Processing of the data of a flight plan

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016019793-A1
Application number	US-201514803046-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 18, 2015
Priority date	Jul 18, 2014
Publication date	Jan 21, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

A computer-implemented method for managing the data of an aircraft flight plan comprises collecting initial data of an operational flight plan from a flight planning system FPS by an electronic device of electronic flight bag EFB type; converting the initial data and communicating the converted data to the avionics system of the flight management system FMS, the FMS being able to compute an avionic flight plan on the basis of the converted data; and retrieving the avionic flight plan data such as processed by the flight management system FMS. Developments describe notably the verification of the security and/or of the integrity of the converted initial data by means of predefined compliance rules; the emulation of avionics protocols and the use of the encipherment of the data. System aspects and software aspects are described.

First claim

1 . A computer-implemented method for managing data of an aircraft flight plan comprising the steps of:
collecting initial data of an operational flight plan from a flight planning system FPS by an electronic device of electronic flight bag EFB type; verifying, filtering, converting and displaying by said EFB said initial data as a consolidated flight plan for the pilot; communicating by said EFB said verified and converted data to the avionics system of the flight management system FMS, said FMS being able to compute an avionic flight plan on the basis of the converted data; retrieving the avionic flight plan data such as processed by the flight management system FMS.

2 . The method according to claim 1 , the flight management system FMS verifying the security and/or the integrity of the converted initial data by means of predefined compliance rules.

3 . The method according to claim 2 , further comprising a step of avionics protocol emulation by the flight management system FMS so as to compute an avionic flight plan on the basis of the converted flight plan data.

4 . The method according to claim 3 , further comprising a step of comparing the avionic flight plan such as computed by the flight management system FMS with the operational flight plan initial data.

5 . The method according to claim 4 , the electronic device of electronic flight bag EFB type comprising display means and the comparison step of the method comprising the simulation and the display on the said electronic device of electronic flight bag EFB type of the avionic processing of the initial data of the operational flight plan.

6 . The method according to claim 5 , further comprising the reception of one or more modifications of one or more initial data of the operational flight plan.

7 . The method according to claim 6 , comprising the repetition of one or more steps from among the said steps of collection, conversion, retrieval, communication, comparison or of simulation.

8 . The method according to claim 1 , further comprising a step of enciphering the data before dispatch to the flight management system FMS.

9 . The method according to claim 1 , the electronic flight bag EFB being a computer tablet.

10 . A computer program product, comprising code instructions making it possible to perform the steps of the method according to claim 1 , when the said program is executed on a computer.

11 . A system comprising means for implementing one or more steps of the method according to claim 1 .

Assignees

• Thales Sa

Inventors

• Fournier François
• Trinquecoste Frédéric
• Guilmeau Sébastien

Classifications

• B64D2045/0075

  Adaptations for use of electronic flight bags in aircraft; Supports therefor in the cockpit · CPC title

• B64D45/00

  Aircraft indicators or protectors not otherwise provided for · CPC title

• G08G5/32

  for flight plan preparation · CPC title

• G08G5/26

  Transmission of traffic-related information between aircraft and ground stations · CPC title

• G08G5/21

  located onboard the aircraft · CPC title