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 |
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.
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