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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 21, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 27, 2013
Reindert Grooters, Amsterdam, NL;
Arnoldus Petrus Maria Maas, The Hague, NL;
Pascal Olive, Toulouse, FR;
Sébastien Mazuel, Toulouse, FR;
Didier Marchetti, Ramonville Saint Agne, FR;
Eric Itcia, Toulouse, FR;
Reindert Grooters, Amsterdam, NL;
Arnoldus Petrus Maria Maas, The Hague, NL;
Pascal Olive, Toulouse, FR;
Sébastien Mazuel, Toulouse, FR;
Didier Marchetti, Ramonville Saint Agne, FR;
Eric Itcia, Toulouse, FR;
Rockwell Collins France, Blagnac, FR;
Nederlandse Organisatic Voor Toegepast-Natuurwetenschappelijk Onderzock TNO, Delft, NL;
Abstract
Systems and methods for protecting an airborne platform against collisions are provided. One system includes FMCW radar sensors including transmitting antennae, means for receiving signals from echoes and for processing and digitizing same, and means for sending a central unit data representing said digital signals via a dedicated point to point link. The central unit includes means for processing said data to detect obstacles, means for calculating parameters for each obstacle including its radial velocity, distance range and azimuth, and means to transmit an avionic system of said platform data representing said detected obstacles and parameters. The system further includes means for guaranteeing that said emitted signals are shifted in time to create a shift in frequency guaranteeing that the radar sensors operate in the whole frequency band without perturbing each other.