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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
May. 12, 2014
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Richard E. Heinrich, Marion, IA (US);
Ryan J. Paulus, Palo, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
Methods and systems for providing architecture independent event driven vehicle position reporting are disclosed. The position reporting capability in accordance with the present disclosure is provided by a stand-alone, self-contained apparatus operating independently from the rest of the systems onboard a vehicle. This stand-alone, self-contained apparatus is configured to detect a non-nominal or a hostile condition, and automatically starts position reporting and/or tracking. In addition, this stand-alone, self-contained apparatus is configured in a manner so that it cannot be turned off or disabled.