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US 2012/0068877 A1Published application
Systems and methods of providing a tcas primary radar
AssigneeAviation Communication & Surveillance Systems LLC
InventorGregory T. Stayton
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Abstract
Systems and related methods are delineated for employing a TCAS to provide a radar function for a UAS. One such system comprises a TCAS having at least a transceiver and an antenna, and a processor coupled to the transceiver for receiving signals generated from receipt of reflected energy received over the antenna, the reflected energy resulting from the one or more of a Mode S interrogation waveform and an ATCRBS interrogation waveform transmitted from the antenna.
Claims2
A system for use on a UAS, comprising:
- a TCAS having at least a transceiver and an antenna;
- and
- a processor coupled to said transceiver for receiving signals generated from receipt of reflected energy received over the antenna, the reflected energy resulting from the one or more of a Mode S interrogation waveform and an ATCRBS interrogation waveform transmitted from the antenna.
A method for providing radar for a UAS, comprising:
- providing a TCAS having at least a transceiver and an antenna;
- transmitting one or more of a Mode S interrogation waveform and an ATCRBS interrogation waveform from the antenna;
- receiving signals generated from receipt of reflected energy received over the antenna, the reflected energy resulting from the transmitting of the one or more of the Mode S interrogation waveform and the ATCRBS interrogation waveform;
- providing the received signals to a processor;
- and
- determining with the processor one or more spatial aspects of a target from which the energy is reflected.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.