Systems and methods for detecting a loss of communication using statistical analysis
US8874042B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jan 24, 2011 |
| Grant date | Oct 28, 2014 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 2, 2032 |
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- Technology area (CPC —)General
Abstract
Systems and methods for detecting a loss of communications between an aircraft and a ground station are provided. In one embodiment, a system for detecting a loss of communication for an aircraft comprises: a communication detection software module resident as an application on an aircraft communication management unit (CMU); a CMU message router in communication with the communication detection software module; at least one radio coupled to the communication management unit; a statistical model of communications traffic density for an RF zone associated with a ground station; wherein the communication detection software module performs a statistical analysis of a current communications traffic density of radio communications observed by the at least one radio to determine when the aircraft has a lost a communications link with the ground station.
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