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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Aug. 14, 2017
Uavionix Corporation, Palo Alto, CA (US);
Paul Beard, Bigfork, MT (US);
UAVIONIX CORPORATION, Bigfork, MT (US);
Abstract
A mixed-mode positioning system and method for determining position data associated with a vehicle is disclosed, in accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure. The system may include one or more receivers configured to receive Global Navigation Satellite system (GNSS) signals and one or more Automatic Dependent Surveillance Broadcast (ADS-B signals). The system may also include a processor configured to extract positional data from the one or more GNSS signals and one or more ADS-B signals. The processor may also be configured to determine ownship position data associated with a vehicle based on the extracted GNSS positional data and the extracted ADS-B positional data.