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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 23, 2008
Gregory T. Stayton, Peoria, AZ (US);
Mark D. Smith, Glendale, AZ (US);
Michael F. Tremose, Glendale, AZ (US);
Gregory T. Stayton, Peoria, AZ (US);
Mark D. Smith, Glendale, AZ (US);
Michael F. Tremose, Glendale, AZ (US);
Aviation Communication & Surveillance Systems LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Abstract
An embodiment of the present invention provides a collision avoidance system for a host aircraft comprising a plurality of sensors for providing data about other aircraft that may be employed to determine one or more parameters to calculate future positions of the other aircraft, a processor to determine whether any combinations of the calculated future positions of the other aircraft are correlated or uncorrelated, and a collision avoidance module that uses the correlated or uncorrelated calculated future positions to provide a signal instructing the performance of a collision avoidance maneuver when a collision threat exists between the host aircraft and at least one of the other aircraft.