Aircraft proximity monitoring system
First Claim
1. An aircraft proximity monitoring system comprising:
- ground-based means for continuously and repeatedly deriving and transmitting signal information representative of the speeds and positions relative to a first location of each and every one of a plurality of aircraft within a predetermined range of said first location, means on at least one of said plurality aircraft within said range of said first location for receiving said signal information, means on said one aircraft for identifying the portion of said signal information corresponding to said one aircraft, means for transposing said signal information so as to form second signal information corresponding to the positions of others of said plurality of aircraft relative to the position of said one aircraft and means on said one aircraft responsive to said second signal information for aiding in the navigation of said one aircraft with respect to the positions of at least selected ones of said other aircraft relative to the position of said one aircraft.
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Abstract
An aircraft proximity monitoring method according to the invention comprises the steps of: continuously and repeatedly developing and transmitting signals corresponding to the positions relative to a first location of aircraft within a predetermined range of said first location receiving said transmitted signals at a given aircraft and transposing the signals corresponding to the positions of the others of said aircraft to said second signals corresponding to the positions of said other aircraft relative to the location of said given aircraft and producing an observable indication of the positions of said other aircraft relative to said location of said given aircraft. Apparatus according to the invention includes apparatus for performing each of the foregoing steps.
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1. An aircraft proximity monitoring system comprising:
- ground-based means for continuously and repeatedly deriving and transmitting signal information representative of the speeds and positions relative to a first location of each and every one of a plurality of aircraft within a predetermined range of said first location, means on at least one of said plurality aircraft within said range of said first location for receiving said signal information, means on said one aircraft for identifying the portion of said signal information corresponding to said one aircraft, means for transposing said signal information so as to form second signal information corresponding to the positions of others of said plurality of aircraft relative to the position of said one aircraft and means on said one aircraft responsive to said second signal information for aiding in the navigation of said one aircraft with respect to the positions of at least selected ones of said other aircraft relative to the position of said one aircraft.
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15. An aircraft promixity monitoring method comprising the steps of:
- continuously and repeatedly developing and transmitting signals at a ground station corresponding to the positions relative to a first location of each and every aircraft within a predetermined range of said first location, receiving said transmitted signals at a given aircraft and transposing the signals corresponding to the positions of the others of said aircraft to second signals corresponding to the positions of said other aircraft relative to the location of said given aircraft and producing an observable indication of the positions of said other aircraft relative to said location of said given aircraft.
- View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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19. An aircraft proximity monitoring system comprising:
- ground-based means for continuously and repeatedly deriving and transmitting signal information representative of the speeds and positions relative to the location of an air traffic control center of each and every one of a plurality of aircraft within a predetermined range of said location, means on at least one of said plurality aircraft within said range of said location for receiving said signal information, means on said one aircraft for identifying the portion of said first signal information corresponding to said one aircraft, means for transposing said signal information so as to form second signal information corresponding to the positions of others of said plurality of aircraft relative to said one aircraft, means on said one aircraft responsive to said second signal information for producing an observable indication of the positions of selected ones of said other aircraft relative to said one aircraft, means accessible to an air traffic controller at said air traffic control center for transmitting further signal information corresponding to a particular one of said aircraft and additional means in said indication producing means for producing a separately identifiable observable indication particularly identifying the position of said particular one of said aircraft with respect to said one aircraft.
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