Collision predicting and avoidance device for moving vehicles

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1988-11-21

1990-05-15

Orsino, Joseph A.

Communications: electrical

Aircraft alarm or indicating systems

Potential collision with other aircraft

342 29, 364461, G08G 504

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049261711

ABSTRACT:
Apparatus for avoiding collision between a vehicle and an object that moves in a trajectory relative to the vehicle. The apparatus includes at least one microwave pulsed transmitter and receiver for transmitting a scanning beam of pulsed energy which scans a sector of space, at least forward of the vehicle, a check for producing timing pulses, a ranging device connected to the clock and the receiver for measuring the time difference between the transmitted pulses and any echoes received by the receiver. The antenna is pivotally coupled to the vehicle and a scanning motor serves to set the antenna in a scanning motion. A direction device is coupled to the scanning antenna for sensing the direction of the antenna. A computer is connected to ranging device, the clock, the direction device and computes continuously the last three coordinated for vector to the object, and is connected to an anunciator which can speak and/or display a message to the vehicle operator.

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