Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g. – Return signal controls external device – Radar mounted on and controls land vehicle
Reexamination Certificate
2007-11-16
2009-08-25
Sotomayor, John B (Department: 3662)
Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,
Return signal controls external device
Radar mounted on and controls land vehicle
C342S029000, C342S071000, C701S301000, C340S903000, C340S945000, C340S435000, C340S436000, C340S961000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07579980
ABSTRACT:
The present invention comprises systems and methods for preventing collisions between aircraft and ground vehicles. In one embodiment, a system includes a proximity detection unit and a transducer proximate to a selected structural portion of an aircraft, the proximity detection unit being operable to emit ranging signals through the transducer and to receive reflected signals through the transducer to determine the position of an object within a ranging area adjacent to the structural portion. The system further includes an alarm device coupled to the proximity detection unit that is responsive to a signal generated by the proximity detection unit. In another embodiment, a method includes determining a distance between the ground service vehicle and a selected structural portion of the aircraft when the vehicle is positioned in a ranging area about the aircraft. The method further includes generating a proximity alarm based upon the distance.
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Akdeniz Aydin
Anderson David M.
Avery Robert L.
Banks David L.
Renton William J.
Lee & Hayes PLLC
Sotomayor John B
The Boeing Company
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