Airborne terrain collision prevention device with prediction of turns
US6480120B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 14, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 12, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 31, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/74
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A working memory contains a local altimetric map defining an altitude envelope of the terrain in the vicinity of the aircraft. A vertical limit path of the aircraft is established, on the basis of status indications and selected flight parameters, in the vertical surface containing the axis of its path. A first comparison is undertaken between this vertical limit path and the corresponding part of the altitude envelope, so as to determine a hazard of a vertical collision with the ground, and an alarm can be established according to the result of this first comparison. A lateral limit path of the aircraft on one side of the vertical of the flight path is also established on the basis of the status indications and selected parameters. A second comparison is made between this lateral limit path and the corresponding part of the altitude envelope. The alarm means are arranged to modify at least one of the alarm statuses relating to the first comparison, if the second comparison means do not indicate a hazard of a collision with the ground. The same is done on the other side with another lateral limit path.
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