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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Nov. 21, 2017

Filed:

Oct. 28, 2014
Applicant:

Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);

Inventors:

Timothy K. Ryan, Pasadena, MD (US);

William George Doyen, Annapolis, MD (US);

Assignee:

Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);

Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/00 (2006.01); G01C 23/00 (2006.01); H04B 7/185 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G08G 5/0013 (2013.01); G01C 23/00 (2013.01); G08G 5/0017 (2013.01); G08G 5/0082 (2013.01); H04B 7/18506 (2013.01);
Abstract

A system and method are provided for monitoring, collecting and aggregating position information from multiple independent data sources to localize a position of an aircraft operating worldwide. The localized position information is provided to one or more end-users or stakeholders in a format for direct integration into one or more mapping and/or situational awareness display applications. Information is collected from a plurality of monitored data sources. Weighted values are applied to certain of the information collected from the plurality of data sources according to known or predictable/determinable static and/or dynamic accuracy errors and latencies of the information provided. A detailed analytic algorithm is applied to provide a probabilistic analysis that results in a resolution of a real-time, or near real-time, aircraft location, as well as an ability to accurately predict an aircraft location along a track at some future time.


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