Patent ID: 11935420
Assignee: nan
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. An aircraft, comprising:
(a) flight envelope parameters,
(b) an aircraft flight control,
(c) a position reporting sensor,
(d) a sensor configured to detect at least one of a pitch or bank of the aircraft;
(e) an autopilot operatively connected to said aircraft flight control;
(f) a user interface;
(g) an alternate landing site selector having a processor coupled with said autopilot, the processor configured to trigger an aircraft emergency procedure, the aircraft emergency procedure comprising, automatically:
identifying a plurality of alternate landing sites (ALS) available to said aircraft;
determining a suitability of each identified ALS based on at least one of runway length, weather, terrain, or obstacles;
selecting a first selected destination from the plurality of ALS based on each determined suitability;
plotting a route from a current position of the aircraft to a published fix associated with the first selected destination, the route accounting for at least one of the terrain or the obstacles;
directing said autopilot to manipulate said aircraft flight control through the route, wherein the autopilot is configured to control the aircraft within said aircraft flight envelope parameters;
reevaluating the suitability of at least the first selected destination based on at least the weather conditions while flying along the route;
selecting a second selected destination if the suitability of the first selected destination changes based on at least the weather conditions, plotting a new route to the second selected destination, and directing the autopilot to manipulate said aircraft flight control through the new route, wherein the autopilot is configured to control the aircraft within said aircraft flight envelope parameters;
and
causing the aircraft to initiate an approach to land at either the first selected destination or the second selected destination;

and
(h) a flight monitor configured to:
determine the existence of a deviation associated with the detected pitch or bank of the aircraft;
and
direct the autopilot to correct the deviation associated with the detected pitch or bank of the aircraft;

wherein the alternate landing site selector is further configured to initiate the emergency procedure based on a failure to respond to a prompt associated with the deviation.