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Method and apparatus for improving utility of automatic dependent surveillance

US6567043B2 · kind B2 · utility

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28References
24Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateOct 9, 2001
Grant dateMay 20, 2003
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Expiry dateOct 9, 2021

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG08G5/723
  • WIPO fieldControl
  • WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

The surveillance system provides a means to augment Automatic Dependent Surveillance—Broadcast (ADS-B) with “look alike ADS-B” or “pseudo ADS-B” surveillance transmissions for aircraft which may not be ADS-B equipped. The system uses ground based surveillance to determine the position of aircraft not equipped with ADS-B, then broadcasts the identification/positional information over the ADS-B data link. ADS-B equipped aircraft broadcast their own position over the ADS-B data link. The system enables aircraft equipped with ADS-B and Cockpit Display of Traffic Information (CDTI) to obtain surveillance information on all aircraft whether or not the proximate aircraft are equipped with ADS-B.

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