Radar system and method of due regard/detect and avoid sensing and weather sensing
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1. A method of using an airborne radar, the method comprising:
- providing a first radar pulse pattern for weather detection simultaneously or near simultaneously at a first elevation and a second elevation using an active electronically scanned antenna array;
receiving first radar returns associated with the first elevation and second radar returns associated with the second elevation using the active electronically scanned antenna array; and
detecting weather using data associated with the first radar returns and the second radar returns, where errors associated with time sample differences are reduced due to the providing by the first radar pulse pattern at the first elevation and the second elevation simultaneously or near simultaneously.
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Abstract
A radar system and a method can utilize a radar antenna, such as, an active electronically scanned array antenna. The radar system can include a processor configured to scan a volume of space via the radar antenna to detect aircraft threats and to detect weather threats. The processing system can utilize a first pattern to detect the aircraft threats or obstacles and a second pattern to detect the weather threats.
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1. A method of using an airborne radar, the method comprising:
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providing a first radar pulse pattern for weather detection simultaneously or near simultaneously at a first elevation and a second elevation using an active electronically scanned antenna array; receiving first radar returns associated with the first elevation and second radar returns associated with the second elevation using the active electronically scanned antenna array; and detecting weather using data associated with the first radar returns and the second radar returns, where errors associated with time sample differences are reduced due to the providing by the first radar pulse pattern at the first elevation and the second elevation simultaneously or near simultaneously. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A radar system coupled to a weather radar antenna, the radar system comprising:
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a pulse generation circuit comprising a due regard/detect and avoid pulse generation module and a weather detection pulse generation module; and a radar receiving circuit comprising a weather detection receive module and due regard/detect and avoid receive module. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A single aperture active electronically scanned array antenna-based radar system, comprising:
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a single aperture active electronically scanned array antenna; a processor configured to scan a volume of space via the single aperture active electronically scanned array antenna to detect aircraft threats and to detect weather threats, wherein the processor utilizes a first pulse pattern to detect the aircraft threats and a second pulse pattern to detect the weather threats. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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