position of the aircraft at a predetermined capture point (B) that is aligned with the return point (A) and the position of the deviation meter (E), and guidance of the aircraft along a predetermined path from the capture point (B) to a predetermined holding point (C)
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 15, 2016
    Publication date: July 19, 2018
    Applicant: Safran Electronics & Defense
    Inventors: Alain CHIODINI, Francois DUFRESNE DE VIREL, Sylvain POUILLARD
  • Publication number: 20180053428
    Abstract: The invention relates to an automatic assistance method for landing an aircraft on a landing runway, from a return point (A) to a completion point (PA) at which the aircraft comes into contact with the landing runway, implemented by a data-processing device on-board said aircraft and configured to be linked to an inertial unit, an altimeter and a deviation meter, said method comprising: —guidance, based on position and attitude data provided by the inertia unit and altitude data provided by the altimeter, of the aircraft along a predefined trajectory from the return point (A) to a predetermined holding point (C) approximately aligned with the axis of the landing runway, the guidance been performed over at least one part of said predefined trajectory on the basis of corrected position data calculated using position data of the aircraft provided by the inertia unit and measurements transmitted by the deviation meter, —guidance from the holding point (C) to the completion point (PA).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 16, 2016
    Publication date: February 22, 2018
    Inventors: Alain CHIODINI, Sylvain POUILLARD
  • Publication number: 20170316702
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for guiding an aircraft over an airport taxiway which is carried out by a data-processing device of a guiding system, wherein said method comprises the steps of determining (E1) at least one possible future path of the aircraft according to the topography of the taxiway in the vicinity of the aircraft, receiving (E2) at least one command relating to the path for the aircraft to follow, selecting (E3) a path to follow from said possible future paths that have been determined and, on the basis of said received command, guiding (E4) the aircraft along the selected path to follow.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 2, 2015
    Publication date: November 2, 2017
    Inventors: Sylvain POUILLARD, Cedric BARA