Patent ID: 7443334
Filing Date: 2008-10-28
Classification: H01Q

Abstract:
1. A collision alerting and avoidance system coupled to an aerial vehicle comprising: at least one low profile antenna array disposed on the aerial vehicle; at least one transmitter/receiver probe coupled to said at least one low profile antenna array, said at least one transmitter/receiver probe configured to operate in a transmit mode to transmit electromagnetic waves and a receive mode to receive an echo signal reflected from an obstacle in the area of the aerial vehicle; at least one transmitter/receiver module coupled to said at least one transmitter/receiver probe, said at least one transmitter/receiver module configured to operate in a transmit mode to produce electromagnetic waves for transmission and a receive mode to receive said echo signal; and a processor coupled to said at least one transmitter/receiver module, said processor configured to control transmission of said electromagnetic waves from said at least one low profile antenna array and to process said echo signal to provide an output signal containing information regarding said obstacle.