Ground link with on-board security surveillance system for aircraft and other commercial vehicles
US6246320A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 25, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jun 12, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 25, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG01S2205/002
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A comprehensive surveillance/communication system supports communication of monitored data and/or commands or operational data between the ground or base station and the transport, between the transport and ground or terminal support vehicles and/or equipment, between the transport and various monitoring stations or systems, between transports, between the ground station and the support vehicles, between the monitoring station and support vehicles and between the monitoring stations or systems and the support vehicles. This permits the ground station to monitor and/or determine the identity, location, and heading of any vehicle in its range for tracking and collision avoidance, as well as monitoring sensor information, alarm conditions, emergency conditions, servicing requests, maintenance information, navigational information, requests for information such as flight plans, weather information, route maps, message traffic such as e-mail and the like. Similar information may be transmitted and received between any combination of transports, monitoring stations, personnel, mobile units and support vehicles. Operational commands may also be transmitted utilizing the system of the inve…
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