Patent ID: 6043757
Filing Date: 2000-03-28
Classification: G01S,G08G,Y02A

Abstract:
An aircraft dynamic, multi-attribute hazard prioritization system comprising:at least two aircraft warning systems, each system operable to produce a hazard signal having associated therewith at least two hazard attributes including a time to hazard related signal, .tau.;said system further comprises a hazard database for storing a severity signal,s, for each of said at least two aircraft warning systems;processing means for processing said hazard signals through a predetermined threat function, said processing means combining real-time measurements of said hazard attributes including time to hazard related signals, .tau., contained in each of said hazard signals and the retrieved severity signals, s, to continuously assess the real-time threat values for hazards identified and thus to assign threat priorities to the hazards identified by each of said at least two aircraft warning systems, andaircraft display and alerting systems, responsive to the threat priorities of the signals from each of said at least two aircraft warning systems, to predeterminedly activate aircraft displays and alerts.