Broadband multifunction airborne radar device with a wide angular coverage for detection and tracking, notably for a sense-and-avoid function
US8576112B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 31, 2010 |
| Grant date | Nov 5, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 19, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC Y)Emerging Cross-Sectional Technologies
- CPC primaryY02A90/10
- WIPO fieldMeasurement
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A multifunction airborne radar device includes a plurality of transmit antenna modules and/or receive antenna modules that are fixed relative to the aircraft, placed substantially over the surface of the aircraft so as to form transmit and receive beams, enabling targets to be detected for implementing a sense-and-avoid function. The airborne radar device may also comprise processing means for tracking the detected targets and for generating information sent to an air traffic control center and/or to a control device on board the aircraft. The processing device may also receive data relating to the aircraft, enabling the antenna beams to be adjusted and the tracking calculations to be refined.
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