US2019318638A1PendingUtilityA1

System for transmitting obstacle alerts to aircraft from a ground based database

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Assignee: HONEYWELL INT INCPriority: Apr 26, 2017Filed: May 28, 2019Published: Oct 17, 2019
Est. expiryApr 26, 2037(~10.7 yrs left)· nominal 20-yr term from priority
Inventors:Jayant SinghNithin AmbikaSubhadeep PalSaurabh Gohil
B64U 2201/10B64U 2201/20G08G 1/165G08G 9/02G08G 5/0086G08G 5/04G05D 1/0088B64C 39/024G08G 5/0013G05D 1/0202G05D 1/0011G08G 5/74G08G 5/26G08G 5/80
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Abstract

A system for providing obstacle alerts to an in-flight aircraft has been developed. The system includes a transceiver on board the vehicle that transmits performance parameters of the vehicle and a remotely located antenna that receives the performance parameters from the transceiver. Also included is a remotely located terrain database stores obstacle characteristics of terrestrial obstacles located in proximity to the vehicle. A remotely located computer system receives the performance parameters from the antenna and the obstacle characteristics in proximity to the vehicle from the terrain database. The computer system calculates a vehicle safety envelope based on the performance parameters and an obstacle safety envelope based on the obstacle characteristics. The computer system generates an obstacle alert for the vehicle if the vehicle safety envelope conflicts with the obstacle safety envelope.

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What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for providing obstacle alerts to the vehicle, comprising:
 a transceiver on board the vehicle that transmits performance parameters of the vehicle;   a remotely located antenna that receives the performance parameters from the transceiver;   a remotely located terrain database that stores obstacle characteristics of terrestrial obstacles located in proximity to the vehicle; and   a remotely located computer system that receives the performance parameters from the antenna and the obstacle characteristics in proximity to the vehicle from the terrain database, where the computer system calculates a vehicle safety envelope based on the performance parameters and an obstacle safety envelope based on the obstacle characteristics, where the computer system generates an obstacle alert for the vehicle if the vehicle safety envelope conflicts with the obstacle safety envelope.   
     
     
         2 . The system of  claim 1 , where the vehicle comprises a ship. 
     
     
         3 . The system of  claim 1 , where the vehicle comprises a ground vehicle. 
     
     
         4 . The system of  claim 1 , where the transceiver on board the vehicle transmits to the remotely located antenna via an orbital communication satellite.

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