Method for compiling and displaying atmospheric uncertainty information

• US 20100271239A1
• Filed: 04/28/2009
• Published: 10/28/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 04/28/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Kolcarek, Pavel, Krupansky, Petr, Svoboda, Jiri
• Application Number:
  US12/387,217
• Publication Number:
  US 20100271239A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/971
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/00 Meteorology
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/08 Adaptations of balloons, missiles, or aircraft for meteorological purposes; Radiosondes transmission of measurements G01D; transmitting circuits H04B; balloons in general B64B; aeroplanes in general B64D; missiles in general F42B15/00
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/10 Devices for predicting weather conditions computers per se G06; display devices G09
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 2001/006 Main server receiving weather information from several sub-stations

Abstract

A method of displaying on a display (104) of a vehicle includes presenting atmospheric uncertainties, including collecting (806) weather data (400), obtaining (802) weather information recorded along trajectories (203, 205, 207) of at least one vehicle (202, 204, 206), the weather information having a higher importance proportional to the portion of the trajectory (210, 216, 218) most recently traversed, creating (804) a threshold uncertainty map (300) of the weather information obtained along the trajectories (203, 205, 207), joining (808) the threshold uncertainty map (300) with the weather data (400), combining (810) an atmospheric field (400) with the joined threshold uncertainty map and the weather data, and displaying (812) the combined atmospheric field, threshold uncertainty map, and weather data on a display (104). The weather data may be recent, historical, or forecasted and may be modified to be a stochastic model.

Claims

1. A method of presenting atmospheric uncertainties, comprising:

displaying, on a display of a vehicle, a threshold uncertainty map of weather data recorded from at least one vehicle, the threshold uncertainty map superimposed on a weather map including meteorological data.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein the displaying step comprises displaying the meteorological data as wind symbols.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein the at least one vehicle records meteorological data and the method further comprises assigning a higher importance to the meteorological data most recently recorded.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein the displaying a wind map includes displaying forecasted data.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein the meteorological data comprises wind magnitude and direction.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein the displaying step comprises displaying on a ground based display.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein the displaying step comprises displaying abord the vehicle.

8. The method of claim 7 where the displaying step comprises displaying aboard an aircraft.

9. A method of presenting atmospheric uncertainties, comprising

collecting weather data;

obtaining weather information recorded along trajectories of at least one vehicle, the weather information having a higher importance proportional to the portion of the trajectory most recently traversed;

creating a threshold uncertainty map of the weather information obtained along the trajectories;

joining the threshold uncertainty map with the weather data;

combining an atmospheric field with the joined threshold uncertainty map and the weather data; and

displaying the combined atmospheric field, threshold uncertainty map, and weather data on a display.

10. The method of claim 9 wherein the displaying step comprises displaying the meteorological data as wind symbols.

11. The method of claim 9 wherein the at least one vehicle obtains the weather information and the method further comprises assigning a higher importance to the weather information most recently recorded.

12. The method of claim 9 wherein the displaying step includes displaying forecasted data.

13. The method of claim 9 wherein the weather information comprises wind magnitude and direction.

14. The method of claim 9 wherein the displaying step comprises displaying on a ground based display.

15. The method of claim 9 wherein the displaying step comprises displaying aboard the vehicle.

16. The method of claim 15 where the displaying step comprises displaying aboard an aircraft.

17. A method of presenting atmospheric uncertainties, comprising:

obtaining weather data including wind magnitude and direction recorded along trajectories of at least one vehicle, the weather information having a higher importance proportional to the portion of a trajectory most recently traversed;

creating a threshold uncertainty map of the weather information recorded along the trajectories;

collecting wind magnitude and direction from at least one of forecasted or historical data;

combining wind magnitude and direction with the threshold uncertainty map; and

displaying the combined forecasted wind magnitude and direction and the threshold uncertainty map.

18. The method of claim 17 wherein the displaying step comprises displaying on a ground based display.

19. The method of claim 17 wherein the displaying step comprises displaying aboard the vehicle.

20. The method of claim 19 where the displaying step comprises displaying aboard an aircraft.