NETWORKED ANEMOMETER SYSTEM FOR WINDMEASUREMENT

• US 20140324348A1
• Filed: 04/25/2013
• Published: 10/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Torrey Pines Logic, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Torrey Pines Logic, Inc.
• Inventors: Volfson, Leo
• Granted Patent: US 9,909,840 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 702/3
• CPC Class Codes: F41G 3/08 with means for compensating for speed, direction, temperature, pressure, or humidity of the atmosphere measuring G01
• CPC Class Codes: G01S 19/13 Receivers
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/02 Instruments for indicating weather conditions by measuring two or more variables, e.g. humidity, pressure, temperature, cloud cover or wind speed G01W1/10 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G01W 1/06 giving a combined indication of weather conditions catathermometers for measuring "cooling value" related either to weather conditions or to comfort of other human environment G01W1/17; computers per se G06
• 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

The present disclosure describes structures, methods, and functionality for measuring a wind profile with networked anemometers. One method includes receiving real-time wind measurement data from each of one or more anemometer sensor platforms (ASPs) in a network, receiving atmospheric data, and calculating, using the received real-time wind measurement data and the received atmospheric data, at least one of real-time wind measurements, a wind profile, an average wind speed, or a weapon aiming offset.

Claims

1. A wind measurement system, comprising:

a base station adapted to receive real-time wind measurement data from a network;

a network interface communicably coupled to the base station and adapted to provide access to the network; and

one or more mobile anemometer sensor platforms (ASP) adapted to provide the real-time wind measurement data to the base station using the network.

2. The system of claim 1, the base station further comprising a portable weather station adapted to provide at least one of temperature, pressure, or humidity data to the base station.

3. The system of claim 1, the base station further adapted to provide at least one of real-time wind measurements, a wind profile, an average wind speed, or a weapon aiming offset.

4. The system of claim 1, the one or more ASPs further adapted to automatically form an ASP network and to seek the base station.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein each ASP is self-erecting within the ASP network.

6. The system of claim 1, the base station further comprising a wind calculator application (WCA), the WCA adapted to initiate a display of at least one of the real-time wind measurements, the wind profile, the average wind speed, or the weapon aiming offset

7. The system of claim 1, the base station further comprising a ballistic solver application (BSA).

8. The system of claim 7, the BSA adapted to:

calculate, using at least the real-time wind measurement data, a ballistic solution for a projectile; and

calculate a weapon aiming offset using the ballistic solution.

9. The system of claim 1, the base station further comprising functionality to provide a replay functionality of at least one of logged received real-time wind measurement data or user actions.

10. The system of claim 1, wherein each ASP of the one or more ASPs further comprise at least one of a microphone, a camera, or a global positioning device.

11. A mobile wind measurement anemometer sensor platform (ASP), comprising:

an anemometer module containing an anemometer adapted to measure wind components in real time and to produce real-time wind measurements;

a network module configured to engage with the anemometer module and containing a network interface adapted to transmit the produced real-time wind measurements over a network;

a mobile support stand configured to engage with the network module and further configured to rest on a support surface; and

a rechargeable power pack.

12. The ASP of claim 11, the anemometer module further comprising an anemometer alignment indicator.

13. The ASP of claim 11, wherein the support stand is a tripod configuration with each leg of the tripod configured to be independently adjustable and having a telescopic mast.

14. The ASP of claim 11, further comprising at least one of a microphone, a camera, or a global positioning device.

15. A wind measuring method, comprising:

receiving real-time wind measurement data from each of one or more mobile anemometer sensor platforms (ASPs) in a network;

receiving atmospheric data; and

calculating, using the received real-time wind measurement data and the received atmospheric data, at least one of real-time wind measurements, a wind profile, an average wind speed, or a weapon aiming offset.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein the atmospheric data is received in real time from an external source.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising providing a replay functionality of at least one of logged received real-time wind measurement data or user actions.

18. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

receiving at least one of weapon, projectile, or target data;

calculating, by operation of a computer and using the received real-time wind measurement data, the received atmospheric data, and at least one of the received weapon, projectile, or target data, a ballistic solution for a projectile; and

calculating, by operation of the computer and using the calculated ballistic solution, a weapon aiming offset.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising initiating a display of the calculated weapon aiming offset in a graphical user interface.

20. The method of claim 15, further comprising receiving at least one of microphone, camera, or global positioning device data from an ASP.