An aircraft includes a fuselage, a main wing coupled with and extending outward from the fuselage, and a collision avoidance system coupled with the fuselage adjacent the main wing. The collision avoidance system includes first and second laser rangefinders and a detection circuit. The first and second laser rangefinders are configured to generate laser beams laterally outward of the fuselage and include diverging lenses spreading the laser beams in a vertical dimension. The detection circuit is coupled with the first laser rangefinder and the second laser rangefinder to: detect an object within a collision risk zone adjacent to the main wing based on input from at least one of the first laser rangefinder and the second laser rangefinder; and generate an alert that the object is at risk of colliding with the main wing.


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    Title :

    LASER RANGEFINDER SYSTEMS WITH DIVERGENT LENSES FOR AIRCRAFT WINGTIP COLLISION AVOIDANCE SYSTEMS


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    Publication date :

    2022-06-23


    Type of media :

    Patent


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English


    Classification :

    IPC:    G01S RADIO DIRECTION-FINDING , Funkpeilung / B64D Ausrüstung für Flugzeuge , EQUIPMENT FOR FITTING IN OR TO AIRCRAFT / G08G Anlagen zur Steuerung, Regelung oder Überwachung des Verkehrs , TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEMS



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