METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INSTRUCTING AN AIRCRAFT TO PERFORM A GO-AROUND MANEUVER

• US 20140257602A1
• Filed: 02/26/2014
• Published: 09/11/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/06/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (General Dynamics Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation (General Dynamics Corporation)
• Inventors: Gaston, Randy
• Application Number:
  US14/190,327
• Publication Number:
  US 20140257602A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 701/16
• CPC Class Codes: G08G 5/025 Navigation or guidance aids radar or analogous systems specially adapted for landing purposes G01S13/913

Abstract

Method, and apparatus, and computer readable medium embodying the computer program product are provided for instructing a pilot of an aircraft to go-around and make another approach and landing attempt. During an approach maneuver, it is determined whether an operational parameter of the aircraft exceeds a threshold and whether the aircraft has reached a decision height altitude. A go-around instruction to the pilot when the aircraft has reached the decision height altitude and the operational parameter exceeds the threshold.

Claims

1. A landing method for an aircraft, comprising:

activating a go-around instruction system for the aircraft;

determining whether an operational parameter of the aircraft exceeds a threshold;

determining whether the aircraft has reached a decision height altitude; and

providing a go-around instruction when the aircraft has reached the decision height altitude and the operational parameter exceeds the threshold.

2. The landing method for the aircraft according to claim 1, further comprising determining whether an operator of the aircraft has complied with the go-around instruction.

3. The landing method for the aircraft according to claim 2, further comprising repeating the go-around instruction when the operator of the aircraft has not complied with the go-around instruction.

4. The landing method for the aircraft according to claim 3, further comprising ceasing the repeating the go-around instruction when the operator of the aircraft has not complied with the go-around instruction and the aircraft has reached an altitude below a minimum decision height.

5. The landing method for the aircraft according to claim 2, further comprising logging pilot non-compliance information when the operator does not complied with the go-around instruction.

6. The landing method for the aircraft according to claim 5, further comprising transmitting a pilot non-compliance signal when the operator does not complied with the go-around instruction.

7. The landing method for the aircraft according to claim 2, further comprising logging pilot non-compliance information if the operator deactivates the go-around instruction system prior to landing the aircraft.

8. The landing method for an aircraft according to claim 1, further comprising reducing a power advisory when an aircraft energy operational parameter exceeds the threshold but the aircraft has not reached the decision height altitude.

9. The landing method for an aircraft according to claim 1, wherein providing the go-around instruction when the aircraft has reached the decision height altitude and the operational parameter exceeds the threshold comprises providing an audible instruction.

10. A landing method for an aircraft, comprising:

receiving an aircraft speed by a flight computer;

receiving an aircraft altitude by the flight computer;

determining an aircraft energy from the aircraft speed and the aircraft altitude;

determining whether the aircraft energy exceeds a threshold;

determining whether the aircraft has reached a decision height altitude; and

issuing a go-around instruction from the flight computer when the aircraft has reached the decision height altitude and the aircraft energy exceeds the threshold.

11. The landing method for the aircraft according to claim 10, further comprising determining whether a pilot of the aircraft has complied with the go-around instruction.

12. The landing method for the aircraft according to claim 11, further comprising deactivating the go-around instruction when the pilot of the aircraft has complied with the go-around instruction and the aircraft has reached an altitude below a minimum decision height.

13. The landing method for the aircraft according to claim 11, further comprising repeating the go-around instruction when the pilot of the aircraft has not complied with the go-around instruction and the aircraft has an altitude above a minimum decision height.

14. The landing method for the aircraft according to claim 13, further comprising ceasing to repeat the go-around instruction when the pilot of the aircraft has not complied with the go-around instruction and the aircraft has reached a second altitude that is below the minimum decision height.

15. The landing method for the aircraft according to claim 11, further comprising logging a pilot non-compliance information when the pilot does not complied with the go-around instruction and the aircraft has reached an altitude below a minimum decision height.

20. The aircraft according to claim 11, further comprising logging pilot non-compliance information when the pilot has not complied with the go-around instruction and the aircraft has reached an altitude below a minimum decision height.

16. An aircraft, comprising:

a first apparatus that is configured to determine an aircraft speed;

a second apparatus that is configured to determine an aircraft altitude;

a flight system coupled to the first apparatus and the second apparatus that is configured to, the flight system configured to;

determine an aircraft energy from the aircraft speed and the aircraft altitude;

determine whether the aircraft energy exceeds a threshold;

determine whether the aircraft has reached a decision height altitude; and

provide a go-around instruction when the aircraft has reached the decision height altitude and the aircraft energy exceeds the threshold.

17. The aircraft according to claim 16, wherein the flight system is further configured to determine whether a pilot of the aircraft has complied with the go-around instruction.

18. The aircraft according to claim 17, wherein the flight system is further configured to deactivate the go-around instruction when the pilot of the aircraft has complied with the go-around instruction and the aircraft has reached an altitude below a minimum decision height.

19. The aircraft according to claim 17, wherein the flight system is further configured to repeat the go-around instruction when the pilot of the aircraft has not complied with the go-around instruction and the aircraft has an altitude above a minimum decision height.

21. A non-transitory computer readable medium embodying a computer program product, said computer program product comprising:

an aircraft landing program, the aircraft landing program configured to;

activate a go-around instruction system for an aircraft;

determine whether an operational parameter of the aircraft exceeds a threshold;

determine whether the aircraft has reached a decision height altitude; and

provide a go-around instruction when the aircraft has reached the decision height altitude and the operational parameter exceeds the threshold.

22. The non-transitory computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 21, the aircraft landing program further configured to determine whether an operator of the aircraft has complied with the go-around instruction.

23. The non-transitory computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 22, the aircraft landing program further configured to repeat the go-around instruction when the operator of the aircraft has not complied with the go-around instruction.

24. The non-transitory computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 23, the aircraft landing program further configured to cease the repeat to the go-around instruction when the operator of the aircraft has not complied with the go-around instruction and the aircraft has reached an altitude below a minimum decision height.

25. The non-transitory computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 22, the aircraft landing program further configured to log a pilot non-compliance information when the operator does not complied with the go-around instruction.

26. The non-transitory computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 25, the aircraft landing program further configured to transmit a pilot non-compliance signal when the operator does not complied with the go-around instruction.

27. The non-transitory computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 22, the aircraft landing program further configured to log pilot non-compliance information if the operator deactivates the go-around instruction system prior to landing the aircraft.

28. The non-transitory computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 21, the aircraft landing program further configured to reduce a power advisory when an aircraft energy operational parameter exceeds the threshold but the aircraft has not reached the decision height altitude.

29. The non-transitory computer readable medium embodying the computer program product according to claim 21, wherein the aircraft landing program is further configured to provide an audible instruction for the go-around instruction when the aircraft has reached the decision height altitude and the operational parameter exceeds the threshold comprises.