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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 28, 2021
Filed:
Oct. 08, 2019
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Charles J. Key, West Melbourne, FL (US);
Randy H. Jacobson, Melbourne, FL (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A system and method for on-wing test of an aircraft transponder involves configuring a self-test feature to the transponder's corresponding onboard ACAS to verify the on-board transponder system conforms to each of a plurality of required tests of an aviation oversight authority standard for operation. Once this test is initiated, the ACAS initiates this transponder test interrogating the transponder via a low power signal causing the transponder to reply accordingly. The ACAS performs each required test to ensure proper transponder function and alerts a user with a failure indication and stores each result should the transponder fail any of the plurality of tests.