PATENT CLAIM ANALYSIS

Application Number: 15744040
Application Type: Utility
Filing Date: 2018-01
Publication Date: 2018-07
Patent Classification: ["701", "016000"]

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), which is approximately aligned with the axis of the runway, on the basis of altitude data provided by the altimeter and heading and speed data relating to the aircraft, a landing assistance phase including guidance from the holding point (C) to the completion point (D).

Claim (Index 1):
A method for the assisted landing of an aircraft on a runway from a return point to an end point at which the aircraft comes into contact with the runway, said method being implemented by a data processing device onboard said aircraft and configured to be connected to:\n an altimeter configured to measure the altitude of the aircraft; a deviation indicator positioned at a ground station and configured to measure an azimuth deviation of the aircraft relative to a reference direction connecting said return point and the position of the deviation indicator; said method being characterized in that it comprises:\n an assisted return navigation phase comprising: \n guidance of the aircraft, based on measurements of azimuth deviation of the aircraft relative to said reference direction transmitted by the deviation indicator, from the return point in the direction of the position of the deviation indicator; \n determination of the position of the aircraft at a predetermined capture point aligned with the return point and the position of the deviation indicator; \n guidance of the aircraft along a predefined trajectory from the capture point to a predetermined hang point aligned with the axis of the runway from altitude data provided by the altimeter and course and speed data of the aircraft; \n an assisted landing phase comprising guidance from the hang point to the end point on the runway.

Metadata:
- Claim Count in Document: 1.0
- Percentile: 86.0
- Lexical Diversity: 3.15
- Patent Class: 701.0
- Transitional Phrase Type: open
- Component Type: 1
- Foreign Priority: True
- Related Applications: ['15558992', '14808646', '15340318', '14100245', '13759408']

Analysis Scores:
- 35 USC 101 Eligibility (BERT): 0.464250775601307
- 35 USC 102 Novelty (BERT): 0.5664420633084886
- Combined Prediction Score: 0.4744699043720252
- Mean Citation Score: 311.75787
- Max Citation Score: 460.1703
- Similarity Product: 425.07405103061205

Labels:
- Claim Label 101: 1
- Claim Label 102: 1
- Claim Label 103: 0
- Claim Label 112: 0
- Combined Label: 1
- Label 101 Adjusted: 1

Dataset: test