DYNAMIC STORM ENVIRONMENT ENGINE APPARATUSES, METHODS AND SYSTEMS
First Claim
1. A dynamic storm environment short-term in-flight turbulence forecast processor-implemented method, comprising:
- receiving a flight profile for an aircraft, the flight profile including an at least one initial route;
determining non-convective turbulence and a convective turbulence forecast for at least a portion of the at least one initial route;
receiving lightning data for at least the portion of the at least one initial route;
masking the convective turbulence forecast by the received lightning data;
projecting the masked convective turbulence forecast for a specified nowcast period;
integrating the projected masked convective turbulence forecast and the non-convective turbulence to determine a preliminary turbulence estimate;
transforming the preliminary turbulence estimate by at least one turbulence observation associated with the at least the portion of the at least one initial route, via a processor, to determine a turbulence nowcast for the specified nowcast period;
determining turbulence threshold compliance based on the turbulence nowcast and the flight profile; and
generating a turbulence exception if the turbulence nowcast exceeds threshold turbulence parameters.
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Abstract
The DYNAMIC STORM ENVIRONMENT ENGINE (DSEE) transforms flight profiles, atmospheric data, and convective and non-convective turbulence predictions and observations into dynamic turbulence alerts, nowcasts, and optimized flight paths. The DSEE determines four-dimensional grid points for a temporal geographic area and determines atmospheric potential instability and potential turbulence intensity at each grid point. The DSEE masks potential turbulence intensity at least one grid point and determines and outputs at least one of the TKE and the total EDR for each grid point. In some implementations, the DSEE receives a flight profile for an aircraft, including an initial route. The DSEE can identify an initial predicted comprehensive turbulence for the at least one initial route and/or turbulence nowcast, and the predicted comprehensive turbulence and/or turbulence nowcast utilized generate a notification or exception, and/or are used to reroute the aircraft to avoid or minimize the effects of turbulence on the flight.
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33 Claims
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1. A dynamic storm environment short-term in-flight turbulence forecast processor-implemented method, comprising:
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receiving a flight profile for an aircraft, the flight profile including an at least one initial route; determining non-convective turbulence and a convective turbulence forecast for at least a portion of the at least one initial route; receiving lightning data for at least the portion of the at least one initial route; masking the convective turbulence forecast by the received lightning data; projecting the masked convective turbulence forecast for a specified nowcast period; integrating the projected masked convective turbulence forecast and the non-convective turbulence to determine a preliminary turbulence estimate; transforming the preliminary turbulence estimate by at least one turbulence observation associated with the at least the portion of the at least one initial route, via a processor, to determine a turbulence nowcast for the specified nowcast period; determining turbulence threshold compliance based on the turbulence nowcast and the flight profile; and generating a turbulence exception if the turbulence nowcast exceeds threshold turbulence parameters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 10, 11, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A processor-implemented method of providing an aircraft turbulence nowcast for a geospatial aviation volume, comprising:
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determining non-convective turbulence values for a geospatial aviation volume associated with an at least one aircraft; determining convective turbulence forecast values for the geospatial aviation volume; masking convective turbulence forecast values for the geospatial aviation volume by lightning data for the geospatial aviation volume to provide masked convective turbulence values for the geospatial aviation volume; projecting the masked convective turbulence values through the geospatial aviation volume for a specified nowcast period; integrating the non-convective turbulence values and projected masked convective turbulence values to provide a preliminary turbulence estimate for the geospatial aviation volume for the specified nowcast period; transforming the preliminary turbulence estimate by actual turbulence observations associated with the geospatial aviation volume to generate an aircraft turbulence nowcast for the geospatial aviation volume associated with the at least one aircraft; and transmitting the aircraft turbulence nowcast to a control system associated with the at least one aircraft. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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