DISPERSAL ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND DISPERSAL ASSISTANCE METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT

Title:

DISPERSAL ASSISTANCE APPARATUS AND DISPERSAL ASSISTANCE METHOD FOR AIRCRAFT

Document Type and Number:

WIPO Patent Application WO/2013/061563

Kind Code:

A1

Abstract:

A dispersal assistance apparatus provides assistance information to a pilot dropping dispersal matter so that the dispersal is efficiently accomplished when dispersing dispersal matter from an aircraft over a target location on the ground. The dispersal assistance apparatus is equipped with, at least: an input unit adapted to input each type of information about the aircraft including aircraft speed, aircraft altitude, and wind speed; a calculator adapted to perform calculations related to the arrival position over the ground surface when the dispersal matter is dropped from the aircraft and the density distribution of the dispersal matter on the ground surface, on the basis of the information inputted to the input unit; and a display controller adapted to display, on a display unit, assistance information concerning the arrival position and density distribution calculated by the calculator.

Inventors:

GODA YUSHI (JP)
YAMADA TSUBASA (JP)
ARIMOTO MASATOSHI (JP)
TAGAWA SHINJI (JP)
NAKAIE TAIKI (JP)
ADACHI JUN (JP)
ITO TAKESHI (JP)
MURAOKA KOJI (JP)
FUNABIKI KOHEI (JP)
MATSUO YUICHI (JP)

Application Number:

PCT/JP2012/006745

Publication Date:

May 02, 2013

Filing Date:

October 22, 2012

Export Citation:

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Assignee:

SHINMAYWA IND LTD (JP)
JAPAN AEROSPACE EXPLORATION (JP)

International Classes:

B64D45/00; B64D1/16; F41G3/22

Foreign References:

JPS6269100A	1987-03-30
JP2006176073A	2006-07-06
JP2004305805A	2004-11-04
JP2002541468A	2002-12-03
JPH05246394A	1993-09-24
US20070145191A1	2007-06-28
JPH08324499A	1996-12-10

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