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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 22, 1991
Filed:
Jun. 04, 1987
Applicant:
Inventor:
Michael M Grove, Snohomish, WA (US);
Assignee:
Sundstrand Data Control, Inc., Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08B / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
340970 ; 7317 / ; 340963 ; 364433 ;
Abstract
A proximity to terrain warning system for aircraft utilizes a first set of warning criteria to generate a warning in the event of insufficient terrain clearance after take off. A different set of criteria are employed to generate warnings when the aircraft in in a cruise or approach phase of flight or on a tactical mission. Mode switching is provided to select the appropriate criteria and to select an excessive descent after take-off set of warning criteria in addition to the first set of criteria when appropriate.