Integrated traffic surveillance apparatus
US7006032B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 15, 2004 |
| Grant date | Feb 28, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 5, 2024 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG08G5/723
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
An apparatus and method for combining the functionality of multiple airborne traffic surveillance systems that operate in the L-band frequency range. The apparatus and method combine the functionality of both a Traffic Alert Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) and a Mode-Select (Mode-S) transponder in an integrated L-band traffic surveillance apparatus having a single processor that is embodied in a single Line Replaceable Unit.
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