Ground proximity warning system and method
CA 2510595 A1 · Owner: Stone, Cyro A. · Inventors: Reynolds, Zachary; Stone, Cyro A.; Rowlan, Stacey
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Methods and systems are disclosed for preventing aircraft collisions with forward looking terrain avoidance (FLTA) functionality based on a terrain avoidance profile used to evaluate potential terrain threats based on the projected flight path of an aircraft in flight and a clear terrain profile to , determine whether the terrain threat has been cleared. If the terrain avoidance profile conflicts with terrain a collision threat may exist whereby , the pilot is notified and a terrain avoidance maneuver is executed. During the terrain avoidance maneuver the clear terrain profile extends in a direction substantially parallel with the horizon at or near the present altitude of the …
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- Filed December 22, 2003. No grant is recorded for it in Canada; had it been granted, its 20-year term would have ended December 22, 2023.
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