Collection of meteorological data by vehicles
AssigneeThe Boeing Company
InventorsJeffery D. Musiak, Brian J. Tillotson, Charles B. Spinelli
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Abstract
Methods and mobile platforms are disclosed for using vehicles to gather meteorological data. A method identifies a location that is relevant to a particular meteorological model based on modeling parameters of the particular meteorological model. Meteorological data is collected aboard a vehicle. The meteorological data is indicative of a meteorological condition in an area within sensor range of the vehicle. At least a portion of the meteorological data is transmitted to a modeling station remote from the vehicle in response to determining that the vehicle is proximate the location.
Claims20
A method, comprising:
- identifying a location that is relevant to a particular meteorological model based on modeling parameters of the particular meteorological model;
- collecting meteorological data aboard a vehicle, wherein the meteorological data is indicative of a meteorological condition in an area within sensor range of the vehicle;
- and
- transmitting at least a portion of the meteorological data to a modeling station remote from the vehicle in response to determining that the vehicle is proximate the location.
A method, comprising:
- identifying, at a meteorological modeling computing system, a data deficiency related to meteorological data descriptive of weather conditions at a first location;
- identifying a vehicle that has on-board sensing equipment operable to acquire the meteorological data and that is projected to be proximate the first location;
- sending a request to the vehicle;
- and
- receiving the meteorological data from the vehicle when the vehicle is proximate the first location.
A mobile platform, comprising:
- one or more sensors operable to collect raw data associated with weather conditions;
- a processor coupled to the sensors and operable to:
- receive the raw data from the one or more sensors;
- receive a request derived from a meteorological model that indicates a location;
- in response to the request, generate, based on at least a portion of the raw data, processed data that indicates weather conditions associated with the location indicated by the request;
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- a transceiver coupled to the processor and configured to send the processed data to a receiving station.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.