Aviation display depiction of weather threats
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1. A method, comprising:
- determining a first threat level associated with a threat posed to an aircraft by a weather characteristic based on radar return data;
detecting a weather threat to the aircraft;
determining a second threat level posed to the aircraft by the weather threat; and
causing a pattern to be overlaid on an image of the weather characteristic displayed on an aviation display, wherein the pattern is overlaid on a location of the aviation display corresponding to the location of the weather characteristic in response to determining that the second threat level is greater than the first threat level.
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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, comprising:
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determining a first threat level associated with a threat posed to an aircraft by a weather characteristic based on radar return data; detecting a weather threat to the aircraft; determining a second threat level posed to the aircraft by the weather threat; and causing a pattern to be overlaid on an image of the weather characteristic displayed on an aviation display, wherein the pattern is overlaid on a location of the aviation display corresponding to the location of the weather characteristic in response to determining that the second threat level is greater than the first threat level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus, comprising:
processing electronics configured to; determine a first threat level associated with a threat posed to an aircraft by a weather characteristic based on radar return data; determine a weather threat to the aircraft; determine a second threat level posed to the aircraft by the weather threat; cause a portion of an image of the weather characteristic displayed on a display to be adjusted based on the second threat level exceeding the first threat level. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
a processing circuit configured to; determine a first threat level associated with a threat posed to an aircraft by a weather characteristic based on radar return data; determine a weather threat to the aircraft 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 second threat level posed to the aircraft by the weather threat; and cause an icon to be overlaid on an image of the weather characteristic displayed on an aviation display in response to the second threat level exceeding the first threat level. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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