Patent ID: 11874114
Assignee: MDGROUP GERMANY GMBH
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A method for controlling an aircraft, comprising:
determining or obtaining by a control system for the aircraft an intended flight position of the aircraft along a flight route between a present position of the aircraft and a target position of the aircraft;
retrieving an item of geographical elevation information that corresponds to the intended flight position from a set of items of elevation information that corresponds to a geographical area including the flight route, wherein the set of items of elevation information includes, for geographical positions in a first part of the geographical area, an item of actual geographical elevation information and, for geographical positions in a second part of the geographical area, an item of elevation information that differs from the actual geographical elevation information, wherein the second part of the geographical area includes a first special area in which the aircraft may only be operated under a restriction, wherein the restriction specifies a noise-reduced operation of the aircraft or includes a maximum or minimum flight speed of the aircraft;
evaluating the item of elevation information differing from the actual geographical elevation information to determine if the intended flight position is within the first special area; and
actuating a drive component of the aircraft such that a specified limit value for noise emission or flight speed is adhered to when the aircraft is operated in the first special area.