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AUTOMATED RECEIVER AIRCRAFT IDENTIFICATION (ARAI)

  • US 20120153084A1
  • Filed: 11/18/2009
  • Published: 06/21/2012
  • Est. Priority Date: 04/08/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for automatically reporting aerial refueling data, the system comprises:

  • an RFID transponder coupled to a refueling aircraft and operable to automatically transmit identification information for the refueling aircraft in response to a refueling event;

    an RFID transceiver coupled to a fuel delivery aircraft and operable to automatically receive the identification information in response to the refueling event;

    a data recorder module operable to automatically record refueling data for the refueling aircraft in response to the refueling event;

    a range detector module operable to automatically terminate the refueling event when the refueling aircraft is outside a range of the fuel delivery aircraft to obtain an end-refueling indicator; and

    a report generator module coupled to the data recorder module and operable to automatically generate a refueling report in response to the end-refueling indicator.

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