A stolen aircraft shutdown system comprising a processor, a communications unit configured to receive information relating to a status indicator of an aircraft, corresponding to either a safe or a stolen value, and to provide a status input to the processor unit, a ground determination unit configured to receive aircraft operational data from an aircraft, corresponding to either a grounded or an airborne value, and to provide a location input to the processor. The processor unit is configured to determine the value of the status indicator and the value of the location indicator, and to provide immobilisation instructions to a control system of an aircraft to disable an aircraft function when the value of the status indicator is determined to be stolen, and the value of the location indicator is determined to be grounded.
SHUTDOWN SYSTEM AND METHOD
2024-04-04
Patent
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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