Patent ID: 9429942
Filing Date: 2016-08-30
CPC Classification: G05D,G08G

Claim Text:
1. A method for automatically guiding an aircraft taxiing on the ground, the aircraft comprising at least one control member configured to be manually actuated, suitable for controlling the aircraft laterally on the ground and suitable for being brought into a neutral position, said method comprising the following steps, implemented automatically: a) monitoring the actuation of said control member for detecting a releasing of the control member in the neutral position; b) automatically guiding the aircraft on the ground along an axis upon the detection of the releasing of the control member; and c) upon the detection of the releasing of the control member: modifying said virtual axis by using at least one of two modification units: a first modification unit configured to modify said virtual axis by a parallel displacement and a second modification unit configured to modify said virtual axis by the pivoting of said virtual axis about a point.