Anti hijacking fail-safe system with alert locator tracking capabilities

• US 7,120,521 B2
• Filed: 02/02/2004
• Issued: 10/10/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 01/31/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Hal Dwayne Lilley
• Original Assignee: Hal Dwayne Lilley
• Inventors: Lilley, Hal Dwayne
• Primary Examiner(s): Tran, Dalena
• Application Number:
  US10/768,775
• Publication Number:
  US 20040243286A1
• Time in Patent Office: 981 Days
• Field of Search: 701/3, 701/213, 701/207, 244/189, 340/945, 340/426.21, 340/425.5, 340/426.13, 340/539.1, 340/539.13, 340/426.12, 340/5.22, 340/5.31, 340/5.54, 180/287, 307/10.2
• US Class Current: 701/3
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 45/0031 means for overriding or restricting access to flight controls
• CPC Class Codes: B64D 45/0034 by ground-control override
• CPC Class Codes: G05D 1/0061 for transition from automatic pilot to manual pilot and vice versa

Abstract

The Anti Hijacking Fail-safe System with Alert Locator Tracking Capabilities is a tamper-proof computer hardware/software system that could be installed in a commercial aircraft that, in case of an emergency, could be irreversibly engaged by the pilot, or by remote control, to take complete control of all necessary navigation and flight controls. It will then identify and select a predetermined, suitable airport. After this selection is made, the system will then vector the aircraft to the selected airport. After considering many factors, the system will engage an auto-land system. The auto-land system will take the aircraft to a safe landing, full stop, and shut down. The system could then be pre programmed with several other emergency functions, specific to the aircraft in which it is installed.

Claims

1. A computer system for commercial aircraft which is linked to the on-board global positioning system by utilizing information therefrom, the computer being programmed to send out to air traffic control a signal which automatically turns on when entering United States air space thereby identifying the specific aircraft and continuously sending out a signal to air traffic control reporting the aircraft'"'"'s position.

2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein said computer turns on said signal by remote control activation instead of automatically.