Vertical weather profile display system and method
AssigneeRockwell Collins, Inc.
InventorsIan J. Bull, Steve Paramore, Daniel L. Woodell
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Abstract
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.
Claims19
An aircraft weather radar system, comprising:
- a radar antenna;
- aircraft sensors;
- a database;
- a processing device receiving information from the radar antenna and from the aircraft sensors and able to retrieve information from the database;
- and
- a cockpit display coupled to the processing device,
- wherein the processing device is programmed to estimate storm system characteristics based on the information received from the aircraft sensors and the database and to display the storm system characteristics on a vertical weather profile display using a graphical representation.
An aircraft weather radar system, comprising:
- a radar means for providing radar returns;
- an aircraft sensor means for sensing environmental variables;
- a database means for providing database information;
- a processing means for receiving information from the radar means and from the aircraft sensor means and able to retrieve information from the database;
- and
- a cockpit display means coupled to the processing device for displaying a vertical weather profile,
- wherein the processing means is programmed to estimate storm system characteristics based on the radar returns, the environmental variables and the database information and to display the storm system characteristic on the vertical weather profile using a graphical representation.
A method of providing hazard information to a flight crew member, comprising:
- providing radar returns from a radar antenna circuit;
- sensing environmental variables using an aircraft sensor;
- providing database information based on information from the sensor and based on the radar returns;
- processing the radar returns the environmental variables and the database information;
- and
- displaying hazard information on a cockpit display in accordance with commands from the processing step,
- wherein the processing step estimates storm system characteristics based on the radar returns, the environmental variables and the database information and causes display of the storm system characteristics on a vertical weather profile display using a graphical representation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.