Weather radar with significance determination
    21.
    发明授权
    Weather radar with significance determination 有权
    天气雷达具有重要意义

    公开(公告)号:US07417579B1

    公开(公告)日:2008-08-26

    申请号:US11519564

    申请日:2006-09-12

    申请人: Daniel L. Woodell

    发明人: Daniel L. Woodell

    CPC分类号: G01S13/953 G01S7/41 Y02A90/18

    摘要: A weather radar system includes processing electronics. The processing electronics sense weather and determine significant weather based upon the altitude of the weather. The altitude of the weather can be compared to a flight path to determine its significance. A display can provide visual indicia of the significant weather in response to the processing electronics.

    摘要翻译: 天气雷达系统包括处理电子设备。 处理电子学感知天气,并根据天气的高度确定重要的天气。 天气的高度可以与飞行路径进行比较,以确定其重要性。 显示器可以响应于处理电子器件提供对显着天气的视觉标记。

    Airborne volcanic ash cloud and eruption detection system and method
    22.
    发明授权
    Airborne volcanic ash cloud and eruption detection system and method 有权
    机载火山灰云和喷发检测系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US07383131B1

    公开(公告)日:2008-06-03

    申请号:US11527919

    申请日:2006-09-27

    IPC分类号: G01W1/00

    CPC分类号: G01W1/00

    摘要: Systems and methods for detecting volcanic eruption and predicting plume hazards are described. The system comprises a processor and a database having the location of a plurality of volcanoes communicating with the processor. The system also comprises a lightning detector communicating with the processor. The system further comprises a weather radar communicating with the processor. Further still, the weather radar comprises program logic running on the processor. The program logic is configured to correlate the location of a volcano from the database with the presence of lightning from the lightning detector and a volcanic ash plume from the weather radar.

    摘要翻译: 描述了用于检测火山喷发和预测羽流危害的系统和方法。 该系统包括具有与处理器通信的多个火山的位置的处理器和数据库。 该系统还包括与处理器通信的雷电探测器。 该系统还包括与处理器通信的天气雷达。 此外,天气雷达包括在处理器上运行的程序逻辑。 程序逻辑被配置为将来自数据库的火山的位置与来自雷电探测器的雷电和来自天气雷达的火山灰羽流相关联。

    Vertical weather profile display system and method
    23.
    发明授权
    Vertical weather profile display system and method 有权
    垂直天气剖面显示系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US06879280B1

    公开(公告)日:2005-04-12

    申请号:US10878165

    申请日:2004-06-28

    IPC分类号: G01S7/18 G01S13/86 G01S13/95

    摘要: An aircraft weather radar system is disclosed. The system comprises a radar antenna, aircraft sensors, and a database. The system also comprises a processing device receiving information from the radar antenna and from the aircraft sensors and able to retrieve information from the database. Further, the system comprises a cockpit display coupled to the processing device. The processing device is programmed to estimate storm system characteristics based on the received information from the aircraft sensors and the database and to display the storm system characteristics on a vertical weather profile display using a graphical representation.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种飞机气象雷达系统。 该系统包括雷达天线,航空传感器和数据库。 该系统还包括从雷达天线和飞机传感器接收信息并且能够从数据库检索信息的处理设备。 此外,该系统包括耦合到处理装置的驾驶舱显示器。 处理装置被编程为基于来自飞行器传感器和数据库的接收到的信息来估计风暴系统特性,并且使用图形表示在垂直天气轮廓显示上显示风暴系统特征。

    Adaptive radar thresholds system and method
    24.
    发明授权
    Adaptive radar thresholds system and method 有权
    自适应雷达阈值系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US06741203B1

    公开(公告)日:2004-05-25

    申请号:US10281581

    申请日:2002-10-28

    申请人: Daniel L. Woodell

    发明人: Daniel L. Woodell

    IPC分类号: G01S1395

    摘要: A system and method for adapting weather radar gain is disclosed. The system and method includes estimating a freezing altitude. The system and method also includes determining, based on the freezing-altitude estimate, the altitude of more than one atmospheric layer. The system and method further includes determining the proportion of a radar beam sample in each atmospheric layer and adjusting the radar gain, based on the proportion.

    摘要翻译: 公开了一种适应天气雷达增益的系统和方法。 该系统和方法包括估计冷冻高度。 该系统和方法还包括基于冻结高度估计确定多于一个大气层的高度。 该系统和方法还包括根据比例确定每个大气层中雷达波束采样的比例并调整雷达增益。

    System and method for generating alert signals in a terrain awareness and warning system of an aircraft using a forward-looking radar system
    27.
    发明授权
    System and method for generating alert signals in a terrain awareness and warning system of an aircraft using a forward-looking radar system 有权
    使用前瞻性雷达系统在飞机的地形识别和警告系统中产生警报信号的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US08755954B1

