Patent ID: 8965679
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: B62D,G01S,G05D,G08G

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: monitoring separation distances between an intruder aircraft and a self aircraft, the monitoring comprising; determining a closest point of approach (CPA) between the intruder aircraft and the self aircraft in response to the current separation distance becoming less than or equal to the SST; determining whether the current separation distance between the intruder aircraft and the self aircraft is greater than a Collision Avoidance Threshold (CAT) determining whether the CPA to the intruder aircraft is to a left of a flight path of the self aircraft or to a right of the flight path of the self aircraft in response to the current separation distance becoming less than the SST, wherein the self aircraft turns left when performing Self Separation and the CPA to the intruder aircraft is determined to be to the right of the flight path of the self aircraft, and wherein the self aircraft turns right when performing Self Separation and the CPA to the intruder aircraft is determined to be to the left of the flight path of the self aircraft, wherein the self aircraft climbs when performing Collision Avoidance and the CPA to the intruder aircraft is determined to be below the flight path of the self aircraft and wherein the self aircraft descends when performing Collision Avoidance and the CPA to the intruder aircraft is determined to be above the flight path of the self aircraft.