AIRCRAFT AUTORECOVERY SYSTEMS AND METHODS

摘要

Methods and systems for performing auto-recovery for an aircraft (20). An example system includes position and information systems (26, 30), an automatic flight control system (36), a database (32), and a processor (22). The database includes terrain data, airport data, obstacle data, and protected airspace data. The processor determines if one of a caution alert exists based on data stored in the database and information received from the position and information systems. Auto­recovery instructions are generated and sent to the automatic flight control system if no positive flight control input has been performed at time of expiration of a waiting period. Auto-recovery instructions are generated based on an analysis of two or more auto-recovery routes. The system does not perform auto-recovery if components of the system fail to meet a predefined validity or integrity level.