IP Library Granted Patent US 12,404,013
Granted Patent B2
US 12,404,013 · App. 17/913,386 · Granted Sep 2, 2025

System for managing the deceleration of an aircraft on a runway on the ground and associated method

Inventors: Hakim Maalioune (Moissy-Cramayel, FR); Laurent Christian Vincent Roger Miralles (Moissy-Cramayel, FR); Christophe Bastide (Moissy-Cramayel, FR); Jérémy Edmond Fert (Moissy-Cramayel, FR); Vincent Hupin (Moissy-Cramayel, FR)
Assignees: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES; SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE; SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS; SAFRAN NACELLES
B64C25/426B64C19/02G08G5/25G08G5/26
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Patent No.
US 12,404,013
App. No.
17/913,386
Granted
Sep 2, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system for managing the deceleration of an aircraft enabling the control in real time of the position of the aircraft on a braking axis, includes a braking system; a calculator configured to: calculate, from aircraft data and from external data, a sequence of use of the braking system intended to brake the aircraft over a predetermined braking distance which associates a predetermined position on the braking axis with each braking instant; update in real time the sequence of use as a function of the difference between the position of the aircraft and the predetermined position; and a controller configured to control the braking system as a function of the sequence of use.

Claims (24)

1. A system for managing a deceleration of an aircraft on a runway on the ground enabling a control in real time of a position of the aircraft on a braking axis of the runway, comprising:

a braking system configured to brake the aircraft;

a calculator configured to:

calculate, from aircraft data and from external data comprising data on a state of the runway and meteorological data on the ground, a sequence of use of the braking system of the aircraft on the ground intended to brake the aircraft along the braking axis, over a predetermined braking distance associated with a predetermined braking duration comprising a plurality of braking instants each associated with a predetermined position on the braking axis, the sequence of use of the braking system being defined as an ordered series of use of the braking system between a landing point and a parking point of the aircraft, comprising activation/deactivation of the braking system and its characteristics of use;

update in real time, the sequence of use as a function of the difference, along the braking axis, between the position of the aircraft and the predetermined position associated with a given braking instant, or the occurrence of a given event;

a controller configured to control the braking system as a function of the sequence of use or an instruction sent by a runway overrun alert system of the aircraft.

2. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the braking system comprises a plurality of thrust reversers each equipped on an engine of the aircraft and a plurality of landing gears each comprising at least one wheel.

3. The system according to claim 2 , wherein the braking system further comprises a plurality of air brakes each equipped on a wing of the aircraft.

4. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller comprises a single central controller.

5. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the controller comprises a central controller and a controller per braking system or per type of braking system.

6. The system according to claim 1 , wherein the aircraft comprises engines and wherein the aircraft data comprises a speed of the aircraft and/or data of availability of the braking system and/or data of use of the engines.

7. The system according to claim 6 , wherein the data of availability of a braking system comprises data relative to the state of the braking system and/or data relative to the cost of use of the braking system.

8. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising first communication means configured to communicate with a station on the ground.

9. The system according to claim 1 , further comprising second communication means configured to communicate with at least one other aircraft.

10. A method for controlling in real time a position of an aircraft on a braking axis of a runway on the ground implemented by a system for managing a deceleration of the aircraft on the runway enabling a control in real time of said position of the aircraft, the system including a braking system configured to brake the aircraft, a calculator and a controller configured to control the braking system, the method comprising:

calculating, by the calculator, from aircraft data and from external data comprising data on the state of the runway and meteorological data on the ground, a sequence of use of the braking system of the aircraft on the ground intended to brake the aircraft along the braking axis, over a predetermined braking distance associated with a predetermined braking duration comprising a plurality of braking instants each associated with a predetermined position on the braking axis, the sequence of use of the braking system being defined as an ordered series of use of the braking system between a landing point and a parking point of the aircraft, comprising activation/deactivation of the braking system and its characteristics of use;

when, at a given braking instant, a difference along the braking axis between the position of the aircraft and the predetermined position is above a threshold or when a given event occurs, updating in real time, by the calculator, of the sequence of use;

implementing the sequence of use of the braking system by the controller.

11. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the sequence of use is implemented automatically.

12. The method according to claim 10 , wherein the sequence of use is calculated in flight.

13. A non-transitory computer readable medium readable by a computer comprising instructions which, when executed by a computer, lead said computer to implement a method for controlling in real time a position of an aircraft on a braking axis of a runway on the ground implemented by a system for managing a deceleration of the aircraft on the runway enabling a control in real time of said position of the aircraft, the system including a braking system configured to brake the aircraft, a calculator and a controller configured to control the braking system, the method comprising:

calculating, by the calculator, from aircraft data and from external data comprising data on the state of the runway and meteorological data on the ground, a sequence of use of the braking system of the aircraft on the ground intended to brake the aircraft along the braking axis, over a predetermined braking distance associated with a predetermined braking duration comprising a plurality of braking instants each associated with a predetermined position on the braking axis, the sequence of use of the braking system being defined as an ordered series of use of the braking system between a landing point and a parking point of the aircraft, comprising activation/deactivation of the braking system and its characteristics of use;

when, at a given braking instant, a difference along the braking axis between the position of the aircraft and the predetermined position is above a threshold or when a given event occurs, updating in real time, by the calculator, of the sequence of use;

implementing the sequence of use of the braking system by the controller.

Assignments (1)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Sep 21, 2022
From: MAALIOUNE, HAKIM; MIRALLES, LAURENT CHRISTIAN VINCENT ROGER; BASTIDE, CHRISTOPHE; FERT, JÉRÉMY EDMOND; HUPIN, VINCENT
To: SAFRAN AIRCRAFT ENGINES; SAFRAN ELECTRONICS & DEFENSE; SAFRAN LANDING SYSTEMS; SAFRAN NACELLES
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Priority Claims (1)
FR 2003016 · Mar 27, 2020 · national
Continuity (1)
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