A method of controlling an aircraft that operates in a network of fixed landing platforms, includes defining at least one alternate landing area) having an entry point and an exit point; b) pre-planning at least one flight trajectory to the entry point; c) automatically steering the aircraft along the flight trajectory; d) to perform a landing procedure at the alternate landing area, transferring control of the aircraft to an online planning device, preferably on board the aircraft, upon reaching the entry point; e) automatically scanning the alternate landing area, preferably according to a predetermined search pattern, and searching the alternate landing area for a landing site by active sensor technology; f) if a suitable landing site is identified, automatically carrying out a landing procedure of the aircraft at the landing site by the online planning device, otherwise g) automatically steering the aircraft to the exit point.
METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR CONTROLLING AN AIRCRAFT
2024-05-02
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS |
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