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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 30, 2003
Filed:
Apr. 30, 2002
Stephen H. Silder, Jr., Stuart, FL (US);
Charles W. Evans, Norfolk, CT (US);
Christopher A. Thornberg, Newton, CT (US);
Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation, Stratford, CT (US);
Abstract
A method for automating a landing maneuver for an aircraft, comprising the steps of generating an approach profile comprising an initial approach fix (IAF), a flight path, a landing decision point, a balked landing route, a pre-landing point, and a landing point, engaging an automated approach system to access the approach profile, receiving periodic position data of the aircraft, comparing the position data to the approach profile to compute a plurality of deviations each time the position data is received, outputting the plurality of deviations to a display, converting the plurality of deviations into a plurality of control commands, and maneuvering the aircraft in response to the control commands along the flight path.