Precision landing system

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1990-01-25

1991-05-21

Blum, Theodore M.

Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,

Directive

Position indicating

342410, G01S 302

Patent

active

050179306

ABSTRACT:
A precision aircraft landing system comprising at least four receivers which are located at different predetermined positions. Each receiver includes a precision timer for measuring the timer interval between the receiver's detection of an interrogation signal and a reply signal from a transponder onboard the aircraft. The system also includes a central processing unit (computer) at a base station which collects the time measurements from the receivers, and calculates the location of the aircraft. Because more than three independent measurements are used, the base station can compute not only the three-dimensional coordinates of the aircraft, but also the transponder reply time. Preferably estimation filtering calculations, such as Kalman filtering, are used to improve the accuracy. The aircraft's position is compared with a mathematical description of a desired approach path, and the position error is then communicated to the aircraft. Any desired approach path than can be mathematically represented may be used in the system, including paths having curves, steps and segments.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3564543 (1968-09-01), Nehama et al.
patent: 3665464 (1972-05-01), Mellander
patent: 4126859 (1978-11-01), Bohm

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