METHOD AND DEVICE FOR AUTOMATICALLY ENGAGING AN AUTOMATED EMERGENCY DESCENT OF AN AIRCRAFT

摘要

A device for automatically engaging an automated emergency descent of an aircraft. The device comprises a monitoring unit configured to automatically compare, repetitively, a current cabin altitude of the aircraft to an engagement threshold representing an altitude value, an activation unit configured to automatically engage the automated emergency descent when the current cabin altitude reaches the engagement threshold called main engagement threshold, and a unit for generating at least one engagement threshold configured at least to adapt the main engagement threshold according to the terrain, the main engagement threshold corresponding to the sum of a terrain altitude and a predetermined margin.

主权项

1. A method for automatically engaging an automated emergency descent of an aircraft, said method comprising the steps:
automatically comparing, repetitively, a current cabin altitude of the aircraft to an engagement threshold representing an altitude value, automatically engaging said automated emergency descent when the current cabin altitude reaches said engagement threshold called main engagement threshold, and adapting the main engagement threshold according to the terrain, said main engagement threshold corresponding to the sum of a terrain altitude and a predetermined margin.