US 12,272,259 B1
Aircraft emergency resolution system and apparatus
Sean Patrick Suiter, Omaha, NE (US); and Richard Andrew Kruse, Omaha, NE (US)
Assigned to OTTO AERO COMPANY, Omaha, NE (US)
Filed by Otto Aero Company, Omaha, NE (US)
Filed on May 30, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/203,369.
Application 18/203,369 is a continuation of application No. 17/544,645, filed on Dec. 7, 2021.
Application 17/544,645 is a continuation of application No. 17/492,448, filed on Oct. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,657,721, issued on May 23, 2023.
Application 17/544,645 is a continuation of application No. 17/478,807, filed on Sep. 17, 2021, granted, now 11,551,564, issued on Jan. 10, 2023.
Application 17/544,645 is a continuation of application No. 17/478,821, filed on Sep. 17, 2021, granted, now 11,699,351.
Application 17/492,448 is a continuation of application No. 16/673,725, filed on Nov. 4, 2019.
Application 17/478,821 is a continuation of application No. 16/673,725, filed on Nov. 4, 2019.
Application 17/478,807 is a continuation of application No. 16/673,725, filed on Nov. 4, 2019.
Application 16/673,725 is a continuation of application No. 15/152,437, filed on May 11, 2016, granted, now 10,467,913, issued on Nov. 5, 2019.
Application 17/492,448 is a continuation of application No. 14/741,283, filed on Jun. 16, 2015, granted, now 9,310,222, issued on Apr. 12, 2016.
Application 15/152,437 is a continuation of application No. 14/142,390, filed on Dec. 27, 2013, abandoned.
Application 15/152,437 is a continuation of application No. 13/831,398, filed on Mar. 14, 2013, abandoned.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/024,723, filed on Jul. 15, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/012,734, filed on Jun. 16, 2014.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/900,199, filed on Nov. 5, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/870,125, filed on Aug. 26, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/754,522, filed on Jan. 18, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/750,286, filed on Jan. 8, 2013.
Claims priority of provisional application 61/747,051, filed on Dec. 28, 2012.
Int. Cl. G08G 5/55 (2025.01); B64D 45/08 (2006.01); G08G 5/21 (2025.01); G08G 5/26 (2025.01); G08G 5/30 (2025.01); G08G 5/34 (2025.01); G08G 5/54 (2025.01); G08G 5/58 (2025.01); G08G 5/76 (2025.01)
CPC G08G 5/55 (2025.01) [B64D 45/08 (2013.01); G08G 5/21 (2025.01); G08G 5/30 (2025.01); G08G 5/34 (2025.01); G08G 5/54 (2025.01); G08G 5/58 (2025.01); G08G 5/76 (2025.01); G08G 5/26 (2025.01)] 30 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An aircraft comprising:
an autopilot;
a database operable to store information related to terrain;
an emergency state monitor, wherein said emergency state monitor is operable to instruct the autopilot to descend the aircraft to a lower altitude in the event of a pressurization failure and wherein the emergency state monitor is further operable to subsequently activate an emergency state after a user is unresponsive to one or more system alerts;
an alternate landing site selector, wherein after activation of an emergency state, said alternate landing site selector is operable to automatically:
create an alternate landing site (ALS) hierarchy by determining a suitability value for each of a plurality of alternate landing sites, wherein each assigned suitability value is based on weighting a plurality of factors related to the site's suitability for landing;
select an alternate landing site from the ALS hierarchy based on the calculated suitability values;
create a route from a current position of the aircraft to an approach fix associated with the selected alternate landing site, the route accounting for at least terrain;
cause the autopilot to direct the aircraft to traverse the route;
and
cause the aircraft to land at the selected alternate landing site.