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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 11, 2022
Filed:
May. 08, 2019
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Geun Il Kim, Bothell, WA (US);
Gang Feng, Bellevue, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
A method performed by an air vehicle having navigational equipment includes receiving an actual navigation performance (ANP) value from a neighboring air vehicle. The method also includes displaying a representation of the air vehicle and a representation of the neighboring air vehicle on a display. The method also includes determining a combined ANP (CANP) value based on the ANP value from the neighboring air vehicle and an ANP value of the air vehicle. The method also includes comparing a position of the air vehicle to the CANP value. The method also includes responsive to the position of the air vehicle being within a distance margin away from the neighboring air vehicle based on the CANP value, performing an action to increase a distance the air vehicle is from the neighboring vehicle.