Method of detecting a collision risk and preventing air collisions
First Claim
1. A method for identifying a risk of a collision in aviation between an own aircraft and other objects, wherein the airspace is divided into a plurality of contiguous space elements, each having a prescribed volume, comprising the steps of:
- (a) calculating probabilities, for the own aircraft, that the own aircraft is situated in predetermined space elements at a plurality of selected times (occupancy probabilities); and
(b) from the occupancy probabilities of the own aircraft and the occupancy probabilities of at least one other object in the vicinity of the own aircraft, calculating the probabilities of the simultaneous occupancy by the own aircraft and the other object (collision probabilities) for the predetermined space elements at the selected times.
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In a method of detecting a collision risk and preventing air collisions, it is proposed that probabilities should be calculated for the likely presence of one'"'"'s own aircraft in predetermined sectors at a number of selected times (probabilities of presence) and these probabilities for one'"'"'s own aircraft and those for other objects should be used to calculate the probabilities of one'"'"'s own aircraft and at least one of the other objects being present simultaneously in a given sector (probabilities of collision) for the predetermined sectors and selected times.
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1. A method for identifying a risk of a collision in aviation between an own aircraft and other objects, wherein the airspace is divided into a plurality of contiguous space elements, each having a prescribed volume, comprising the steps of:
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(a) calculating probabilities, for the own aircraft, that the own aircraft is situated in predetermined space elements at a plurality of selected times (occupancy probabilities); and
(b) from the occupancy probabilities of the own aircraft and the occupancy probabilities of at least one other object in the vicinity of the own aircraft, calculating the probabilities of the simultaneous occupancy by the own aircraft and the other object (collision probabilities) for the predetermined space elements at the selected times. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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