APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR LAGRANGIAN PRECIPITATION SENSING
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1. A weather measurement system, comprising:
- an aerial vehicle having a surface;
an array of accelerometers disposed across the surface, wherein the accelerometers are configured to measure raindrops impacting the surface; and
a processing unit configured to receive measurement data from the array and to process the measurement data into preprocessed data.
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Abstract
A weather measurement system can include an aerial vehicle. An array of accelerometers can be disposed across the surface of the aerial vehicle. The accelerometers can be configured to measure raindrops impacting the surface. The measurements can include number per unit time and intensity. The system can include a processing unit configured to receive measurement data from the array and to process the measurement data into preprocessed data.
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1. A weather measurement system, comprising:
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an aerial vehicle having a surface; an array of accelerometers disposed across the surface, wherein the accelerometers are configured to measure raindrops impacting the surface; and a processing unit configured to receive measurement data from the array and to process the measurement data into preprocessed data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method for dynamically estimating a three-dimensional rain map, comprising the steps of:
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counting numbers and intensities of raindrops with an array of accelerometers, wherein the raindrops are impacting a surface of an aerial vehicle, wherein the array is disposed across the surface, and wherein measuring the counting produces measurement data; preprocessing the measurement data with a processing unit in order to generate preprocessed data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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