Appeal No. 1998-0224
Application No. 08/291,564
The disclosed invention relates to a method of tracking
and collision avoidance for aircraft and other vehicles. More
particularly, coordinated evasive maneuver commands are
provided to aircraft to avoid collisions, and to alert pilots
of a collision threat.
Claim 18 is illustrative of the invention and reads as
follows:
18. A method for automatically coordinating a vehicle
collision avoidance maneuver between vehicles comprising
the steps of:
establishing a data link between a first and a
second vehicle;
receiving and transmitting position and movement
information for said vehicles between said vehicles;
generating an onboard evasive maneuver for said
first vehicle;
synchronizing the transmission of said evasive
maneuver to said second vehicle through said data link;
transmitting said evasive maneuver from said first
vehicle to said second vehicle through said data link;
and
displaying on a display device the evasive maneuver
of said first vehicle.
The Examiner relies on the following prior art:
Fraughton et al. (Fraughton) 5,153,836 Oct.
06, 1992
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