Patent ID: 8165810
Filing Date: 2012-04-24
Classification: G01C,G05D,G08G

Abstract:
1. A system for assisting the ground navigation of an airplane in an airport, said system comprising: at least one unit configured to determine the current position of the airplane; at least one cartographic database at least of the airport in which said airplane is situated; a display device comprising at least one cockpit viewing screen which displays a display mode at least of a first type, for which said cockpit viewing screen presents a set of navigation indications comprising at least: a first actuation unit actuated by an operator, to deactivate said standard display to allow a movement of said airplane symbol on said cockpit viewing screen; a second actuation unit actuated by an operator to control, when said first actuation unit is actuated, a temporary and unlimited range of movement of said set of navigation indications on said cockpit viewing screen so that the displayed airplane symbol is no longer situated at said centered position, a stop of said first actuation unit automatically causing a return to said standard display; and a control unit which is automatically triggered when said first actuation unit is actuated and which automatically controls a return to the standard display if said second actuation unit is not actuated during a first predetermined duration after the triggering of said control unit.