Patent · US Expired

Satellite based collision avoidance system

US6314366A · kind A · utility

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9Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateAug 16, 1994
Grant dateNov 6, 2001
Priority date
Expiry dateAug 16, 2014

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG01S2205/008
  • WIPO fieldMeasurement
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

This invention provides a method and apparatus to provide coordinated evasive maneuver commands to aircraft to avoid collisions. More specifically, the invention comprises a GPS system to determined the location of aircraft, control logic to calculate evasive maneuvers, display aircraft tracking information, coordinate the evasive maneuver with the intruding aircraft, and give a synthetic voice warning and command to the pilots.

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