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Weather radar system and method with fusion of multiple weather information sources

  • US 9,535,158 B1
  • Filed: 08/21/2014
  • Issued: 01/03/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/21/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method of displaying an image representative of a weather condition near an aircraft, the method comprising:

  • receiving weather data representative of the weather condition from a plurality of weather data sources, the weather data including location data for the weather condition;

    mapping the weather data received from each source to a common locational reference frame based on the location data;

    adjusting the weather data received from each source to a common hazard scale;

    determining a hazard level associated with the weather condition for a reference point in the reference frame based on the adjusted weather data for each source; and

    displaying the image representative of the weather condition near the aircraft based on the hazard level for the reference point;

    wherein adjusting the weather data comprises adjusting a portion of the weather data received from a first source of the plurality of weather data sources based on a characteristic of the weather condition indicated by the weather data received from a second source of the plurality of weather data sources, and adjusting the weather data by retaining the shape of a curve defined by the portion of the weather data received from the first source.

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