AIRCRAFT AVOIDANCE METHOD AND DRONE PROVIDED WITH A SYSTEM FOR IMPLEMENTING SAID METHOD
First Claim
1. A method enabling an aerial drone not having a TCAS system to avoid an intruder aircraft, the method comprising the steps of:
- acquiring the position of the intruder aircraft in order to determine the distance between the aerial drone and the intruder aircraft;
measuring the angular speed of the intruder aircraft in a horizontal plane; and
determining whether the intruder aircraft is fitted with a TCAS system, and, if so, receiving a resolution advisory transmitted by the TCAS of the intruder aircraft and following a previously-determined avoidance path.
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Abstract
A method enabling an aerial drone not having a TCAS system to avoid an intruder aircraft, the method including the steps of acquiring the position of the intruder aircraft in order to determine the distance between the aerial drone and the intruder aircraft, measuring the angular speed of the intruder aircraft in a horizontal plane, and determining whether the intruder aircraft is fitted with a TCAS system, and, if so, receiving a resolution advisory transmitted by the TCAS of the intruder aircraft and following a previously-determined avoidance path. The invention also provides a drone fitted with a system implementing the method.
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1. A method enabling an aerial drone not having a TCAS system to avoid an intruder aircraft, the method comprising the steps of:
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acquiring the position of the intruder aircraft in order to determine the distance between the aerial drone and the intruder aircraft; measuring the angular speed of the intruder aircraft in a horizontal plane; and determining whether the intruder aircraft is fitted with a TCAS system, and, if so, receiving a resolution advisory transmitted by the TCAS of the intruder aircraft and following a previously-determined avoidance path. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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