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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014
Filed:
May. 23, 2007
David Pepitone, Sun City West, AZ (US);
Ed Tomaszewski, Phoenix, AZ (US);
David Pepitone, Sun City West, AZ (US);
Ed Tomaszewski, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Honeywell International Inc., Morristown, NJ (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems are provided for determining a potential conflict between a first aircraft and a second aircraft on an airport surface. In an embodiment, the methods include defining a first aircraft boundary around the first aircraft, based on data related to dimensions of the first aircraft, defining a second aircraft boundary around the second aircraft, based on data related to dimensions of the second aircraft, and determining a potential conflict exists between the first and the second aircraft, based on the first aircraft boundary and the second aircraft boundary.