US PATENT SUBCLASS 342 / 455
.~.~.~ Having collision avoidance

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342 /   HD   COMMUNICATIONS: DIRECTIVE RADIO WAVE SYSTEMS AND DEVICES (E.G., RADAR, RADIO NAVIGATION)

350  DF  DIRECTIVE {10}
450  DF  .~ Position indicating (e.g., triangulation) {11}
454  DF  .~.~ Traffic {2}
455.~.~.~ Having collision avoidance

DEFINITION

Classification: 342/455

Having collision avoidance:

(under subclass 454) Subject matter including means to enable vehicles to steer clear of each other or other obstacles.

(1) Note. Airborne collision avoidance equipment may perform, for example, one or more of the following functions: (a) Detecting all potentially dangerous aircraft in the surrounding airspace; (b) Evaluating the actual occurrance or miss distance of a collision hazard; (c) Determining the precise maneuver needed, if any, to avoid a collision; (d) Specifying when the maneuver should be initiated in order to ensure safe clearance.

SEE OR SEARCH CLASS

701, Data Processing: Vehicles, Navigation, and Relative Location,

301, for computerized collision avoidance systems.