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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 10, 2018
Appareo Systems, Llc, Fargo, ND (US);
Nicholas L. Butts, West Fargo, ND (US);
Robert M. Allen, Reiles Acres, ND (US);
Bradley R. Thurow, Fargo, ND (US);
Greg S. Middlestead, West Fargo, ND (US);
Appareo Systems, LLC, Fargo, ND (US);
Abstract
An ADS-B transponder system is associated with a vehicle including a transponder. The system includes a universal access transceiver (UAT) subsystem configured for detecting and responding to an interrogation signal by broadcasting a signal representing a vehicle parameter. The interrogation signal can be detected by monitoring current fluctuations in a power bus on the vehicle. The UAT subsystem is connected to a smart antenna configured for transmitting and receiving ADS-B signals. In an aircraft (A/C) application the vehicle parameter can comprise squawk code, altitude, heading vector, airspeed and other flight data.