Honeywell G.m.b.h.

John D Applegate

Alan R Helfinstine

Michael R Ibis

Bryan L Wyberg

Daniel L Wieberdink

A GPS utilizing redundant GPS receivers having position and time mark outputs connected directly to a processing block so that the time marks from both GPS receivers are received by the processing block and, in the event a first of the GPS receivers output becomes unusable and the system uses a second of the redundant GPS receivers while periodically checking the first for reusability, no time will be lost in the validation of the new channel.

Dual GPS timer apparatus and method

The present invention is a system that is used on board an aircraft that receives data, examines the data, and directs the data to appropriate memory devices for future use. A plurality of receivers are coupled to a serial data bus for selectively receiving a sequence of data messages on the data bus. Each of the receivers includes a data register for storing one of the sequential flow of data messages. In turn the receiver provides a data ready signal so that a sequencer can selectively read the data messages from the receiver and either store them in one of a plurality of receivers, or discard the information.

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John D Applegate