SELF-CONFIGURING ADS-B SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for configuring an ADS-B system of an aircraft having a transponder, the method comprising:
- receiving, using a receiver associated with the ADS-B system of the aircraft, a transmission from the transponder of the aircraft;
extracting information from the transmission to be included in data broadcast over an ADS-B datalink; and
causing the extracted information to be broadcast over the ADS-B datalink.
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Abstract
Techniques are described that allow information to be acquired by an ADS-B system of an aircraft without the installation of ADS-B dedicated flight crew controls or wired data interfaces in the aircraft. In one or more implementations, a receiver is associated with the ADS-B system in the aircraft. The receiver is configured to receive transmissions from a transponder of the aircraft, such as a radar transponder of a Traffic Collision Avoidance System (TCAS), or the like. Information used by the ADS-B system is extracted from the received transmissions and furnished to the ADS-B transceiver for broadcast over the ADS-B datalink.
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1. A method for configuring an ADS-B system of an aircraft having a transponder, the method comprising:
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receiving, using a receiver associated with the ADS-B system of the aircraft, a transmission from the transponder of the aircraft; extracting information from the transmission to be included in data broadcast over an ADS-B datalink; and causing the extracted information to be broadcast over the ADS-B datalink. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An ADS-B transceiver configured to be mounted in an aircraft comprising:
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a receiver operable to periodically receive transmissions from a transponder of the aircraft, the transmissions containing information that describes at least one of the identity and a status of the aircraft; a processing system operable to cause the information to be extracted from the received transmission; and a transmitter operable to include the information extracted from the transmission in a broadcast over an ADS-B datalink. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An aircraft comprising:
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a transponder operable to periodically transmit transmissions containing information configured to describe a status of the aircraft; and an ADS-B transceiver including; a receiver operable to periodically receive a transmission from the transponder; a processing system operable to cause the information to be extracted from the received transmission; and a transmitter operable to include the information extracted from the received transmission in a broadcast over an ADS-B datalink. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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