System and method for aircraft and watercraft control and collision prevention
First Claim
1. A system for navigation and collision prevention comprising:
- a plurality of satellite stations, said satellite stations in communication with each other;
a plurality of craft, each craft determining its position and velocity by GPS, each craft sending its position and velocity to at least one of said satellites;
said satellites sending positions and velocities of other craft to said craft;
a visual display in each craft capable of displaying position and velocity of each craft sending its position and velocity to any of said satellites;
said satellites sending positions and velocities of other craft to each other.
0 Assignments
0 Petitions
Accused Products
Abstract
A system for navigation and collision avoidance where aircraft and vessels determine their position by GPS and report that position to a system of satellites along with local parameters such as heading and attitude. This system of satellites allows communication and exchange of information between all the satellites. Each participating craft receives from at least one of these satellites the positions, headings, speed and other parameters of all craft in the system or of all craft in the vicinity. A display can display a situation or a view located on any craft in the system (but normally on the craft where it is located) to inform o hazards and pending collisions. Icons and craft information appear for all craft being displayed.
-
Citations
17 Claims
-
1. A system for navigation and collision prevention comprising:
-
a plurality of satellite stations, said satellite stations in communication with each other;
a plurality of craft, each craft determining its position and velocity by GPS, each craft sending its position and velocity to at least one of said satellites;
said satellites sending positions and velocities of other craft to said craft;
a visual display in each craft capable of displaying position and velocity of each craft sending its position and velocity to any of said satellites;
said satellites sending positions and velocities of other craft to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
-
-
14. A method for preventing collision of craft comprising:
-
craft determining their positions and velocities with one or both of GPS or onboard sensors;
sending said positions and velocities to satellite stations;
receiving position and velocity data of other craft from said satellite stations;
displaying position and velocity data of any reporting craft worldwide;
determining collision hazards from said position and velocity data.
-
-
15. A navigation and collision avoidance system for a vessel comprising:
- a GPS receiver for determining said vessel'"'"'s position;
a microwave antenna locked to a first satellite, said vessel'"'"'s position being reported to said first satellite along with said vessel'"'"'s heading and speed;
a plurality of additional satellites, said additional satellites exchanging data with each other and with said first satellite;
said data containing positions, headings, and speeds of other vessel traffic;
said first satellite sending said data to said vessel;
a display for displaying a situation plot centered on said vessel or on any of said vessel traffic;
said display reporting collision hazards to said vessel or any of said vessel traffic. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17)
- a GPS receiver for determining said vessel'"'"'s position;
Specification