CA1033828A - Digital ground proximity system for reducing false warnings - Google Patents

Digital ground proximity system for reducing false warnings

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CA1033828A
CA1033828A CA275,457A CA275457A CA1033828A CA 1033828 A CA1033828 A CA 1033828A CA 275457 A CA275457 A CA 275457A CA 1033828 A CA1033828 A CA 1033828A
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digital ground
ground proximity
reducing false
proximity system
false warnings
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Cheng A. Wu
Harry R. Seebode
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Litton Industries Inc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G05—CONTROLLING; REGULATING
    • G05D—SYSTEMS FOR CONTROLLING OR REGULATING NON-ELECTRIC VARIABLES
    • G05D1/00—Control of position, course, altitude or attitude of land, water, air or space vehicles, e.g. using automatic pilots
    • G05D1/04—Control of altitude or depth
    • G05D1/06—Rate of change of altitude or depth
    • G05D1/0607—Rate of change of altitude or depth specially adapted for aircraft
    • G05D1/0653—Rate of change of altitude or depth specially adapted for aircraft during a phase of take-off or landing
    • G05D1/0676—Rate of change of altitude or depth specially adapted for aircraft during a phase of take-off or landing specially adapted for landing

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Aviation & Aerospace Engineering (AREA)
  • Radar, Positioning & Navigation (AREA)
  • Remote Sensing (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Automation & Control Theory (AREA)
  • Radar Systems Or Details Thereof (AREA)
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CA275,457A 1976-06-14 1977-04-04 Digital ground proximity system for reducing false warnings Expired CA1033828A (en)

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US4916448A (en) * 1988-02-26 1990-04-10 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force Low altitude warning system for aircraft
US5839080A (en) * 1995-07-31 1998-11-17 Alliedsignal, Inc. Terrain awareness system
US6092009A (en) * 1995-07-31 2000-07-18 Alliedsignal Aircraft terrain information system
US6138060A (en) * 1995-07-31 2000-10-24 Alliedsignal Inc. Terrain awareness system
US6292721B1 (en) 1995-07-31 2001-09-18 Allied Signal Inc. Premature descent into terrain visual awareness enhancement to EGPWS
US6380870B1 (en) 1999-02-01 2002-04-30 Honeywell International, Inc. Apparatus, methods, and computer program products for determining a look ahead distance value for high speed flight
US6445310B1 (en) 1999-02-01 2002-09-03 Honeywell International, Inc. Apparatus, methods, computer program products for generating a runway field clearance floor envelope about a selected runway
US6469664B1 (en) 1999-10-05 2002-10-22 Honeywell International Inc. Method, apparatus, and computer program products for alerting surface vessels to hazardous conditions
US6477449B1 (en) 1999-02-01 2002-11-05 Honeywell International Inc. Methods, apparatus and computer program products for determining a corrected distance between an aircraft and a selected runway
US6606034B1 (en) 1995-07-31 2003-08-12 Honeywell International Inc. Terrain awareness system
US6691004B2 (en) 1995-07-31 2004-02-10 Honeywell International, Inc. Method for determining a currently obtainable climb gradient of an aircraft
US6707394B2 (en) 1999-02-01 2004-03-16 Honeywell, Inc. Apparatus, method, and computer program product for generating terrain clearance floor envelopes about a selected runway
US6734808B1 (en) 1999-10-05 2004-05-11 Honeywell International Inc. Method, apparatus and computer program products for alerting submersible vessels to hazardous conditions

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US4951047A (en) * 1983-05-13 1990-08-21 Sunstrand Data Control, Inc. Negative climb after take-off warning system
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Cited By (20)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4467429A (en) * 1982-01-13 1984-08-21 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force Aircraft thrust control scheme for terrain following system
US4916448A (en) * 1988-02-26 1990-04-10 The United States Of America As Represented By The Secretary Of The Air Force Low altitude warning system for aircraft
US6691004B2 (en) 1995-07-31 2004-02-10 Honeywell International, Inc. Method for determining a currently obtainable climb gradient of an aircraft
US5839080A (en) * 1995-07-31 1998-11-17 Alliedsignal, Inc. Terrain awareness system
US6092009A (en) * 1995-07-31 2000-07-18 Alliedsignal Aircraft terrain information system
US6122570A (en) * 1995-07-31 2000-09-19 Alliedsignal Inc. System and method for assisting the prevention of controlled flight into terrain accidents
US6138060A (en) * 1995-07-31 2000-10-24 Alliedsignal Inc. Terrain awareness system
US6219592B1 (en) 1995-07-31 2001-04-17 Alliedsignal Inc. Method and apparatus for terrain awareness
US6292721B1 (en) 1995-07-31 2001-09-18 Allied Signal Inc. Premature descent into terrain visual awareness enhancement to EGPWS
US6347263B1 (en) 1995-07-31 2002-02-12 Alliedsignal Inc. Aircraft terrain information system
US6710723B2 (en) 1995-07-31 2004-03-23 Honeywell International Inc. Terrain data retrieval system
US6088634A (en) * 1995-07-31 2000-07-11 Alliedsignal Inc. Method and apparatus for alerting a pilot to a hazardous condition during approach to land
US6606034B1 (en) 1995-07-31 2003-08-12 Honeywell International Inc. Terrain awareness system
US6477449B1 (en) 1999-02-01 2002-11-05 Honeywell International Inc. Methods, apparatus and computer program products for determining a corrected distance between an aircraft and a selected runway
US6445310B1 (en) 1999-02-01 2002-09-03 Honeywell International, Inc. Apparatus, methods, computer program products for generating a runway field clearance floor envelope about a selected runway
US6707394B2 (en) 1999-02-01 2004-03-16 Honeywell, Inc. Apparatus, method, and computer program product for generating terrain clearance floor envelopes about a selected runway
US6380870B1 (en) 1999-02-01 2002-04-30 Honeywell International, Inc. Apparatus, methods, and computer program products for determining a look ahead distance value for high speed flight
US6469664B1 (en) 1999-10-05 2002-10-22 Honeywell International Inc. Method, apparatus, and computer program products for alerting surface vessels to hazardous conditions
US6734808B1 (en) 1999-10-05 2004-05-11 Honeywell International Inc. Method, apparatus and computer program products for alerting submersible vessels to hazardous conditions
US6750815B2 (en) 1999-10-05 2004-06-15 Honeywell International Inc. Method, apparatus, and computer program products for alerting surface vessels to hazardous conditions

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