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US 2022/0068145 A1Published application
System, apparatus and method for improved airport and related vehicle operations and tracking
OwnerMichael A. Cummings, Eric Jacobsinventors
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a system, device and method for collecting, processing, correcting and employing positional vehicle data broadcast by aircraft and/or other vehicles to improve airport and related vehicle operations and tracking. In various embodiments, an IOT sensor subsystem comprising a detection unit is secured at or near an airport and includes one or more antennae, one or more sensors and a processing unit for analyzing the data and producing beneficial output.
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A system for enhancing airport and aircraft operations, comprising:
- an airport monitoring subsystem comprising a detection unit, where the detection unit comprises:
- an ADS-B radio receiver connected to an antenna and operable to receive ADS-B transmissions from a vehicle;
- a processor;
- and
- a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- define a geofence volume;
- receive an ADS-B transmission from the ADS-B radio receiver when the vehicle is entering, within or leaving the defined geofence volume;
- detect whether the vehicle is performing a pre-established aircraft operation;
- and
- upon detecting that the vehicle is performing a pre-established aircraft operation, generate a detected event notification.
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A device, comprising:
- a processor;
- a memory device storing a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
- define a geofence volume;
- receive an AI)S-B transmission from a vehicle;
- determining, from the ADS-B transmission that the vehicle is entering, within or leaving the defined geofence volume;
- detect whether the vehicle is performing a pre-established vehicle operation;
- and
- upon detecting that the vehicle is performing a pre-established aircraft operation or penetrating the geofence volume, generate a detected event notification.
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A method, comprising:
- receive, via a radio receiver in communication with an antenna mounted at or near an airport, an ADS-B transmission from a vehicle;
- determining, from the ADS-B transmission that the vehicle is performing a pre-established aircraft operation;
- querying, by a host in communication with the detection unit, an external data system based upon the received ADS-B transmission to obtain identification information associated with the vehicle;
- merging the identification information with the decoded message;
- and
- generating a detected event notification.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.