Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Methods and systems for providing positioning information to aircraft
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Application No.: US17728660Application Date: 2022-04-25
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Publication No.: US12158532B2Publication Date: 2024-12-03
- Inventor: Scott Bergen
- Applicant: DC-001, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Los Alamitos
- Assignee: DC-001, Inc.
- Current Assignee: DC-001, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Los Alamitos
- Agency: Nixon Peabody LLP
- Main IPC: G01S19/40
- IPC: G01S19/40 ; G01S5/02 ; G01S19/46

Abstract:
The present disclosure generally pertains to systems and methods for autonomously detecting and correcting anomalies in position information provided to aircraft using radio-frequency signals. By enabling autonomously detecting and correcting for anomalies in the operation of a ground-based solution entirely independent of GPS, systems of the present disclosure can make the provided position information more accurate and robust, thereby enhancing the effectiveness and safety of navigation systems using the provided position information. More precisely, systems of the present disclosure may employ a series of ground-based beacon transmitters to provide radio-frequency (RF) signal pulse with a highly regular frequency. A locating receiver can detect the arrival times of these pulses and use this information to detect and report certain anomalies. These reports may then be used to autonomously correct the detected anomalies.
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