Method and apparatus for an autonomous cloud radar
First Claim
1. An apparatus for autonomously generating atmospheric radar data comprising:
- a portable container for housing the apparatus;
a radar apparatus, housed on the portable container for generating radar signals and receiving return radar signals reflected from the atmosphere as reflected radar signals;
a radar processor, housed in the portable container, coupled to the radar apparatus, for controlling and monitoring the radar apparatus and for receiving the reflected radar signals as radar data; and
a data management processor, housed in the portable containter, coupled to the radar processor, for receiving the radar data, processing the radar data into radar image data, storing the radar image data,wherein said data management processor further comprises;
a multi-user computer system having a plurality of users logged thereto,wherein a first user comprises the radar processor logged into the data management processor for transferring radar data from the radar processor to the data management processor as file transfers, andwherein a second user comprises a data processing program for processing radar data received as file transfers and outputting processed radar data.
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Abstract
A cloud radar apparatus is mounted on a portable containerized unit, a number of which may be located at various positions throughout the planet. Cloud radar data from each unit are periodically measured and stored and made available to researchers, upon request, through the Internet or other network. The system comprises two computers operating on different operating systems. A first computer uses a first operating system which allows it to readily interface with various radar equipment using an IEEE 488 interface or the like, to monitor the health of the equipment and operate the equipment. A second computer system uses a second operating system in a multi-user mode which allows it to readily access and manipulate data files and transfer data over the network. Communication between the two computers is achieved by allowing the first computer to log into the second computer as one of the multiple users. The first computer may upload data to the second computer using a FTP protocol or the like. A second user in the second computer may generate cloud radar images and apply calibration data to received data to produce calibrated data. A third user may be logged onto the second computer to handle data transfers to and from the network. By using two computers with operating systems selected for optimum performance with their respective tasks, the system of the present invention allows for completely autonomous operation of a remote radar site with automated collection and distribution of cloud radar data.
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1. An apparatus for autonomously generating atmospheric radar data comprising:
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a portable container for housing the apparatus; a radar apparatus, housed on the portable container for generating radar signals and receiving return radar signals reflected from the atmosphere as reflected radar signals; a radar processor, housed in the portable container, coupled to the radar apparatus, for controlling and monitoring the radar apparatus and for receiving the reflected radar signals as radar data; and a data management processor, housed in the portable containter, coupled to the radar processor, for receiving the radar data, processing the radar data into radar image data, storing the radar image data, wherein said data management processor further comprises; a multi-user computer system having a plurality of users logged thereto, wherein a first user comprises the radar processor logged into the data management processor for transferring radar data from the radar processor to the data management processor as file transfers, and wherein a second user comprises a data processing program for processing radar data received as file transfers and outputting processed radar data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus for autonomously generating atmospheric radar data comprising:
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a portable container for housing the apparatus; a radar apparatus, housed on the portable container for generating radar signals and receiving return radar signals reflected from the atmosphere as reflected radar signals; a radar processor, housed in the portable container, coupled to the radar apparatus, for controlling and monitoring the radar apparatus and for receiving the reflected radar signals as radar data; and a data management processor, housed in the portable containter, coupled to the radar processor, for receiving the radar data, processing the radar data into radar image data, storing the radar image data, wherein said data management processor further comprises; a multi-user computer system having a plurality of users logged thereto, wherein a first user comprises the radar processor logged into the data management processor for transferring radar data from the radar processor to the data management processor as file transfers, wherein a second user comprises a data processing program for processing radar data received as file transfers and outputting processed radar data, and wherein a third user comprises a site data system, logged into the data management processor, for transferring processed data received from the data management processor to a remote computer system over at least one network. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for autonomously generating atmospheric radar data comprising:
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generating, in a radar apparatus, radar signals receiving, in the radar apparatus, return radar signals reflected from the atmosphere as reflected radar signals, controlling, using a radar processor, coupled to the radar apparatus, the radar apparatus, receiving, using the radar processor, the reflected radar signals as radar data, receiving, using a data management processor coupled to the radar processor and to at least one data network, the radar data, processing, using the data management processor, the radar data into radar image data, storing, using the data management processor, the radar image data, and distributing, from the data management processor, the radar image data over the at least one data network, wherein said processing step further comprises the steps of; logging a first user into the data management processor, the first user comprising the radar processor for transferring radar data from the radar processor to the data management processor as file transfers, and logging a second user into the data management processor, the second user comprising a data processing program for processing radar data received as file transfers and outputting Processed radar data. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14)
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15. A method for autonomously generating atmospheric radar data comprising:
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generating, in a radar apparatus, radar signals receiving, in the radar apparatus, return radar signals reflected from the atmosphere as reflected radar signals, controlling, using a radar processor, coupled to the radar apparatus, the radar apparatus, receiving, using the radar processor, the reflected radar signals as radar data, receiving, using a data management processor coupled to the radar processor and to at least one data network, the radar data, processing, using the data management processor, the radar data into radar image data, storing, using the data management processor, the radar image data, and distributing, from the data management processor, the radar image data over the at least one data network, wherein said processing step further comprises the steps of; logging a plurality of users into the data management processor, comprising the steps of logging a first user into the data management processor, the first user comprising the radar processor for transferring radar data from the radar processor to the data management processor as file transfers, logging a second user into the data management processor, the second user comprising a data processing program for processing radar data received as file transfers and outputting processed radar data to a circular buffer, and logging a third user into the data management processor, the third user comprising a site data system, for transferring processed data from the circular buffer to a remote computer system over the at least one network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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