Aviation display depiction of weather threats
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1. A method for indicating a weather threat to an aircraft comprising:
- determining a weather characteristic based on radar return data;
causing an image based on the weather characteristic to be displayed on an aviation display;
detecting a turbulence threat to the aircraft;
determining a first threat level associated with a threat posed to the aircraft by the weather characteristic;
determining a second threat level associated with the turbulence threat; and
causing a pattern to be overlaid on the image of the weather characteristic on a location on the aviation display corresponding to the location of the weather characteristic in response to determining that the second threat level associated with the turbulence threat to the aircraft is greater than the first threat level associated with the threat posed to the aircraft by the weather characteristic.
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Abstract
A method for indicating a weather threat to an aircraft is provided. The method includes inferring a weather threat to an aircraft and causing an image to be displayed on an aviation display in response to a determination by aircraft processing electronics that the inferred weather threat to the aircraft is greater than a measured weather threat to the aircraft.
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1. A method for indicating a weather threat to an aircraft comprising:
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determining a weather characteristic based on radar return data; causing an image based on the weather characteristic to be displayed on an aviation display; detecting a turbulence threat to the aircraft; determining a first threat level associated with a threat posed to the aircraft by the weather characteristic; determining a second threat level associated with the turbulence threat; and causing a pattern to be overlaid on the image of the weather characteristic on a location on the aviation display corresponding to the location of the weather characteristic in response to determining that the second threat level associated with the turbulence threat to the aircraft is greater than the first threat level associated with the threat posed to the aircraft by the weather characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for indicating a detected weather threat to an aircraft, comprising:
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processing electronics configured to; determine a weather characteristic based on radar return data; cause an image based on the weather characteristic to be displayed on an aviation display; determine a weather threat to an aircraft; determine a first threat level associated with a threat posed to the aircraft by the weather characteristic; determine a second threat level associated with the weather threat; cause at least a portion of the image to be adjusted based on the second threat level associated with the weather threat to the aircraft exceeding the first threat level associated with the threat posed to the aircraft by the weather characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An aircraft weather radar system, comprising:
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a processing circuit configured to; determine a weather characteristic based on radar return data; cause a first image based on the weather characteristic to be displayed on an aviation display; determine a first weather threat using an algorithm to infer one of a blow off region from an anvil, an electrified region of airspace, an updraft, and whether a weather cell will grow into a path of the aircraft; determine a first threat level associated with a threat posed to the aircraft by the weather characteristic; determine a second threat level associated with the first weather threat; and cause a second image to be displayed on the first image on the aviation display based on the second threat level associated with the first weather threat to the aircraft exceeding the first threat level associated with the threat posed to the aircraft by the weather characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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