Enhancement of airborne weather radar performance using external weather data
First Claim
1. A weather radar system, comprising:
- a communications system including a transmitter-receiver configured to receive first weather data indicative of a characteristic of a first weather condition from an external location; and
a processor comprising a control module coupled with the communications system and configured to;
determine an operational parameter of an onboard weather radar system based on the characteristic of the first weather condition;
control operation of the onboard weather radar system based on the determined operational parameter by controlling a radar scanning operation of the onboard weather radar system to acquire second weather data, wherein the determined operational parameter comprises a plurality of areas where storms are not likely to arise based on a threshold convective likelihood value, and wherein the control module is further configured to control operation of the onboard weather radar system to decrease a number of scans directed to the plurality of areas where storms are not likely to arise; and
transmit, by the transmitter-receiver, the second weather data to an external weather radar system.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for controlling a weather radar system are provided. A system for controlling a weather radar system includes a communications system including a transmitter-receiver and a processor. The transmitter-receiver is configured to receive first weather data from an external location. The first weather data includes a first weather condition, a location of the first weather condition, and a time of sensing the first weather condition. The processor includes a control module coupled with the communications system and configured to determine a point of interest based on the first weather data; acquire, by controlling an onboard weather radar system, second weather data at the point of interest; provide data representative of weather near the point of interest based at least in part on the second weather data; and transmit, by the transmitter-receiver, the data representative of weather near the point of interest to an external weather radar system.
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13 Claims
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1. A weather radar system, comprising:
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a communications system including a transmitter-receiver configured to receive first weather data indicative of a characteristic of a first weather condition from an external location; and a processor comprising a control module coupled with the communications system and configured to; determine an operational parameter of an onboard weather radar system based on the characteristic of the first weather condition; control operation of the onboard weather radar system based on the determined operational parameter by controlling a radar scanning operation of the onboard weather radar system to acquire second weather data, wherein the determined operational parameter comprises a plurality of areas where storms are not likely to arise based on a threshold convective likelihood value, and wherein the control module is further configured to control operation of the onboard weather radar system to decrease a number of scans directed to the plurality of areas where storms are not likely to arise; and transmit, by the transmitter-receiver, the second weather data to an external weather radar system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method, comprising:
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receiving, by a communications module, first weather data indicative of a characteristic of a first weather condition from an external location; determining, by a control module, an operation parameter of an onboard weather radar system based on the characteristic of the first weather condition; and controlling, by the control module, the onboard weather radar system based on the operation parameter by controlling a radar scanning operation of the onboard weather radar system to acquire second weather data by allocating weather radar scans to areas where the first weather data is least current. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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