Automated Determination of Cross-Stream Wind Velocity from an Image Series
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1. A method for determining a cross-stream component of wind velocity near a target location, comprising:
- conducting a modal-decomposition of a first series of images to obtain a plurality of contribution functions representing the first series of images;
mapping a second series of images onto a selected subset of the plurality of contribution functions to create a set of reconstructed images; and
measuring at least one characteristic of the set of reconstructed images to estimate the cross-stream component of the wind velocity near the target location.
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Systems and methods are provided for determining the cross-stream component of wind velocity near a target location. A modal-decomposition of a first series of images is conducted to obtain a plurality of contribution functions representing the first set of images. A second series of images is mapped to a selected subset of the plurality of contribution functions to create a set of reconstructed images. At least one characteristic of the set of reconstructed images is measured to estimate the cross-stream component of the wind velocity near the target location.
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1. A method for determining a cross-stream component of wind velocity near a target location, comprising:
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conducting a modal-decomposition of a first series of images to obtain a plurality of contribution functions representing the first series of images; mapping a second series of images onto a selected subset of the plurality of contribution functions to create a set of reconstructed images; and measuring at least one characteristic of the set of reconstructed images to estimate the cross-stream component of the wind velocity near the target location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A system for monitoring a cross-stream component of wind velocity near a target location, comprising:
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a sensor that captures a first series of images and a second series of images of the target location; a modal-decomposition component that generates a set of contribution functions representing at least a portion of wind energy represented by distortion within the first series of images; and a mapping component that maps the second series of images to the set of contribution functions to create a series of reconstructed images that facilitate the estimation of the cross-stream component of the wind. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for monitoring a cross-stream component of wind velocity near a target location, comprising:
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a sensor that captures a first series of images of the target location; a mapping component that maps the first series of images onto a set of contribution functions to create a series of reconstructed images containing at least one tracer feature that illustrates the cross-stream component of the wind velocity; and a parameter-measurement component that determines the cross-stream component of the wind velocity from the at least one tracer feature. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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