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Date of Patent:
Sep. 06, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 19, 2020
Applicant:

Safran Electronics & Defense, Paris, FR;

Inventors:

Louis Théophile Thirion, Paris, FR;

Nicolas Paris, Paris, FR;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/08 (2006.01); G01S 5/14 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 5/14 (2013.01);
Abstract

A method for locating an element which can be transported by aircraft includes, for a first position of an aircraft: a) transmitting, from an antenna located in the aircraft, a first message intended for the transportable element; b) receiving, on the antenna, a second message transmitted by the transportable element upon receipt of the first message; c) obtaining a travel time of the first and second messages; d) determining a distance from the travel times; e) determining that the element is inside the aircraft if the distance is less than a value and that the element is outside the aircraft if the distance is greater than the value.


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