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Aircraft hazard detection and alerting in terminal areas

  • US 7,292,178 B1
  • Filed: 07/28/2005
  • Issued: 11/06/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/28/2005
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A weather radar system for an aircraft, comprising:

  • a weather radar antenna; and

    processing electronics, coupled to the weather radar antenna, for determining a presence of a potential hazard in a terminal area, the processing electronics determining a presence of the aircraft in or near a terminal area and determining a spectral width parameter or a mean velocity parameter, the spectral width parameter being related to returns received by the weather radar antenna, the mean velocity parameter being related to returns received by the weather radar antenna, the processing electronics determining the presence of the potential hazard in the terminal area based upon at least one of the spectral width parameter, or the mean velocity parameter.

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