Systems and methods for preparing ground-based weather radar information for use in an installation vehicle
First Claim
1. A method that prepares ground-based supplemental weather radar information for integration with onboard weather radar information, the method comprising:
- receiving ground-based weather radar information from a ground-based weather radar station, the ground-based weather radar information referenced in a first coordinate system, wherein the first coordinate system is a polar coordinate system referenced to a location of the ground-based weather radar station;
converting the received ground-based weather radar information in the first coordinate system to ground-based weather radar information referenced in a second coordinate system, wherein the second coordinate system is different from the first coordinate system, and wherein the second coordinate system is based upon at least earth-based latitude and longitude;
generating supplemental weather radar information from the received ground-based weather radar information, wherein the supplemental weather radar information is referenced to the second coordinate system; and
communicating the supplemental weather radar information, wherein the communicated supplemental weather radar information is integrated with weather radar information of an onboard weather radar system of an installation vehicle.
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Abstract
Systems and methods prepare ground-based supplemental weather radar information for integration with onboard weather radar information. An exemplary embodiment receives ground-based weather radar information from a ground-based weather radar station, the ground-based weather radar information referenced in a first coordinate system; generates supplemental weather radar information from the received ground-based weather radar information, wherein the supplemental weather radar information is referenced to a second coordinate system based upon at least latitude and longitude; and communicates the supplemental weather radar information, wherein the communicated supplemental weather radar information is integrated with weather radar information of an onboard weather radar system of an installation vehicle.
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20 Claims
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1. A method that prepares ground-based supplemental weather radar information for integration with onboard weather radar information, the method comprising:
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receiving ground-based weather radar information from a ground-based weather radar station, the ground-based weather radar information referenced in a first coordinate system, wherein the first coordinate system is a polar coordinate system referenced to a location of the ground-based weather radar station; converting the received ground-based weather radar information in the first coordinate system to ground-based weather radar information referenced in a second coordinate system, wherein the second coordinate system is different from the first coordinate system, and wherein the second coordinate system is based upon at least earth-based latitude and longitude; generating supplemental weather radar information from the received ground-based weather radar information, wherein the supplemental weather radar information is referenced to the second coordinate system; and communicating the supplemental weather radar information, wherein the communicated supplemental weather radar information is integrated with weather radar information of an onboard weather radar system of an installation vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 20)
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10. A system that prepares ground-based supplemental weather radar information for integration with onboard weather radar information, comprising:
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a communication system interface that receives ground-based weather radar information from a ground-based weather radar station, the ground-based weather radar information referenced in a first coordinate system that is a polar coordinate system referenced to a location of the ground-based weather radar station; a processing system coupled to the communication system interface, wherein the processing system is configured to convert the first coordinate system of the ground-based weather radar information to a second coordinate system different from the first coordinate system and based upon at least earth-based latitude and longitude, and wherein the processing system is configured to generate supplemental weather radar information from the received ground-based weather radar information referenced to the second coordinate system; and a supplemental weather radar information communication system interface coupled to the processing system and configured to communicate the supplemental weather radar information, wherein the communicated supplemental weather radar information is integrated with weather radar information of an onboard weather radar system of an installation vehicle. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method that integrates onboard weather radar information and ground-based supplemental weather radar information, the method comprising:
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receiving a radar weather return from a weather radar system on board an installation vehicle; receiving the supplemental weather radar information, wherein the supplemental weather radar information is generated from ground-based weather radar information received from at least one ground-based weather radar station, wherein the supplemental weather radar information is based of a polar coordinate system referenced to at least a latitude and longitude location of the ground-based weather radar station; converting the received ground-based weather radar information in the polar coordinate system to ground-based weather radar information referenced in a second coordinate system, wherein the second coordinate system is different from the first coordinate system, and wherein the second coordinate system is based upon at least latitude and longitude of the installation vehicle; and generating a radar image showing the weather radar return integrated with the supplemental weather radar information. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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