Title:
MIDAIR COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO2000065373
Kind Code:
A3
Abstract:
A midair collision avoidance system (MCAS) employs an existing design of Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) as a module (20) and seamlessly integrates it with a customized tactical module (22) which is capable of providing unique tactical avoidance guidance control and display. The tactical module handles all phases of a tactical mission, including formation flight (62) (e.g., formation fall-in, arming formation flight, engaging formation flight following, and formation break-away), and an air-refueling sequence (64) (e.g., rendezvous, link-up, re-fueling, and disengaging air-refueling). The tactical module divides the air space around the aircraft into advisory (84), caution (82), and warning (80) zones and for each provides display, tone and voice alerts to facilitate pop-up avoidance guidance commands. Military aircraft can thus effectively avoid mid air and near mid air colision situations in all three different operation modes: air traffic control (ATC) management mode, tactical mode, and a mixed mode.
Inventors:
TRAN MY
Application Number:
PCT/US2000/009517
Publication Date:
March 01, 2001
Filing Date:
April 07, 2000
Export Citation:
Assignee:
HONEYWELL INT INC (US)
International Classes:
B64F1/00; G01S19/14; G01C21/00; G01S19/49; G08G5/00; G08G5/04; (IPC1-7): G01S13/93; G08G5/00
Domestic Patent References:
| WO1997008839A2 | 1997-03-06 |
Foreign References:
| US4763861A | 1988-08-16 |
Other References:
HAPPEL D A: "Proposed avionics architecture for Air Force Air Mobility Command aircraft to meet CNS/ATM and GATM requirements", VOL. 2, PAGE(S) F16-1-F16-9, XP002135816
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