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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.

Date of Patent:
Apr. 13, 2010

Filed:

Jun. 14, 2007
Applicants:

Michael E. Dey, Seattle, WA (US);

Bradley D. Cornell, Lake Stevens, WA (US);

Peter D. Gunn, Bellevue, WA (US);

Robert J. Myers, Mukilteo, WA (US);

Inventors:

Michael E. Dey, Seattle, WA (US);

Bradley D. Cornell, Lake Stevens, WA (US);

Peter D. Gunn, Bellevue, WA (US);

Robert J. Myers, Mukilteo, WA (US);

Assignee:

The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 23/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

Embodiments of methods and systems for providing an automatic strategic offset function are disclosed. In one embodiment, a method for enhancing the collision avoidance capability of an aircraft includes determining a flight plan, determining a boundary for the flight plan, generating a variable offset from the flight plan that is within the boundary, the variable offset including a lateral offset distance, and navigating an aircraft based on the variable offset.


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