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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 15, 2011
Filed:
Jan. 30, 2009
Dan J. Clingman, Milton, WA (US);
Ted D. Whitley, Lopez Island, WA (US);
Jack Thiesen, Plymouth, MI (US);
Edgar Jacobi, Northville, MI (US);
Glenn S. Bushnell, Puyallup, WA (US);
Dan J. Clingman, Milton, WA (US);
Ted D. Whitley, Lopez Island, WA (US);
Jack Thiesen, Plymouth, MI (US);
Edgar Jacobi, Northville, MI (US);
Glenn S. Bushnell, Puyallup, WA (US);
The Boeing Company, Chicago, IL (US);
Abstract
In accordance with one or more embodiments of the present disclosure, systems and methods disclosed herein provide for tracking of objects, aircraft, vehicles, and ground equipment in a tracking area, such as an airspace and/or an airport terminal area. One embodiment of a tracking system of the present disclosure comprises a signal monitoring component adapted to communicate with an object, such as an aircraft, when the object enters the tracking area. The signal monitoring component is adapted to transmit a monopulse beacon query signal to the object and receive a monopulse beacon response signal from the object. The tracking system further comprises an interface component adapted to process the received monopulse beacon response signal from the object, initialize a beacon transponder on the object, and assign a network address to the object.