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US 12,002,372 B2Granted
Sensor assembly for use in association with aircraft collision avoidance system and method of using the same
OwnerGregory M. Griffithinventor
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Abstract
A sensor assembly for use in association with non-integrated, ground-based collision avoidance systems for aircraft, including (a) a sensor; and (b) a frame sub-assembly, wherein the sensor is releasably securable to the frame sub-assembly.
Claims13
A sensor assembly, comprising:
- a sensor;
- a frame sub-assembly for use in association with a non-integrated, ground-based collision avoidance system for an aircraft, wherein the sensor is releasably securable to the frame sub-assembly, wherein the frame sub-assembly includes an upper jaw panel, a lower jaw panel, an exterior left-side panel, an exterior right-side panel, wherein the upper jaw panel is pivotably mounted to both the exterior left-side panel and the exterior right-side panel, wherein the lower jaw panel is positioned below the upper jaw panel and non-pivotably mounted to both the exterior left-side panel and the exterior right-side panel to, in turn, form a jaw that engages an aircraft during normal use;
- wherein the sensor assembly enables a user to quickly and easily releasably secure the sensor to remote areas of a large aircraft that are outside the reach of a normal person;
- and
- wherein the sensor assembly is configured to have the sensor remain functionally operable even after being dropped from the T-tail of a large jet.
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A sensor, comprising:
- a sensor;
- and
- a frame sub-assembly for use in association with a non-integrated, ground-based collision avoidance system for an aircraft, wherein frame sub-assembly comprises a top panel, a bottom panel, a front panel, an interior left-side panel, an exterior left-side panel, an interior right-side panel, an exterior right-side panel, an upper jaw panel, a lower jaw panel, and a T-bar stop panel, wherein the upper jaw panel is pivotably mounted to both the exterior left-side panel and the exterior right-side panel, wherein the lower jaw panel is positioned below the upper jaw panel and non-pivotably mounted to both the exterior left-side panel and the exterior right-side panel to, in turn, form a jaw that engages an aircraft during normal use.
A sensor assembly, comprising:
- a sensor;
- and
- a frame sub-assembly for use in association with a non-integrated, ground-based collision avoidance system for an aircraft, wherein the sensor is releasably securable to the frame sub-assembly, wherein the frame sub-assembly includes an upper jaw panel, a lower jaw panel, an exterior left-side panel, an exterior right-side panel, wherein the upper jaw panel is pivotably mounted to both the exterior left-side panel and the exterior right-side panel, wherein the lower jaw panel is positioned below the upper jaw panel and non-pivotably mounted to both the exterior left-side panel and the exterior right-side panel to, in turn, form a jaw that engages an aircraft during normal use.
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