Patent ReferencesTelemetry burst collision avoidance system Ground proximity approach warning system without landing flap input Negative climb after take-off warning system Automatic integrated real-time flight crew information system Universal dynamic navigation, surveillance, emergency location, and collision avoidance system and method Method and apparatus for an air traffic control system GPS-based anti-collision warning system Vehicle location method and system Collison avoidance communication system and method Aircraft location and identification system InventorApplicationNo. 652050 filed on 05/23/1996US Classes:340/961, Potential collision with other aircraft342/29, AIRCRAFT COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM (CAS)701/301Collision avoidanceExaminersPrimary: Swarthout, Brent A.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassG08G 005/04AbstractA collision avoidance system for a plurality of vehicles equipped with GPS receivers, each broadcasting current location information to other vehicles and receiving and displaying location information from other vehicles, enables a vehicle operator to be aware of the location of the other vehicles. For vehicles not equipped with GPS, and transceivers, information about location is taken from common ground control equipment such as an FAA control station and broadcast to all vehicles. In an aircraft environment, flight plans can be filed and closed out automatically. | |