Walter C Ross

US Patent:

40165647, Apr 5, 1977

Filed:

Dec 22, 1975

Appl. No.:

5/643479

Inventors:

Walter Lee Ross - Simi Valley CA

Assignee:

RCA Corporation - New York NY

International Classification:

G01S 956

US Classification:

343 65LC

Abstract:

In an interrogation vehicle, a receiver of data from a plurality of remote vehicles such as aircraft or maritime vessels in a cooperative collision avoidance system is arranged to receive such data reply signals in reply to interrogation signals. The reply signals are suitably coded in the remote vehicles to provide information in a predetermined plurality of sequential replies from each replying vehicle.

US Patent:

40527212, Oct 4, 1977

Filed:

Dec 22, 1975

Appl. No.:

5/643478

Inventors:

Walter Lee Ross - Simi Valley CA

Assignee:

RCA Corporation - New York NY

International Classification:

G01S 956

US Classification:

343 65LC

Abstract:

A digital tracker in a cooperative collision avoidance system capable of generating track gates and determining critical values of tau (time to collision) for at least 16 targets and to determine the presence of two targets of substantially similar ranges and to track two such co-range targets.