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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2017
Filed:
Aug. 07, 2012
William T. Greenleaf, Indialantic, FL (US);
Andrew M. Vesel, Vincent, OH (US);
Scott F. Bauler, Melbourne, FL (US);
Steve J. Nieuwsma, Marion, IA (US);
Richard S. Dove, Palm Bay, FL (US);
William T. Greenleaf, Indialantic, FL (US);
Andrew M. Vesel, Vincent, OH (US);
Scott F. Bauler, Melbourne, FL (US);
Steve J. Nieuwsma, Marion, IA (US);
Richard S. Dove, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
The present disclosure is directed to a system and method for determining an ownship position of an aircraft. The method includes the steps of receiving data from a plurality of proximate aircraft and examining the data. Next, the method involves selecting a plurality of reference aircraft from the plurality of proximate aircraft, and receiving data from each reference aircraft. The data received from the reference aircraft is then correlated to a common time in order to create a reference frame for calculating the position of the aircraft. The next step of the method is to calculate the ownship position of the aircraft based on the data received from the reference aircraft and the common time. The system includes a receiver, processor, display, and transmitter, which are used to determine the ownship position of an aircraft.