Communications – electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices – Echo systems – Distance or direction finding
Reexamination Certificate
2011-01-11
2011-01-11
Pihulic, Dan (Department: 3662)
Communications, electrical: acoustic wave systems and devices
Echo systems
Distance or direction finding
C367S909000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07869305
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.
McCowin Peter D.
Pihulic Dan
The Boeing Company
Yee & Associates P.C.
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