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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 13, 2016
Filed:
Apr. 21, 2010
Charles B. Spinelli, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Bradley William Offer, Burien, WA (US);
Alan Eugene Bruce, Kent, WA (US);
Robert Lusardi, Salem, OR (US);
Steven Furman Cuspard, Renton, WA (US);
Charles B. Spinelli, Bainbridge Island, WA (US);
Bradley William Offer, Burien, WA (US);
Alan Eugene Bruce, Kent, WA (US);
Robert Lusardi, Salem, OR (US);
Steven Furman Cuspard, Renton, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A routing tool is disclosed. The routing tool is configured to determine a landing site for an aircraft by receiving flight data. The routing tool identifies at least one landing site proximate to a flight path and generates a spanning tree between the landing site and the flight path. According to some embodiments, the landing sites are determined in real-time during flight. Additionally, the landing sites may be determined at the aircraft or at a remote system or device in communication with the aircraft. In some embodiments, the routing tool generates one or more spanning trees before flight. The spanning trees may be based upon a flight plan, and may be stored in a data storage device. Methods and computer readable media are also disclosed.