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Collison avoidance communication system and method

  • US 5,493,309 A
  • Filed: 09/24/1993
  • Issued: 02/20/1996
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/24/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. In a system having a plurality of equipped and unequipped aircraft at various locations and having a control station, each aircraft of said equipped set of nearby aircraft including an aircraft station comprising a controller, an input device and video display for allowing an aircraft crew member to interact with said controller, a location determination system coupled to said controller and a radio for communicating over a common communication channel, said radio coupled to said controller, a method of managing information useful for safely operating said aircraft, said method comprising steps of:

  • obtaining, at a first aircraft, first data describing locations of an equipped set of nearby aircraft, said first data being obtained from said equipped set of nearby aircraft;

    obtaining, at said first aircraft, second data describing locations of an unequipped set of nearby aircraft, said second data being obtained from said control station; and

    displaying, using different symbols for equipped and unequipped aircraft, said first and second location data on said video display at said first aircraft.

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