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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 17, 2011
Filed:
Jun. 29, 2007
Applicants:
Robert R. Wilkins, Jr., Wilmington, DE (US);
Daniel I. Newman, Lafayette Hill, PA (US);
Inventors:
Robert R. Wilkins, Jr., Wilmington, DE (US);
Daniel I. Newman, Lafayette Hill, PA (US);
Assignee:
The BOEING Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B64D 45/04 (2006.01); B64F 1/18 (2006.01); G01S 19/15 (2010.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A portable autonomous terminal guidance system can be located in an aircraft landing zone. The terminal guidance system generates a signal indicative of the position, the terrain, and the meteorological conditions where the guidance system is located. A receiving aircraft may process the signal produced by the terminal guidance system to generate a self-contained GPS obstacle-avoidance approach path for the aircraft to the landing zone.