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Satellite based collision avoidance system
Assignee: WNS HOLDINGS LLC
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Filing: 1994-08-16
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Granted: 2001-11-06
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Expires: 2014-08-16
Abstract
Abstract This invention provides a method and apparatus to provide coordinated evasive maneuver commands to aircraft to avoid collisions. More specifically, the invention comprises a GPS system to determined the location of aircraft, control logic to calculate evasive maneuvers, display aircraft tracking information, coordinate the evasive maneuver with the intruding aircraft, and give a synthetic voice warning and command to the pilots.
Inventors
- 👤 Tom S. Farmakis
- 👤 Russell D. Routsong
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-10-23 02:05
CPC Classifications
G; G08; G08G; G08G5/00; G08G5/80; B; B60; B60R; B60R25/00; B60R25/10; B60R25/102; G01; G01S; G01S19/00; G01S19/01; G01S19/13; G01S19/14; G01S19/23; G01S19/38; G01S19/39; G01S19/42; G01S19/51; G01S5/00; G01S5/0009; G01S5/0018; G01S5/0027; G01S5/0072; G08G1/00; G08G1/20; G08G1/205; G08G5/20; G08G5/26; G08G5/70; G08G5/72; G08G5/727; G08G9/00; B60W; B60W2556/00; B60W2556/45; B60W2556/50; G01S19/03; G01S19/07; G01S19/35; G01S19/36; G01S2205/00; G01S2205/001; G01S2205/002; G01S2205/005; G01S2205/008
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 11
Claim 1
Independent Claim
93 words
A method for automatically coordinating a vehicle collision avoidance maneuver between vehicles comprising the steps of: establishing a data link between a first and a second vehicle; receiving and transmitting position and movement information for said vehicles between said vehicles; generating an onboard evasive maneuver for said first vehicle; synchronizing the transmission of said evasive maneuver to said second vehicle through said data link; transmitting said evasive maneuver from said first vehicle to said second vehicle through said data link; and displaying on a display device the evasive maneuver of said first vehicle.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
93 words
A method for automatically coordinating a vehicle collision avoidance maneuver between vehicles comprising the steps of: establishing a data link between a first and a second vehicle; receiving and transmitting position and movement information for said vehicles between said vehicles; generating an onboard evasive maneuver for said first vehicle; synchronizing the transmission of said evasive maneuver to said second vehicle through said data link; transmitting said evasive maneuver from said first vehicle to said second vehicle through said data link; and displaying on a display device the evasive maneuver of said first vehicle.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
32 words
The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of: coordinating and generating an evasive maneuver at said second vehicle based on predetermined parameters and said evasive maneuver from said first vehicle.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
77 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said data link utilizes the Global Positioning System's precision time to synchronize transmission of said position, movement and evasive maneuvers between said vehicles thereby preventing simultaneous transmission of said position, movement and evasive maneuvers by each said vehicle; and said data link synchronizes the transmission of said position, movement and evasive maneuver information by utilizing the Time Division Multiple Access protocol to assign each said transmitting vehicle a transmission time slot.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said vehicle is an aircraft.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
13 words
The method of claim 2 wherein said vehicle is a sea going vessel.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The method of claim 4 wherein said automatic execution of said evasive maneuvers by each said aircraft is accomplished through integration with auto pilot system of said aircraft.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
45 words
The method of claim 1 wherein said step of generating an onboard evasive maneuver for said first aircraft comprises the further step of: generating said evasive maneuver based in part on the altitude window information received from a user control interface on said first aircraft.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
378 words
A method for generating and coordinating an aircraft collision avoidance maneuver between a first and a second aircraft, said method comprising the steps of: receiving global positioning signals at a GPS receiver located on board said first aircraft; calculating said first aircraft longitude, latitude and present altitude from said global positioning signals; recovering a precision clocking signal from said global positioning signals at said first aircraft; synchronizing a time domain multiple access transmission from said first aircraft to said precision clocking signal recovered from said global positioning signals, said precision clocking signal enabling said time domain multiple access transmission to synchronize to an assigned transmission slot; receiving information about said first aircraft's altitude window information from a user control interface on said first aircraft; transmitting said longitude, latitude, present altitude, aircraft identification and altitude window information from said first aircraft on said time domain multiple access transmission in said assigned transmission slot; receiving global positioning signals at a GPS receiver located on board a second aircraft; calculating said second aircraft longitude, latitude and present altitude from said global positioning signal; recovering a precision clock signal from said global positioning signals at said second aircraft; receiving information about said second aircraft's altitude window information from a user control interface on said second aircraft; synchronizing a time domain multiple access reception at said second aircraft to said precision clocking signal recovered from said global positioning signals, said precision clocking signal synchronizing said time domain multiple access transmission from said first aircraft to said time domain multiple access reception at said second aircraft when said first and said second aircraft are located within the range of said time domain multiple access transmission and said time domain multiple access reception by direct communication between said first and second aircraft; generating an evasive maneuver on said second aircraft if said first and said second aircraft extrapolated trajectory based on said longitude, latitude, present altitude and altitude window information of said first and second aircraft place said first and said second aircraft within a predetermined zone at the same time; and displaying said evasive maneuver on a display device at said second aircraft, said evasive maneuver directing said second aircraft pilot to change the course of said second aircraft to execute said evasive maneuver.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
378 words
A method for generating and coordinating an aircraft collision avoidance maneuver between a first and a second aircraft, said method comprising the steps of: receiving global positioning signals at a GPS receiver located on board said first aircraft; calculating said first aircraft longitude, latitude and present altitude from said global positioning signals; recovering a precision clocking signal from said global positioning signals at said first aircraft; synchronizing a time domain multiple access transmission from said first aircraft to said precision clocking signal recovered from said global positioning signals, said precision clocking signal enabling said time domain multiple access transmission to synchronize to an assigned transmission slot; receiving information about said first aircraft's altitude window information from a user control interface on said first aircraft; transmitting said longitude, latitude, present altitude, aircraft identification and altitude window information from said first aircraft on said time domain multiple access transmission in said assigned transmission slot; receiving global positioning signals at a GPS receiver located on board a second aircraft; calculating said second aircraft longitude, latitude and present altitude from said global positioning signal; recovering a precision clock signal from said global positioning signals at said second aircraft; receiving information about said second aircraft's altitude window information from a user control interface on said second aircraft; synchronizing a time domain multiple access reception at said second aircraft to said precision clocking signal recovered from said global positioning signals, said precision clocking signal synchronizing said time domain multiple access transmission from said first aircraft to said time domain multiple access reception at said second aircraft when said first and said second aircraft are located within the range of said time domain multiple access transmission and said time domain multiple access reception by direct communication between said first and second aircraft; generating an evasive maneuver on said second aircraft if said first and said second aircraft extrapolated trajectory based on said longitude, latitude, present altitude and altitude window information of said first and second aircraft place said first and said second aircraft within a predetermined zone at the same time; and displaying said evasive maneuver on a display device at said second aircraft, said evasive maneuver directing said second aircraft pilot to change the course of said second aircraft to execute said evasive maneuver.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
67 words
The method of claim 8 further comprising the steps of: synchronizing a time domain multiple access transmission from said second aircraft to said precision clocking signal recovered from said global positioning signals, said precision clocking signal enabling said time domain multiple access transmission to synchronize to an assigned transmission slot; and transmitting the evasive maneuver from said second aircraft on said synchronized time domain multiple access carrier.
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