SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR RE-TRIGGERING OF A RADAR WEATHER DISPLAY

• US 20100019938A1
• Filed: 07/24/2008
• Published: 01/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Bunch, Brian P.
• Application Number:
  US12/179,203
• Publication Number:
  US 20100019938A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/963
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 13/953 mounted on aircraft
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 7/04 Display arrangements
• CPC Class Codes: Y02A 90/10 Information and communication technologies [ICT] supporting adaptation to climate change, e.g. for weather forecasting or climate simulation

Abstract

After deactivation of the presentation of weather information on a radar weather display, systems and methods re-trigger when weather conditions change so that the crew is advised of the changed weather conditions. An exemplary embodiment monitors at least one condition of the weather and in response to the monitored weather condition meeting a re-triggering criteria, presents an advisory to a crew member of the aircraft indicating at least presence of the weather.

Claims

1. A method for re-triggering a display on an aircraft after presentation of weather information on the display has been deselected, the method comprising:

monitoring at least one changing condition of the weather; and

in response to the monitored weather condition meeting a re-triggering criteria, presenting a weather advisory indicating the changed weather condition.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the weather advisory comprises:

presenting at least an icon corresponding to the changed weather condition on the display.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the weather advisory comprises:

presenting a textual message indicating the changed weather condition on the display.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein presenting the weather advisory comprises:

communicating an audible warning indicating the changed weather condition on a speaker.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the re-triggering criteria is a weather severity threshold and further comprising:

presenting the weather advisory in response to a severity of the changed weather condition exceeding the weather severity threshold.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

defining an event point for the monitored weather, the event point defined by an event point location associated with at least a location of a selected portion of the monitored weather.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the event point is defined in response to the monitored weather condition exceeding a severity threshold.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein the event point is a first event point defined by a first event point location, and further comprising:

detecting additional weather;

defining a second event point for the additional weather, the second event point defined by a second event point location associated with at least a location of a selected portion of the additional weather;

comparing the second event point location with the first event point location; and

presenting the weather advisory in response to the second event point location being closer to the aircraft than the first event point location.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the weather advisory is presented only when the second event point location is within a region of space corresponding to a flight path of the aircraft.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the selected portion of the monitored weather is a leading edge of the monitored weather.

11. The method of claim 6, wherein the selected portion of the monitored weather is an area of interest of the monitored weather.

12. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

monitoring the event point location; and

deactivating the event point in response to the event point location coming into proximity of the aircraft within a range threshold.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the event point is a first event point defined by a first event point location, and further comprising:

detecting additional weather within a region of space corresponding to a flight path of the aircraft;

defining a second event point for the additional weather, the second event point defined by a second event point location associated with at least a location of a selected portion of the additional weather; and

presenting the weather advisory in response to defining the second event point.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the event point is a first event point defined by a first event point location, and further comprising:

detecting additional weather within a region of space corresponding to a flight path of the aircraft;

defining a second event point for the additional weather, the second event point defined by a second event point location associated with at least a location of a selected portion of the additional weather;

comparing the second event point location with a range threshold; and

presenting the weather advisory in response to defining the second event point location coming within the range threshold as the aircraft travels along the flight path.

15. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

detecting a change in a flight path of the aircraft to an adjusted flight path;

detecting additional weather within an adjusted region of space corresponding to the adjusted flight path; and

presenting the weather advisory in response to detecting the additional weather.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

defining an event point for the additional weather, the event point defined by an event point location associated with at least a location of a selected portion of the additional weather;

comparing the event point location with a range threshold; and

presenting the weather advisory in response to defining the event point location coming within a range threshold.

17. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

adjusting a display range of the display in response to presenting the weather advisory.

18. A system for re-triggering display of weather information on an aircraft after presentation of weather information has been deselected, comprising:

a radar system configured to detect at least one condition of the weather and configured to generate information pertaining to the condition;

a processor system communicatively coupled to the radar system and configured to;

monitor the condition; and

in response to the condition meeting a re-triggering criteria, generate a weather advisory indicating at least presence of the weather information; and

a display system communicatively coupled to the processor system, configured to receive the weather advisory from the processor system, and configured to present the weather advisory.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the processor system is further configured to:

define a first event point for the weather, the first event point defined by a first event point location associated with at least a location of a selected portion of the weather;

monitor at least one condition of additional weather;

define a second event point for the additional weather, the second event point defined by a second event point location associated with at least a location of a selected portion of the additional weather;

compare the second event point location with the first event point location; and

presenting a second weather advisory in response to the second event point location being closer to the aircraft than the first event point location.

20. A system for re-triggering display of weather information on an aircraft after presentation of weather information has been deselected, comprising:

a means for detecting the weather and generating information pertaining to the weather;

a means for monitoring at least one condition of the weather;

in response to the monitored weather condition meeting a re-triggering criteria, a means for generating a weather advisory indicating at least presence of new weather information; and

a means for presenting the weather advisory to a crew member of the aircraft.