Lighting and collision alerting system
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1. A collision avoidance system, comprising:
- an air and ground vehicle sensor configured to;
detect at least one vehicle in the vicinity of a predetermined area, andgenerate target data relating to the at least one vehicle;
an awareness engine adapted to;
receive the target data from the sensor, andevaluate the target data for a threat of a collision with another ground or airborne vehicle, or an obstruction; and
an alerting system adapted to alert the at least one vehicle in the event of a threat of a collision, the alerting system being activated by the awareness engine.
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Abstract
A collision avoidance system includes a sensor adapted to detect at least one vehicle in the vicinity of a predetermined area and generate target data relating to the at least one vehicle. An awareness engine receives the target data and evaluates the target data for a threat of a collision. An alerting system is adapted to alert the at least one vehicle in the event of a threat of a collision, the alerting system being activated by the awareness engine.
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1. A collision avoidance system, comprising:
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an air and ground vehicle sensor configured to; detect at least one vehicle in the vicinity of a predetermined area, and generate target data relating to the at least one vehicle; an awareness engine adapted to; receive the target data from the sensor, and evaluate the target data for a threat of a collision with another ground or airborne vehicle, or an obstruction; and an alerting system adapted to alert the at least one vehicle in the event of a threat of a collision, the alerting system being activated by the awareness engine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 22)
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19. A collision avoidance system, comprising:
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an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) receiver; an ADS-B transmitter; a communication interface; and an ADS-B processor coupled to the ADS-B receiver, the ADS-B transmitter and the communication interface, the operating characteristics of the ADS-B transmitter being controlled by the ADS-B processor. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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21. A collision avoidance system, comprising:
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an obstruction light adapted for mounting to an obstruction; and an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) transmitter adapted to continuously broadcast a signal having information relating to the obstruction, the obstruction being indicated in the broadcast signal as a terrain alert.
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