CPC B64D 45/08 (2013.01) [B64D 43/00 (2013.01); B64D 45/00 (2013.01); G01C 23/005 (2013.01); G05B 17/02 (2013.01); G08G 5/0039 (2013.01); G08G 5/0056 (2013.01); G08G 5/025 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A computer-readable, non-transitory storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a digital controller of an aircraft during a flight emergency situation, causes the digital controller to execute a method comprising:
receiving an indication from a sensor of the aircraft that a flight emergency has occurred;
obtaining real-time aircraft data and real-time environmental data;
identifying a plurality of potential landing sites suitable for an emergency landing of the aircraft;
generating at least one simplified flight path simulation model based on the real-time aircraft data and the real-time environmental data, the at least one simplified flight path simulation model including a series of linear segments configured to assess a plurality of flight landing probabilities for a potential landing site of the plurality of potential landing sites;
for the potential landing site of the plurality of potential landing sites, calculating a simulated flight path for the aircraft to travel from a current location of the aircraft to the potential landing site, based on the at least one simplified flight path simulation model; and
for the potential landing site of the plurality of potential landing sites, identifying for the simulated flight path a probability of the aircraft achieving a safe landing at the potential landing site, based on the at least one simplified flight path simulation model.
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