    公开(公告)日:2014-06-17

    申请号:US11904491

    申请日:2007-09-27

    IPC分类号: G01S13/94

    CPC分类号: G01S13/94 G01S13/426

    摘要: A system and methods for generating alerts in a terrain awareness and warning system (“TAWS”) in an aircraft, using data acquired from a forward-looking radar The system comprises a forward-looking imaging device, an airport database, a navigation system, a forward-looking terrain alert (“FLTA”) processor, and a crew alerting system. The FLTA processor determines a measured clearance altitude of a highest cell within an area and compares it with a required minimum clearance altitude; if the measured altitude is equal or less than the required altitude, the crew is alerted. Alternatively, a terrain database may be used. with the FLTA processor for determining if the aircraft descends below the minimum operating altitude or is predicted to do so and then generating an alert. A method is disclosed for generating TAWS alerts using elevation angle measured by the forward-looking radar and terrain data retrieved from a terrain database.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于在飞机中的地形识别和警告系统(“TAWS”)中生成警报的系统和方法,其使用从前瞻性雷达获取的数据。该系统包括前瞻性成像设备,机场数据库,导航系统, 前视地形警报(“FLTA”)处理器和机组警报系统。 FLTA处理器确定区域内最高单元格的测量间隙高度,并将其与所需的最小间隙高度进行比较; 如果测量的高度等于或小于所需的高度,则将提醒船员。 或者,可以使用地形数据库。 使用FLTA处理器来确定飞机是否下降到最低工作高度以下,或者预测这样做,然后产生警报。 公开了一种用于使用由前视雷达测量的仰角和从地形数据库检索的地形数据产生TAWS警报的方法。

    Systems and methods for terrain and obstacle detection by weather radar
    28.
    发明授权
    Systems and methods for terrain and obstacle detection by weather radar 有权
    天气雷达地形和障碍物检测系统及方法

    公开(公告)号:US08134491B1

    公开(公告)日:2012-03-13

    申请号:US12553867

    申请日:2009-09-03

    IPC分类号: G01S13/00

    摘要: A method is provided for controlling an aircraft-mounted radar system configured to project radar beams and to receive radar returns relating to the projected radar beams. The method includes providing at least one output to the radar system that causes the radar system to sweep the radar beam horizontally to create a horizontal sweep set. The method further includes providing at least one output to the radar system that causes the radar system to conduct two vertical sweeps during the horizontal sweep set, the two vertical sweeps offset from a center horizontal location by at least one beam width, and wherein each of the two vertical sweeps are on opposite sides of the center horizontal location.

    摘要翻译: 提供了一种用于控制飞机安装的雷达系统的方法,其被配置为投射雷达波束并且接收与投射的雷达波束相关的雷达返回。 该方法包括向雷达系统提供至少一个输出,其使得雷达系统水平地扫描雷达波束以产生水平扫描集合。 该方法还包括向雷达系统提供至少一个输出,其使雷达系统在水平扫描组期间进行两次垂直扫描,两个垂直扫描从中心水平位置偏移至少一个波束宽度,并且其中每个 两个垂直扫描位于中心水平位置的相对侧。

    Weather radar system and method using data from a lightning sensor
    29.
    发明授权
    Weather radar system and method using data from a lightning sensor 有权
    天气雷达系统和使用闪电传感器数据的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07868811B1

    公开(公告)日:2011-01-11

    申请号:US12177767

    申请日:2008-07-22

    摘要: A weather radar system includes an input for receiving lightning detection data and processing electronics for determining a presence of a convective cell or associated hazard. The processing electronics receive weather radar data and the lightning detection data. The weather radar data is related to radar returns. The processing electronics provide temporal or spatial filtering of the lightning detection data to provide filtered data and determine a position of the convective cell or associated hazard in response to the weather radar data and the filtered data.

    摘要翻译: 天气雷达系统包括用于接收雷电检测数据和处理电子装置的输入,用于确定对流电池的存在或相关联的危险。 处理电子设备接收天气雷达数据和雷电检测数据。 天气雷达数据与雷达回报有关。 处理电子装置提供闪电检测数据的时间或空间过滤以提供经滤波的数据,并根据天气雷达数据和滤波数据确定对流小区的位置或相关危险。

    System and method for generating weather radar information
    30.
    发明授权
    System and method for generating weather radar information 有权
    用于生成气象雷达信息的系统和方法

    公开(公告)号:US07733264B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-06-08

    申请号:US11904543

    申请日:2007-09-27

    IPC分类号: G01S13/95 G01S13/00

    摘要: A weather radar system can be utilized on-board an aircraft. The weather radar system includes processing electronics for sensing weather. The processing electronics is configured to utilize sensed weather data to generate a vertical weather prediction for a given altitude in response to a range and an azimuth. The system can also include a display. The display provides visual indicia of the vertical weather prediction in response to the processing electronics.

    摘要翻译: 飞机上可以使用气象雷达系统。 天气雷达系统包括用于感测天气的处理电子设备。 处理电子设备被配置为响应于范围和方位角,利用感测到的天气数据来产生给定高度的垂直天气预报。 该系统还可以包括显示器。 显示器响应于处理电子器件提供垂直天气预报的视觉标记。