Patent ID: 9189963
Filing Date: 2015-11-17
Classification: G05D,G08G

Abstract:
1. A procedure for facilitating the approach to a platform with an aircraft, the procedure comprising: determining a target platform to be reached from among platforms stored in a database by a database constructor, the database including, for each stored platform, attributes that include at least one platform identifier, the coordinates of the platform, at least one height of a landing zone of the platform, and the radius of a circle within which the platform is inscribed; determining a course to be followed in order to reach the target platform; determining a height parameter relative to a minimum decision altitude for a descent in a final approach toward the target platform, wherein the determining a target platform, the determining a course to be followed, and the determining a height parameter are performed by a processor during a parameterization stage on board the aircraft in response to at least one input to a user interface of a parameterization module; constructing in a construction stage an approach trajectory implemented by a navigation module; and piloting the aircraft to the target platform in accordance with the approach trajectory; wherein