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US 6,604,028 B2Granted
Vertical motion detector for air traffic control
AssigneeRaytheon Company
InventorDan Varon
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Abstract
A process and apparatus are disclosed for estimating changes in the vertical mode of flight of an aircraft. The process and apparatus utilize a vertical motion detection method (VMD) and a modified altitude post processor logic to reduce the time delay for determination of vertical mode of flight changes.
Claims30
A method for estimating when a moving object's vertical mode of flight changes between level and non-level, the method comprising:
- calculating a vertical motion indicator (VMI) value that indicates that the moving object's vertical mode of flight is either level or non-level;
- and
- utilizing the VMI value to estimate the moving object's vertical mode of flight.
An apparatus for estimating when a moving object's vertical mode of flight changes between level and non-level, comprising:
- a VMD processor that computes a vertical motion indicator (VMI) value that indicates that the moving object's vertical mode of flight is either level or non-level;
- and
- a flight mode processor that utilizes the VMI value to estimate the moving object's vertical mode of flight.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.