Position Determining Method and System Using Surveillance Ground Stations

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United States of America Patent

APP PUB NO 20150123849A1
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14590413

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An aircraft avionics system and method for automatically determining an aircraft position. The system and method determine distances to UAT or SSR ground stations. The system and method then determine the position of an aircraft by determining true bearings to SSR or UAT ground stations and determining the possible positions for the aircraft at which the aircraft is at respective bearings to each SSR or UAT ground station. An alternative system and method may determine distances based on timing signals in transmissions from the ground stations and determine one or more possible positions for the aircraft at which the aircraft is at the determined distances from respective ground stations. The system and method also may use dead reckoning or VOR or ADF signals to reduce the possible positions for the aircraft to a single possible position.

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AVIDYNE CORPORATION55 OLD BEDFORD ROAD LINCOLN MA 01773

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Lester, Edward A Somerville, US 3 22
Ryan, Dean E Dublin, US 18 361
Schwinn, Daniel J Melbourne, US 8 140

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