Radar system for aircraft

US8184037B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Nederlandse Organisatie voor toegepast-natuurwetenschappelijk onderzoek TNO · NL

Inventors

• Albert Gezinus Huizing · Voorschoten, NL
• Ronald Nikola Huib Willem Van Gent · Soest, NL

Key dates

• Filing date: May 31, 2006
• Grant date: May 22, 2012
• Expiry date: Mar 27, 2028

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G01S2013/0245
• WIPO field: Measurement
• WIPO sector: Instruments

Abstract

Radar system for providing an aircraft with a facility for in use at least detecting another aircraft in at least one monitorable zone within a region surrounding of that aircraft, wherein the system comprises for each monitorable zone at least one subsystem comprising one transmitter for sending an electro-magnetic probe signal and at least one receiver for receiving a reflection of that probe signal, wherein the transmitter is arranged to send the probe signal in a direction that is static with respect to that aircraft.