US3310806A
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Cooperative collision avoidance system
Assignee: Individual
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Filing: 1965-04-01
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Granted: 1967-03-21
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Expires: 1985-04-01
Abstract
No abstract record available.
Inventors
- 👤 Thomas A Stansbury
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 07:17
CPC Classifications
G; G01; G01S; G01S13/00; G01S13/88; G01S13/93; G01S13/933
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
99 words
THE METHOD OF INDICATING THAT A CRAFT IS A COLLISON HAZARD TO OTHER CRAFT COMPRISING: TRANSMITTING A SIGNAL FROM A FIRST CRAFT HAVING CHARACTERISTICS INDICATIVE OF ITS ALTITUDE, RECEIVING SAID SIGNAL HAVING CHARACTERISTICS INDICATIVE OF THE FIRST CRAFT''S ALTITUDE ON A SECOND CRAFT, GENERATING A SIGNAL ON SAID SECOND CRAFT HAVING CHARACTERISTICS INDICATIVE OF ITS ALTITUDE, DETERMINING THE BEARING OF THE FIRST CRAFT FROM THE SECOND CRAFT, AND UTILIZING ONLY SAID SIGNALS HAVING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FIRST CRAFT''S ALTITUDE AND THE SECOND CRAFT''S ALTITUDE AND SAID BEARING TO DETERMINE WHETHER ONE SAID CRAFT IS A HAZARD TO THE OTHER.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
96 words
THE METHOD OF INDICATING THAT A CRAFT IS A COLLISON HAZARD TO OTHER CRAFT COMPRISING: TRANSMITTING SIGNALS FROM A FIRST CRAFT HAVING A CHARACTERISTICS INDICATIVE OF ITS ALTITUDE, RECEIVING SAID SIGNALS HAVING CHARACTERISTICS INDICATIVE OF THE FIRST CRAFT''S ALTITUDE ON A SECOND CRAFT, GENERATING SIGNALS ON SAID SECOND CRAFT HAVING CHARACTERISTICS INDICATIVE OF ITS ALTITUDE, DETERMINING THE RANGE BETWEEN SAID FIRST AND SECOND CRAFT, AND UTILIZING ONLY SAID SIGNALS HAVING CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FIRST CRAFT''S ALTITUDE AND THE SECOND CRAFT''S ALTITUDE, AND SAID RANGE TO DETERMINE WHETHER ONE SAID CRAFT IS A HAZARD TO THE OTHER.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
105 words
A COMPUTER COMPRISING: MEANS FOR DETERMINING WHETHER THE DISTANCE OF A FIRST CRAFT FROM A SECOND CRAFT IS WITHIN A PRESELECTED RANGE BY COMPARING THE ELAPSED TIME BETWEEN A SIGNAL TRANSMITTED BY THE SECOND CRAFT AND A SIGNAL RECEIVED FROM SAID FIRST CRAFT IN RESPONSE TO SAID SECOND CRAFT SIGNAL, AND MEANS FOR INDICATING THAT SAID FIRST CRAFT IS A NAVIGATIONAL HAZARD TO SAID SECOND CRAFT CONNECTED TO SAID DISTANCE DETERMINING MEANS FOR ACTUATION WHEN THE DISTANCE OF SAID FIRST CRAFT FROM SAID SECOND CRAFT IS WITHIN THE PRESELECTED RANGE, SAID MEANS REQUIRING NO OTHER INPUT THAN AN INPUT SIGNAL FROM SAID DISTANCE DETERMINING MEANS.
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