Weather profile display system and method with uncertainty indication
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1. A weather radar processing system for use with a radar antenna for receiving radar signals at a plurality of tilt angles, a tilt element for controlling the radar antenna, and a display, the weather radar processing system comprising:
- processing electronics configured to receive information from the antenna, the processing electronics configured to determine a height uncertainty and a hazard uncertainty, the processing electronics further configured to use the height uncertainty and the hazard uncertainty to determine an uncertainty factor for the weather; and
the processing electronics are configured to cause the display to provide visual indicia of the uncertainty factor.
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Abstract
A weather radar system includes processing electronics. The processing electronics sense weather and determine an uncertainty factor. A display can provide visual indicia of the uncertainty factor for weather in response to the processing electronics. The display can be a vertical profile display. The weather radar system can be an avionic weather radar system.
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1. A weather radar processing system for use with a radar antenna for receiving radar signals at a plurality of tilt angles, a tilt element for controlling the radar antenna, and a display, the weather radar processing system comprising:
processing electronics configured to receive information from the antenna, the processing electronics configured to determine a height uncertainty and a hazard uncertainty, the processing electronics further configured to use the height uncertainty and the hazard uncertainty to determine an uncertainty factor for the weather; and
the processing electronics are configured to cause the display to provide visual indicia of the uncertainty factor.- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 15, 16)
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10. A method of displaying weather on a vertical profile screen of a display associated with an aircraft weather radar system configured to transmit and receive radar signals, the method comprising:
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processing the radar signals to determine a presence of weather; determining a height uncertainty associated with the weather; determining a hazard uncertainty associated with the weather; determining an uncertainty factor associated with the weather using the height uncertainty and the hazard uncertainty; and providing an indication of the uncertainty factor associated with the weather on the vertical profile screen. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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13. An apparatus for displaying weather for an aircraft, the apparatus comprising:
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means for determining a presence of weather from weather radar returns; means for determining an uncertainty factor for the weather in response to the weather radar returns based upon a height uncertainty and a hazard uncertainty; and means for displaying indicia of the weather and the uncertainty factor, the uncertainty factor being displayed in plan view. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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