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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 15, 2004
Applicants:
Larry D. King, Sammamish, WA (US);
James B. Jones, Carnation, WA (US);
Inventors:
Larry D. King, Sammamish, WA (US);
James B. Jones, Carnation, WA (US);
Assignee:
Honeywell International, Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/93 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An apparatus and method for combining the functionality of multiple airborne traffic surveillance systems that operate in the L-band frequency range. The apparatus and method combine the functionality of both a Traffic Alert Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) and a Mode-Select (Mode-S) transponder in an integrated L-band traffic surveillance apparatus having a single processor that is embodied in a single Line Replaceable Unit.