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Emergency autoload system

  • US 10,114,381 B2
  • Filed: 02/21/2017
  • Issued: 10/30/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/29/2016
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An aircraft Autoland device comprising:

  • a memory operable to store one or more modules, terrain data including at least one terrain characteristic, and obstacle data including at least one obstacle characteristic; and

    a processor coupled to the memory, the processor operable to execute the one or more modules to cause the processor to;

    identify a plurality of potential destinations for an aircraft, each of the plurality of destinations having at least one attribute;

    calculate a merit for each of the plurality of potential destinations based on the at least one attribute;

    select a destination based upon the merit;

    receive at least one of terrain data or obstacle data;

    create a route from a current position of the aircraft to an approach fix associated with the selected destination, the route accounting for the at least one of the at least one terrain characteristic or the at least one obstacle characteristic;

    cause the aircraft to traverse the route; and

    cause the aircraft to land at the destination without requiring pilot intervention.

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