Collision alerting and avoidance system
First Claim
1. A collision alerting and avoidance system coupled to an aerial vehicle comprising:
- at least one low profile antenna array disposed on the aerial vehicle;
at least one transmitter/receiver probe coupled to said at least one low profile antenna array, said at least one transmitter/receiver probe configured to operate in a transmit mode to transmit electromagnetic waves and a receive mode to receive an echo signal reflected from an obstacle in the area of the aerial vehicle;
at least one transmitter/receiver module coupled to said at least one transmitter/receiver probe, said at least one transmitter/receiver module configured to operate in a transmit mode to produce electromagnetic waves for transmission and a receive mode to receive said echo signal; and
a processor coupled to said at least one transmitter/receiver module, said processor configured to control transmission of said electromagnetic waves from said at least one low profile antenna array and to process said echo signal to provide an output signal containing information regarding said obstacle.
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Abstract
A collision alerting and avoidance system for use in an aerial vehicle is presented herein. The system comprises a one low profile antenna array disposed on the aerial vehicle. A transmitter/receiver probe is coupled to the antenna array. The transmitter/receiver probe is configured to transmit electromagnetic waves and to receive an echo signal reflected from a threat obstacle. At least one transmitter/receiver module is coupled to the transmitter/receiver probe. The transmitter/receiver module is configured to produce electromagnetic waves for transmission and to receive the echo signal. A processor coupled to the plurality of transmitter/receiver modules controls the transmission of electromagnetic waves from the antenna array and processes the echo signal to provide an output signal containing information regarding the obstacle.
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20 Claims
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1. A collision alerting and avoidance system coupled to an aerial vehicle comprising:
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at least one low profile antenna array disposed on the aerial vehicle; at least one transmitter/receiver probe coupled to said at least one low profile antenna array, said at least one transmitter/receiver probe configured to operate in a transmit mode to transmit electromagnetic waves and a receive mode to receive an echo signal reflected from an obstacle in the area of the aerial vehicle; at least one transmitter/receiver module coupled to said at least one transmitter/receiver probe, said at least one transmitter/receiver module configured to operate in a transmit mode to produce electromagnetic waves for transmission and a receive mode to receive said echo signal; and a processor coupled to said at least one transmitter/receiver module, said processor configured to control transmission of said electromagnetic waves from said at least one low profile antenna array and to process said echo signal to provide an output signal containing information regarding said obstacle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of using a collision alerting and avoidance system on an aerial vehicle comprising:
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disposing at least one low profile antenna array on the aerial vehicle coupling at least one transmitter/receiver probe to said at least one low profile antenna array, said at least one transmitter/receiver probe configured to operate in a transmit mode and a receive mode; coupling at least one transmitter/receiver module to said at least one transmitter/receiver probe, said at least one transmitter/receiver module configured to produce at least one electromagnetic wave in a transmit mode and to receive an echo signal in a receive mode; transmitting said at least one electromagnetic wave from said at least one transmitter/receiver probe; detecting said echo signal reflected from an obstacle in the area of the aerial vehicle in said at least one transmitter/receiver probe and said at least one transmitter/receiver module; transmitting another electromagnetic wave from said at least one transmitter/receiver probe and said at least one transmitter/receiver module upon receipt of said echo signal; and processing said echo signal in a processor coupled to said at least one transmitter/receiver module to provide an output signal containing information regarding said obstacle. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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