US 11,808,606 B2
Runway landing alert system and method
Glen Burlingame, Redmond, WA (US); Yasuo Ishihara, Kirkland, WA (US); Steve Johnson, North Bend, WA (US); James Ehlers, Bothell, WA (US); and Esko Mannisto, Fall City, WA (US)
Assigned to HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed by HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC., Charlotte, NC (US)
Filed on Dec. 13, 2022, as Appl. No. 18/065,429.
Application 18/065,429 is a continuation of application No. 16/912,358, filed on Jun. 25, 2020, granted, now 11,549,821.
Application 16/912,358 is a continuation of application No. 16/014,017, filed on Jun. 21, 2018, granted, now 10,739,161, issued on Aug. 11, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/661,156, filed on Apr. 23, 2018.
Prior Publication US 2023/0115810 A1, Apr. 13, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G01C 23/00 (2006.01); B64D 45/00 (2006.01); B64D 45/08 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/02 (2006.01)
CPC G01C 23/005 (2013.01) [B64D 45/00 (2013.01); B64D 45/08 (2013.01); G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G08G 5/025 (2013.01); B64D 2045/008 (2013.01)] 15 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for generating a runway landing alert for an aircraft, comprising:
establishing an altitude parameter and a safety envelope for a designated target runway of the aircraft;
determining if the aircraft is still maneuvering into alignment with the designated target runway by monitoring a rate of change to a track of the aircraft, where the altitude parameter is decreased if the aircraft is still maneuvering;
generating an alert for aircraft if the aircraft is outside of the established safety envelope; and
adjusting the altitude parameter of the aircraft for the designated target runway in response to the alert for the aircraft.