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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 17, 2010
Filed:
Apr. 08, 2008
Robert C. Becker, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Alan G. Cornett, Andover, MN (US);
David W. Meyers, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Robert C. Becker, Eden Prairie, MN (US);
Alan G. Cornett, Andover, MN (US);
David W. Meyers, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
A navigation system having a radar altimeter is disclosed. The navigation system comprises a signal processing unit and one or more antennas in operative communication with the radar altimeter and the signal processing unit. The system further comprises a forward looking radar communicatively coupled to the radar altimeter. The forward looking radar and the signal processing unit are configured to provide forward looking radar measurements, radar altitude measurements from the radar altimeter, and datalink communications within a single forward looking radar scanning sequence.