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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2016
Applicant:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Stratford, CT (US);
Inventors:
George N. Loussides, Branford, CT (US);
Matthew Zywiak, Durham, CT (US);
Assignee:
Sikorsky Aircraft Corp., Lakewood Ranch, FL (US);
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06G 7/70 (2006.01); G05D 1/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/02 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G05D 1/10 (2006.01); A61B 5/00 (2006.01); A61B 5/18 (2006.01); A61B 5/024 (2006.01); A61B 5/021 (2006.01); A61B 5/11 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/02 (2013.01); A61B 5/0059 (2013.01); A61B 5/18 (2013.01); A61B 5/7282 (2013.01); G05D 1/0088 (2013.01); G05D 1/101 (2013.01); G08G 5/0039 (2013.01); A61B 5/021 (2013.01); A61B 5/024 (2013.01); A61B 5/11 (2013.01); A61B 5/441 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method of controlling an aircraft in the event of pilot incapacity includes detecting, using at least one sensor, the occurrence of an event relating to a pilot's capacity to control the aircraft, determining whether the event justifies a controlled takeover of the aircraft from the pilot, asserting a controlled takeover of the aircraft from the pilot if it has been determined that a controlled takeover is justified, and executing a controlled landing of the aircraft without assistance of the pilot.