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An aircraft landing determination apparatus and method for determining landing status of an aircraft by tracking arriving aircrafts and providing a unique runway assignment therefor. The aircraft landing determination apparatus includes a target processor, a track administrator, and a track reporter

An aircraft landing determination apparatus and method for determining landing status of an aircraft by tracking arriving aircrafts and providing a unique runway assignment therefor. The aircraft landing determination apparatus includes a target processor, a track administrator, and a track reporter. The target processor culls multiple target tracks from a target data transmission provided by a target sensor. The track administrator receives the target tracks, selects at least one arrival track therefrom, and allocates a unique runway assignment to each arrival track. The track reporter receives the arrival track and runway assignment, prepares a track report thereabout, and transmits the track report to a position monitoring apparatus. The method according to the present invention tracks aircrafts approaching a predefined space and can include correlation of selected targets to tracks, thereby confirming track candidate status, and drop zone tracking of the arriving track candidate through at least a portion of a drop zone.

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[ We claim:] [1.] An aircraft landing determination apparatus for use at an airport, comprising:(a) a target track processor for culling a plurality of target tracks from a target data transmission, said target data transmission being provided by a target track sensor;(b) a track administrator for r

[ We claim:] [1.] An aircraft landing determination apparatus for use at an airport, comprising:(a) a target track processor for culling a plurality of target tracks from a target data transmission, said target data transmission being provided by a target track sensor;(b) a track administrator for receiving said plurality of target tracks and selecting at least one arrival track therefrom, said track administrator including i) a target acquirer for acquiring selected ones of said plurality of target tracks, ii) a target tracker for tracking positions of said selected ones of said plurality of target tracks, and iii) a track manager for identifying track candidates from said selected ones of said plurality of target tracks responsive to said positions and selecting said at least one arrival track from said track candidates and allocating a unique runway assignment to said at least one arrival track; and(c) a track reporter for receiving said at least one arrival track and said allocated unique runway assignment, and preparing a track report thereabout, said reporter transmitting said track report to a position monitoring apparatus, wherein said track reporter reformatting said track report and effecting transmission protocols necessary to communicate the track report to the position monitoring apparatus.