Integrated datalinks in a surveillance receiver
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1. An apparatus for processing a squitter received from a vehicle, comprising:
- a receiver configured to receive a squitter from a vehicle;
a processor in communication with said receiver and configured to translate said squitter into a transmittable ADS-B signal; and
a transmitter in communication with said processor and configured to transmit said ADS-B signal.
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Abstract
A surveillance transceiver system is provided for receiving extended squitters from Mode S transponders, translating the squitters into ADS-B state vectors in UAT format, and transmitting the ADS-B state vectors using a Universal Access Transceiver (UAT) datalink. The surveillance transceiver system bridges the gap created by differently-equipped aircraft by using multiple datalinks to provide seamless ADS-B surveillance. The module for processing the extender squitters includes a 1090 MHz receiver and a computer processor in communication with the UAT processor for parsing the squitter and composing the ADS-B state vector in UAT format for broadcast.
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39 Claims
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1. An apparatus for processing a squitter received from a vehicle, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a squitter from a vehicle;
a processor in communication with said receiver and configured to translate said squitter into a transmittable ADS-B signal; and
a transmitter in communication with said processor and configured to transmit said ADS-B signal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus for translating a Mode S extended squitter into an ADS-B state vector, said apparatus in communication with a transceiver system, the transceiver system characterized by a transceiver and a first processor, said apparatus comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive an extended squitter from a vehicle; and
a second processor in communication with said receiver and with said first processor, said second processor configured to parse said squitter into its component data and compose an ADS-B state vector using said data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method for processing a squitter received from a vehicle, comprising:
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receiving a squitter from a vehicle via a receiver;
translating said squitter into a transmittable ADS-B signal using a processor in communication with said receiver; and
transmitting said ADS-B signal via a transmitter in communication with said processor. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
parsing said squitter into its component data; and
composing a transmittable ADS-B signal from said data.
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16. A method according to claim 15, wherein said step of parsing said squitter further comprises storing said data in a track file.
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17. A method according to claim 15, wherein said step of composing a transmittable ADS-B signal further comprises composing said ADS-B signal in UAT format.
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18. A method according to claim 17, further comprising:
suspending the translation of a squitter received from a target when a UAT signal is also received from said target.
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19. A method for translating a Mode S extended squitter into an ADS-B state vector within a transceiver system, the transceiver system characterized by a receiver, a processor, and a transmitter, said method comprising:
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receiving a squitter from a vehicle via said receiver;
parsing said squitter into its component data using said processor;
composing an ADS-B state vector from said data using said processor; and
transmitting said ADS-B state vector via a transmitter in communication with said processor. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
suspending the translation of a squitter received from a target when a UAT signal is also received from said target.
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27. A system for processing a squitter received from a vehicle, comprising:
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a vehicle equipped with an onboard transmitter;
a receiver configured to receive a squitter from said onboard transmitter;
a computer processing device in communication with said receiver, said computer device comprising;
a first processing portion configured to parse said squitter into its component data; and
a second processing portion configured to compose a transmittable ADS-B signal using said data; and
a transmitter in communication with said processor and configured to transmit said ADS-B signal. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
a third processing portion configured to suspend translation of a squitter received from a target when a UAT signal is also received from said target.
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32. A system according to claim 27, wherein said computer processing device further comprises:
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a traffic processing portion configured to receive traffic data from fixed ground radar stations; and
a broadcast processing portion configured to direct said transmitter to transmit said traffic data.
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33. A computer software program product translating a Mode S extended squitter into an ADS-B state vector in a system having a transceiver component, the transceiver component characterized by a receiver, a processor, and a transmitter, said product comprising:
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a first executable portion configured to parse said squitter into its component data; and
a second executable portion configured to compose an ADS-B state vector from said data. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36)
a third executable portion configured to compose said ADS-B state vector in UAT format.
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36. A computer software program product according to claim 33, further comprising:
a fourth executable portion configured to suspend translation of a squitter received from a target when a UAT signal is also received from said target.
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37. A method of integrating a squitter translator into a transceiver system, comprising:
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adding a receiver configured to receive a squitter in a first format from a vehicle;
adding a squitter processor in communication with said receiver; and
linking said squitter processor to said transceiver system such that said squitter is parsed into its component data and an ADS-B signal in a second format is composed using said data, said second format compatible with said transceiver system.
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38. A translator module for use with a transceiver system, comprising:
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a receiver configured to receive a squitter in a first format from a vehicle; and
a squitter processor in communication with said receiver and including a link configured to be connected for data communication with said transceiver system, said squitter processor being configured to translate said squitter into an ADS-B signal in a second format, said second format compatible with said transceiver system. - View Dependent Claims (39)
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