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Control system for air vehicle and corresponding method

  • US 6,732,022 B2
  • Filed: 05/30/2002
  • Issued: 05/04/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/30/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A method of controlling an air vehicle, the method comprising:

  • storing locations of respective designated structures in a memory, the designed structures including at least one of high-rise buildings, monuments, and government buildings;

    determining whether an in-flight air vehicle is on a flight path or potential flight path which may cause the air vehicle to hit one or more of the designated structures within a predetermined time period;

    when it is determined that the air vehicle is on such a flight path, (a) automatically preventing pilot(s) from further controlling the air vehicle and causing the air vehicle to land at a selected runway and/or airport, and (b) automatically causing a signal, including each of GPS coordinates of the air vehicle, black box data of the vehicle, air speed of the vehicle, altitude of the vehicle, and designated structure(s) in the detected flight path of the vehicle, to be transmitted from the air vehicle to a remote location(s) including at least one of air traffic control and a governmental authority.

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