METHOD FOR GUIDING AN AIRCRAFT

摘要

The guiding method such as described correctly guides an aircraft on a platform of an airport, even in complex taxiing areas.

主权项

1. A method for guiding along a reference trajectory on a platform on the ground an aircraft having on board at least one detector of a plurality of indicators on the ground,
said method comprising the following steps performed by a data-processing module capable of being connected to said at least one detector: a) determining complex uncertainty areas of the platform geometrically from a mapping of the platform, b) near one of said determined uncertainty areas, selecting at least one indicator from the plurality of indicators on the ground, c) estimating the relative localization of the aircraft with respect to said reference trajectory from data relating to said at least one selected indicator transmitted by said at least one detector, d) calculating a confidence index relating to the relative localization estimated from the at least one selected indicator, e) comparing the calculated confidence index to a predetermined threshold, f) when the calculated confidence index is greater than the predetermined threshold, guiding the aircraft along the reference trajectory as a function of the estimated relative localization.