Hybrid ground collision avoidance system
First Claim
1. A method for providing a hybridized ground collision avoidance solution for an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of:
- a) determining whether a ground collision condition exists;
b) generating a ground avoidance solution based on the ground collision condition;
c) providing the generated ground avoidance solution to an air collision avoidance system;
d) validating the generated ground avoidance solution and generating an induced air collision condition by the air collision avoidance system;
e) providing feedback from the air collision avoidance system with the induced air collision condition to the ground collision avoidance system; and
f) providing the hybridized ground collision avoidance solution.
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Abstract
A hybrid ground collision avoidance system (HGCAS) is a ground collision avoidance system with extended existing ground avoidance capabilities and incorporated with new hybrid capabilities to perform hybrid ground collision prediction and hybrid ground collision avoidance. This system works in collaboration with two other systems, hybrid air collision avoidance system and obstacle avoidance dispatcher and resolver module to form a bi-directional feedback network for processing and exchanging of verification and validation collision avoiding data. With the embedded hybrid prediction and avoidance processing capabilities, the system not only can refine ground collision avoidance solution to eliminate any induced air collision situation, but also provide verification for air collision avoidance resolution in the ground domain; and subsequent validate the final avoidance solution.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for providing a hybridized ground collision avoidance solution for an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of:
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a) determining whether a ground collision condition exists; b) generating a ground avoidance solution based on the ground collision condition; c) providing the generated ground avoidance solution to an air collision avoidance system; d) validating the generated ground avoidance solution and generating an induced air collision condition by the air collision avoidance system; e) providing feedback from the air collision avoidance system with the induced air collision condition to the ground collision avoidance system; and f) providing the hybridized ground collision avoidance solution. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for providing a hybridized ground collision avoidance solution for an aircraft, the method comprising the steps of:
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a hybrid ground collision predictor for determining whether a ground collision condition exists and for generating a ground avoidance solution based on the ground collision condition; a hybrid air collision avoidance system for validating the generated ground avoidance solution and generating an induced air collision condition by the hybrid air collision avoidance system; a feedback loop for providing feedback from the air collision avoidance system with the induced air collision condition to the hybrid ground collision avoidance system; and an output for providing the hybridized ground collision avoidance solution. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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