US 11,710,417 B2
Emergency autoland system
Scott K. Haskins, Spring Hill, KS (US); Noel J. Duerksen, Spring Hill, KS (US); Benjamin N. Patel, Parkville, MO (US); Eric Tran, Olathe, KS (US); Joseph R. Lombardo, Olathe, KS (US); and Clayton E. Barber, Independence, MO (US)
Assigned to Garmin International, Inc., Olathe, KS (US)
Filed by Garmin International, Inc., Olathe, KS (US)
Filed on Nov. 4, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/453,555.
Application 17/453,555 is a continuation of application No. 16/821,261, filed on Mar. 17, 2020, granted, now 11,189,181.
Application 16/821,261 is a continuation of application No. 16/109,311, filed on Aug. 22, 2018, granted, now 10,620,641, issued on Apr. 14, 2020.
Application 16/109,311 is a continuation of application No. 15/438,108, filed on Feb. 21, 2017, granted, now 10,114,381, issued on Oct. 30, 2018.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/301,285, filed on Feb. 29, 2016.
Prior Publication US 2022/0058970 A1, Feb. 24, 2022
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G08G 5/02 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); B64C 13/18 (2006.01); B64D 45/04 (2006.01); G01S 13/91 (2006.01); G01S 19/15 (2010.01); G05D 1/06 (2006.01); B64D 25/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/06 (2006.01)
CPC G08G 5/025 (2013.01) [B64C 13/18 (2013.01); B64D 25/00 (2013.01); B64D 45/04 (2013.01); G01S 13/913 (2013.01); G01S 19/15 (2013.01); G05D 1/0676 (2013.01); G08G 5/0039 (2013.01); G08G 5/0056 (2013.01); G08G 5/0086 (2013.01); G08G 5/02 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G08G 5/0021 (2013.01); G08G 5/0078 (2013.01); G08G 5/0091 (2013.01); G08G 5/06 (2013.01)] 14 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft autoland device comprising:
a memory operable to store one or more modules; 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;
receive weather data corresponding to the potential destinations from a weather source;
analyze the weather data to identify a plurality of weather intensity characteristics for the potential destinations;
calculate a merit for each of the plurality of potential destinations based on the weather intensity characteristics;
select a destination from the potential destinations based upon the calculated merits;
create a route from a current position of the aircraft to an approach fix associated with the selected destination, the route accounting for one or more of the weather intensity characteristics;
cause the aircraft to traverse the route; and
cause the aircraft to land at the destination without requiring pilot intervention.