Aircraft collision avoidance system
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1. An aircraft collision avoidance system, comprising:
- at least one separation monitoring device connectable to at least a portion of an aircraft, the separation monitoring device comprising;
a housing for containing at least one transmitter, at least one receiver, and an energy source, wherein the energy source is contained within the housing and provides energy to the at least one separation monitoring device;
at least one transmitter capable of selectively transmitting signals which are reflected off of an object and received by at least one receiver, the reflected signals defining a separation distance between the at least one receiver and the object and wherein the at least one transmitter outputs a separation distance signal representative of the separation distance; and
an image sensor, wherein the image sensor is at least partially positioned within the housing; and
a master unit for receiving and analyzing the separation distance signals output by the at least one transmitter and outputting a warning signal to a warning device when the at least one separation monitoring device is within a predetermined distance from the object, and wherein the master unit displays an output signal from the image sensor.
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Abstract
An aircraft collision avoidance system including (a) at least one separation monitoring device connectable to at least a portion of an aircraft and/or vehicle, the separation monitoring device comprising (1) at least one transmitter, (2) at least one receiver, and (3) an image sensor, and (b) a master unit.
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1. An aircraft collision avoidance system, comprising:
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at least one separation monitoring device connectable to at least a portion of an aircraft, the separation monitoring device comprising; a housing for containing at least one transmitter, at least one receiver, and an energy source, wherein the energy source is contained within the housing and provides energy to the at least one separation monitoring device; at least one transmitter capable of selectively transmitting signals which are reflected off of an object and received by at least one receiver, the reflected signals defining a separation distance between the at least one receiver and the object and wherein the at least one transmitter outputs a separation distance signal representative of the separation distance; and an image sensor, wherein the image sensor is at least partially positioned within the housing; and a master unit for receiving and analyzing the separation distance signals output by the at least one transmitter and outputting a warning signal to a warning device when the at least one separation monitoring device is within a predetermined distance from the object, and wherein the master unit displays an output signal from the image sensor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An aircraft collision avoidance system, comprising:
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at least one wireless transceiver capable of selectively transmitting signals and receiving signals which are reflected back to the wireless transceiver off of an object in order to define a separation distance between the wireless transceiver and the object and wherein the wireless transceiver outputs a separation distance signal representative of the separation distance, and a housing for containing at least one transceiver, and an energy source, wherein the energy source is contained within the housing and provides energy to the at least one separation monitoring device; an image sensor, wherein the image sensor is at least partially positioned within the housing; and a master unit for receiving and analyzing the separation distance signals output by the wireless transceiver, the master unit outputting a warning signal to a warning device when the wireless transceiver is within a predetermined distance from an object, and wherein the master unit displays an output signal from the image sensor.
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16. An aircraft collision avoidance system, comprising:
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at least one separation monitoring device connectable to at least a portion of an aircraft, the separation monitoring device comprising; a housing for containing at least one sound transmitter, at least one radar transmitter, and an energy source, wherein the energy source is contained within the housing and provides energy to the at least one separation monitoring device; at least one sound transmitter capable of selectively transmitting signals which are reflected off of an object and received by at least one receiver, the reflected signals defining a separation distance between the at least one receiver and the object and wherein the at least one transmitter outputs a separation distance signal representative of the separation distance; at least one radar transmitter capable of selectively transmitting radar signals which are reflected off of an object and received by at least one receiver, the reflected signals defining a separation distance between the at least one receiver and the object and wherein the at least one transmitter outputs a separation distance signal representative of the separation distance; an image sensor, wherein the image sensor is at least partially positioned within the housing; and a master unit for receiving and analyzing the separation distance signals output by the at least one sound transmitter and outputting a warning signal to a warning device when the at least one separation monitoring device is within a predetermined distance from the object, and wherein the master unit displays an output signal from the image sensor.
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