System and method for identifying incursion threat levels
First Claim
1. A weather radar system for use on an aircraft and for displaying an indication of a threat level presented by an obstacle to the aircraft on an electronic display, the weather radar system having a radar antenna configured to receive radar returns from a radar sweep, comprising:
- processing electronics configured to determine a movement vector of the obstacle using the radar returns, the processing electronics further configured to determine the threat level of the obstacle to the aircraft based at least in part on acceleration of the obstacle determined from the movement vector, the processing electronics further configured to use the threat level to generate the indication, the processing electronics further configured to cause the indication to be displayed on the electronic display.
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Abstract
An aircraft weather radar system for displaying an indication of a threat level presented by an obstacle to the aircraft on an electronic display. The weather radar system includes a radar antenna configured to receive radar returns from a radar sweep. The weather radar system additionally includes processing electronics configured to determine a movement vector of the obstacle using the radar returns. The processing electronics are further configured to determine the threat level of the obstacle to the aircraft based on the determined movement vector, to generate parameters for an indication based on the determined threat level and to cause the indication to be displayed on an electronic display.
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1. A weather radar system for use on an aircraft and for displaying an indication of a threat level presented by an obstacle to the aircraft on an electronic display, the weather radar system having a radar antenna configured to receive radar returns from a radar sweep, comprising:
processing electronics configured to determine a movement vector of the obstacle using the radar returns, the processing electronics further configured to determine the threat level of the obstacle to the aircraft based at least in part on acceleration of the obstacle determined from the movement vector, the processing electronics further configured to use the threat level to generate the indication, the processing electronics further configured to cause the indication to be displayed on the electronic display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for displaying an indication of a threat level presented by an obstacle to an aircraft on an electronic display, comprising:
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receiving radar returns from a radar sweep by a weather radar system; determining a movement vector of the obstacle using the radar returns; determining the threat level of the obstacle to the aircraft based at least in part on acceleration of the obstacle determined from the movement vector; using the threat level to generate the indication; and causing the indication to be displayed on the electronic display. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus for displaying an indication of a threat level presented by an obstacle to an aircraft on an electronic display, comprising:
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means for receiving radar returns from a radar sweep by a weather radar system; means for determining a movement vector of the obstacle using the radar returns; means for determining the threat level of the obstacle to the aircraft based at least in part on an acceleration associated with the determined movement vector; means for using the determined threat level to generate parameters for the indication; and means for causing the indication to be displayed on the electronic display.
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