Simulated radar system and methods
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1. A system for simulating aircraft radar, said system comprising:
- a simulated radar display device for displaying simulated radar data; and
a controller communicatively connected to said display device and adapted to generate said simulated radar data at least in part from electronic messages obtained from a traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS).
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Abstract
An airborne radar display is simulated using electronic messages obtained from a traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS). The system does not utilize radar. Rather, the data that is received by a TCAS receiver, such as the range and bearing of other aircraft in the vicinity, are transformed into a display resembling that of a conventional airborne radar system.
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1. A system for simulating aircraft radar, said system comprising:
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a simulated radar display device for displaying simulated radar data; and
a controller communicatively connected to said display device and adapted to generate said simulated radar data at least in part from electronic messages obtained from a traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS). - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for simulating aircraft radar in an aircraft having an aircraft traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS) but not having radar, the method comprising the steps of:
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reading data communicated to a TCAS display device;
generating simulated radar display data based at least in part on the data read; and
displaying the simulated radar display data on a simulated radar display device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for simulating aircraft radar, said system comprising:
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a simulated radar display device configured to receive and display simulated radar data; and
a controller communicatively connected to said simulated radar display device and adapted to operate in an air-to-air operation mode and in an air-to-ground operation mode, said controller being further adapted to produce said simulated radar data from data obtained from a traffic alert and collision avoidance system (TCAS) when said controller operates is said air-to-air operation mode;
wherein said simulated radar data includes data representative of other aircraft when said controller operates in said air-to-air operation mode and data representative of nearby terrain when said controller operates in said air-to-ground operation mode. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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