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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 18, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 04, 2008
Applicant:
Richard Darrell Ridenour, Ii, Glendale, AZ (US);
Inventor:
Richard Darrell Ridenour, II, Glendale, AZ (US);
Assignee:
AVIATION COMMUNICATION & SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS LLC, Phoenix, AZ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 21/00 (2006.01); G01C 23/00 (2006.01); G08G 5/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01C 23/005 (2013.01); G08G 5/0052 (2013.01); G08G 5/0086 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method according to an aspect of the present invention includes determining if terrain presents a hazard to an aircraft based on the current position of the aircraft and the intended flight plan for the aircraft and providing an alert if it is determined that the terrain presents a hazard to the aircraft. The method may be employed in any situation to achieve any result, such as when the aircraft is in a low-RNP environment to prevent nuisance terrain alerts.