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;
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
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.
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Abstract
An aircraft collision avoidance system comprising (a) at least one separation monitoring device connectable to at least a portion of an aircraft, the separation monitoring device comprising (1) at least one transmitter and (2) at least one receiver 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; 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 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. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20, 21)
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2. 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 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.
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16. An aircraft collision avoidance system for monitoring the position of at least a portion of an aircraft relative to an object, the system comprising:
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at least one separation monitoring device connected to at least a portion the aircraft, the separation monitoring device comprising; at least one transceiver, the transceiver capable of transmitting signals and receiving signals which are reflected back to the transceiver off of at least a portion of the object to define a separation distance and wherein the at least one transceiver wirelessly outputs a separation distance signal; and a master unit for receiving and analyzing the separation distance signals output by the at least one transceiver and outputting a warning signal to a warning device when the at least one transceiver is within a predetermined distance from the object. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19)
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