Positioning and proximity warning method and system thereof for vehicle
DCFirst Claim
1. A positioning and proximity warning method, comprising the steps of:
- (a) receiving global positioning system signals for deriving position, velocity and time information or pseudorange and delta range measurements of a global positioning system, and outputting said global positioning system signals to an integrated positioning/ground proximity warning system processor;
(b) receiving vehicle angular rate and specific force information for computing an inertial navigation solution, including position, velocity, and attitude of said vehicle, by solving inertial navigation equations, and outputting said inertial navigation solution to said integrated positioning/ground proximity warning processor;
(c) measuring air pressure, and computing barometric measurements which is output to said integrated positioning/ground proximity warning processor;
(d) measuring time delay between transmission and reception a radio signal from a terrain surface, and computing radio altitude measurement which is output to said integrated positioning/ground proximity warning processor;
(e) accessing a terrain database for obtaining current vehicle position and surrounding terrain height data which is output to said integrated positioning/ground proximity warning processor;
(f) receiving said position, velocity and time information or said pseudorange and delta range measurements of said global positioning system, said inertial navigation solution, said radio altitude measurement, said radio altitude measurement, and said current vehicle position and surrounding terrain height data, and computing optimal positioning solution data and optimal ground proximity warning solution data; and
(g) receiving optimal positioning solution and position data of near objects and determining a optimal proximity warning solution with said near objects.
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Abstract
A positioning and proximity warning method for vehicle includes the steps of outputting global positioning system signals to an integrated positioning/ground proximity warning system processor; outputting an inertial navigation solution to an integrated positioning/ground proximity warning processor; measuring air pressure, and computing barometric measurements which is output to the integrated positioning/ground proximity warning processor; measuring time delay between transmission and reception a radio signal from a terrain surface, and computing radio altitude measurement which is output to the integrated positioning/ground proximity warning processor; accessing a terrain database for obtaining current vehicle position and surrounding terrain height data which is output to the integrated positioning/ground proximity warning processor; and receiving the position, velocity and time information or said pseudorange and delta range measurements of said global positioning system, the inertial navigation solution, the radio altitude measurement, the radio altitude measurement, and the current vehicle position and surrounding terrain height data, and computing optimal positioning solution data and optimal ground proximity warning solution data. Furthermore, a positioning and proximity warning method for vehicles further includes the steps of outputting the optimal positioning solution data and position data of near objects to an object tracking and collision avoidance processor to determine a potential collision threat with the near object.
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1. A positioning and proximity warning method, comprising the steps of:
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(a) receiving global positioning system signals for deriving position, velocity and time information or pseudorange and delta range measurements of a global positioning system, and outputting said global positioning system signals to an integrated positioning/ground proximity warning system processor;
(b) receiving vehicle angular rate and specific force information for computing an inertial navigation solution, including position, velocity, and attitude of said vehicle, by solving inertial navigation equations, and outputting said inertial navigation solution to said integrated positioning/ground proximity warning processor;
(c) measuring air pressure, and computing barometric measurements which is output to said integrated positioning/ground proximity warning processor;
(d) measuring time delay between transmission and reception a radio signal from a terrain surface, and computing radio altitude measurement which is output to said integrated positioning/ground proximity warning processor;
(e) accessing a terrain database for obtaining current vehicle position and surrounding terrain height data which is output to said integrated positioning/ground proximity warning processor;
(f) receiving said position, velocity and time information or said pseudorange and delta range measurements of said global positioning system, said inertial navigation solution, said radio altitude measurement, said radio altitude measurement, and said current vehicle position and surrounding terrain height data, and computing optimal positioning solution data and optimal ground proximity warning solution data; and
(g) receiving optimal positioning solution and position data of near objects and determining a optimal proximity warning solution with said near objects. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
receiving said optimal positioning solution and absolute position data of near objects and determining an optimal proximity warning solution with said near objects.
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3. The positioning and proximity warning method, as recited in claim 1, wherein the step (g) further comprising a step of:
receiving said optimal positioning solution and relative position data of near objects and determining an optimal proximity warning solution with said near objects.
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4. The positioning and proximity warning method, as recited in claim 1, after the step (g), further comprising a step of:
(h) providing an indication for potential collisions.
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5. The positioning and proximity warning method, as recited in claim 1, after the step (g), further comprising a step of:
generating evasion commands and sending said evasion commands to a control system of said vehicle.
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6. A positioning and proximity warning system, comprising:
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a global positioning system receiver for receiving global positioning system signals and deriving position, velocity and time information or pseudorange and delta range measurements of a global positioning system;
an inertial navigation system for solving navigation equations with angular rate and specific force information from an inertial measurement unit and obtaining an inertial navigation solution;
a baro altimeter for providing baro altitude measurements;
a radio altimeter for providing a radio altitude measurement from a terrain surface;
a terrain database for providing global terrain data and obtaining a terrain height of current vehicle position and surrounding terrain height data;
an object detection system providing position and dynamic data of near objects; and
a positioning/proximity warning system processor for receiving data from said global positioning system receiver, said inertial navigation system, said baro altimeter, said radio altimeter, said terrain database, and said object detection system, wherein said positioning/proximity warning system processor also receives vehicle performance and configuration data from an onboard vehicle control and management system and providing optimal position, velocity, attitude navigation information, and an optimal proximity warning information. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
a group registration for an aircraft approaching said airspace to register to obtain communication resources;
a group un-registration for said aircraft leaving said airspace to be unregistered in order to release said communication resources; and
a routine data exchange which provides a data exchange logic for said aircraft in said airspace equally shares other aircraft'"'"'s information, wherein said information includes a real-time dynamic state and maneuver parameters thereof.
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20. The positioning and proximity warning system, as recited in claim 18, wherein said data link is designed as a three layer system, including a highest layer and a lowest layer which are physical network structures and a middle layer which offers basic management facilities to access resources in said lowest layer and said highest layer, wherein said application logic is applied in said highest layer.
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21. The positioning and proximity warning system, as recited in claim 20, wherein said application layer design includes five sub-modules, including;
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an Incoming Package Management used to receive the data package from said lower layer so as to buffer, analyze and classify incoming data packages;
a Package Process Logic for interpreting said data packages and making available for use in said upper layer;
an Online Vehicle Register Table for managing a register table for group members, wherein said aircraft in a communication community in said airspace keeps items in a register table which is used to keep track of a communication status of each of said group members;
an Outgoing Package Management for taking charge of a transmission buffering, apriority management of an outgoing data package for said lower layer; and
a Package Assemble Logic for translating an instruction from said upper layer into one of said data package for broadcasting in said communication community, said Online Vehicle Register Table offers addresses of said group members while said Dynamic State Acquisition Module offers dynamic states of said aircraft.
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22. A positioning and proximity warning system for obtain collision avoidance with near objects, comprising
a navigation provider providing position data of a vehicle; -
an object detection system providing position and dynamic data of near objects; and
an object tracking and collision avoidance processor receiving a vehicle performance and configuration data from an onboard vehicle control and management system, position data of said vehicle, and position and dynamic data of said near objects to provide an optimal proximity warning information. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26)
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