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From: ncohen@watson.ibm.com (Norman H. Cohen)
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Subject: Re: Avionic Proximity Warning
Date: 4 Jan 1995 14:48:03 GMT
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In article <INFO-ADA%95010309592615@VM1.NODAK.EDU>, CONDIC@PSAVAX.PWFL.COM
writes: 

|> Basically, it worked by having two planes trade off
|> positional information and if they agreed that they were in
|> immanent danger of collision (something under a mile, if memory
|> serves) they'd take a vote on which direction each plane should
|> move in.

A two-voter vote?  That sounds fishy, given the high probability of a
tie.

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Norman H. Cohen    ncohen@watson.ibm.com