SYSTEMS AND METHODS OF GATHERING AND DISTRIBUTING CRITICAL WEATHER EVENT INFORMATION
First Claim
1. A method of gathering and distributing critical weather event information, the method comprising:
- monitoring for critical weather events based on defined critical weather event thresholds with an onboard producer weather detection unit of at least one producer vehicle;
associating current time stamp and geolocation information to each detected critical weather event;
communicating the detected critical weather eve and associated time stamp and geolocation information to a base station;
fusing the detected critical weather event with other weather data at the base station to produce a unified weather event image including the detected critical weather event;
applying prediction algorithms to the unified weather event image at the base station to produce predicted weather data including the detected critical weather event parsed into predefined grid cells of a geo-spatial grid;
up-linking the predicted weather data with the detected critical weather event to a consumer vehicle anticipated to travel within at least one grid cell of the geo-spatial grid associated with the predicted weather data; and
dynamically reconfiguring critical weather event thresholds at the producer vehicle based at least in part on consumption needs of the consumer vehicle.
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Abstract
A method of gathering and distributing critical weather event information is provided. The method includes monitoring for critical weather events based on defined critical weather event thresholds with an onboard producer weather detection unit of at least one producer vehicle. The critical weather event thresholds are dynamically reconfigured based at least in part on consumption needs of the consumer vehicle. The detected critical weather event and associated time stamp and geolocation information are communicated to a base station. The detected critical weather event is fused with other weather data at the base station to produce a unified weather event image that includes the detected critical weather event. Prediction algorithms are applied to the unified weather event image and are parsed into predefined grid cells of a geo-spatial grid. The predicted weather data is up-linked to a consumer vehicle anticipated to travel within at least one grid cell of the geo-spatial grid.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of gathering and distributing critical weather event information, the method comprising:
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monitoring for critical weather events based on defined critical weather event thresholds with an onboard producer weather detection unit of at least one producer vehicle; associating current time stamp and geolocation information to each detected critical weather event; communicating the detected critical weather eve and associated time stamp and geolocation information to a base station; fusing the detected critical weather event with other weather data at the base station to produce a unified weather event image including the detected critical weather event; applying prediction algorithms to the unified weather event image at the base station to produce predicted weather data including the detected critical weather event parsed into predefined grid cells of a geo-spatial grid; up-linking the predicted weather data with the detected critical weather event to a consumer vehicle anticipated to travel within at least one grid cell of the geo-spatial grid associated with the predicted weather data; and dynamically reconfiguring critical weather event thresholds at the producer vehicle based at least in part on consumption needs of the consumer vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method of gathering and distributing critical weather event information, the method comprising:
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monitoring at least one sensor of at least one producer for critical based on critical weather event thresholds; attaching a geo-location tag and a time stamp to monitored critical weather events by the at least one producer; down-linking critical weather events from the at least one producer vehicle to a base station; fusing the detected critical weather event with other weather data at the base station to produce a unified weather event image including the detected critical weather event; applying the unified weather event image to a geo-spatial grid over a travel area, the geo-spatial grid having a plurality of grid cells; determining a bounding box for a consuming vehicle, the size of the bounding box configured based on consumption needs of the consumer vehicle, the bounding box being in the immediate travel path of the consumer vehicle represented on the geo-spatial grid; and up-linking a critical weather event to the consumer aircraft when the bounding box overlaps at least one grid cell of the geo-spatial grid associated with the critical weather event. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A base station to gather and distribute critical weather event information, the base station comprising:
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a data communication manager configured to communicate with at least one producer vehicle and at least one consumer vehicle; at least one memory configured to store at least operating instructions and critical weather alert information; at least one processor configured to execute the operating instructions; a producer domain implemented by the at least one processor, the producer domain in communication with the data communication manager, the producer domain including, a weather data fusion and prediction element configured to fuse critical weather event data communicated from the at least one producer vehicle with other weather gathering sources to generate a unified weather event image and forecast information for an area of travel that is overlaid with a geo-spatial grid, the geo-spatial grid having a plurality of grid cells, each grid cell associated with a location in the area of travel and an associated portion of the unified weather event image and forecast information, the producer domain configured to store the unified weather event image and forecast information and geo-spatial grid in the at least one memory; and a consumer domain implemented by the at least one processor, in communication with the data communication manager, the consumer domain including, a consumer data processing element configured to determine consumer vehicle location and travel path information for the at least one consumer vehicle, the consumer data processing element further configured to determine a bounding box for the at least one consumer vehicle, the size of the bounding box being configurable based on consumption needs of the at least one consumer vehicle, the bounding box being in an immediate travel path of the at least one consumer vehicle represented on the geo-spatial grid, the consumer data processing element configured to identifying critical weather events for the at least one consumer vehicle by determining an overlapping of the bounding box of the at least one consumer vehicle with at least one grid cell of the geo-spatial grid associated with critical weather event data, the consumer domain further configured to generate a critical weather event message to be sent to the at least consumer vehicle via the communication manager upon determination of the overlap. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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