Weather radar system and method for estimating vertically integrated liquid content
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G01S-013/95
G01S-007/06
G01S-007/04
출원번호
US-0086844
(2013-11-21)
등록번호
US-9507022
(2016-11-29)
발명자
/ 주소
Breiholz, Arlen E.
Kronfeld, Kevin M.
출원인 / 주소
Rockwell Collins, Inc.
대리인 / 주소
Suchy, Donna P.
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207
초록▼
A hazard warning system includes a processing system. The processing system determines a vertically integrated liquid (VIL) parameter. The processing system receives radar reflectivity data associated with an aircraft radar antenna and determines the VIL parameter by determining a first reflectivity
A hazard warning system includes a processing system. The processing system determines a vertically integrated liquid (VIL) parameter. The processing system receives radar reflectivity data associated with an aircraft radar antenna and determines the VIL parameter by determining a first reflectivity value at a first altitude and a second reflectivity value at a second altitude using the radar reflectivity data. The processing system determines the VIL parameter using a base storm altitude and a top storm altitude.
대표청구항▼
1. An aircraft hazard warning system, comprising: a processing system configured to determine a vertically integrated liquid (VIL) parameter, the processing system configured to receive radar reflectivity data associated with an aircraft radar antenna, the processing system configured to determine t
1. An aircraft hazard warning system, comprising: a processing system configured to determine a vertically integrated liquid (VIL) parameter, the processing system configured to receive radar reflectivity data associated with an aircraft radar antenna, the processing system configured to determine the VIL parameter by determining a first reflectivity value at a first altitude and a second reflectivity value at a second altitude in response to the radar reflectivity data, the processing system configured to determine the VIL parameter using a base storm altitude and a top storm altitude, wherein the VIL parameter is calculated using values for the first altitude and second altitude. 2. The aircraft hazard warning system of claim 1, wherein a VIL warning is provided as a speckled region, a striped region, a bright region, a region with outlined contours, or a region with varying color saturation or brightness if the VIL parameter is above a threshold on an electronic display. 3. The aircraft warning system of claim 1, wherein the first altitude is a freezing altitude; and wherein the second altitude is a −40° C. altitude. 4. The aircraft warning system of claim 1, wherein the first and second reflectivity values are determined from a weather model based upon at least one reflectivity sample from the radar reflectivity data. 5. The aircraft warning system of claim 1, wherein the top storm altitude is computed by using a storm top algorithm. 6. The aircraft hazard warning system of claim 1, wherein the processing system determines a predictive VIL parameter based upon historical VIL parameter data. 7. The aircraft hazard warning system of claim 1, wherein the base storm altitude is estimated or wherein the base storm altitude is received from an off-aircraft source. 8. The aircraft hazard warning system of claim 1, wherein the VIL parameter is compared to a received VIL value from an off-aircraft source. 9. The aircraft hazard warning system of claim 1, wherein the VIL parameter is provided to a ground station or other aircraft. 10. An aircraft hazard warning system, comprising: a processing system for determining a vertically integrated liquid (VIL) parameter, the processing system receiving radar reflectivity data associated with an aircraft radar antenna, the processing system determining the VIL parameter by determining a first reflectivity value at a first altitude and a second reflectivity value at a second altitude in response to the radar reflectivity data, the processing determining the VIL parameter using a base storm altitude and a top storm altitude, wherein the VIL parameter is calculated using the altitude and second altitude, wherein the processing system uses at least one of the following equations: M*=MFreezing(AFreezing−ABase)+(A−40−AFreezing)√{square root over ((MFreezing×M−40))}+M−40(ATop−A−40), orM*=MFreezing(AFreezing−ABase)+½(MFreezing+M−40)(A−40−AFreezing)+M−40(ATop−A−40)where:AFreezing=altitude of a freezing level;A−40=altitude of a −40° C. level;ABase the base storm altitude;ATop=the top storm altitude;MFreezing=rain mass per unit volume at the freezing level;M−40=rain mass per unit volume at the −40° C. level; andM*=the VIL parameter. 11. The aircraft hazard warning system of claim 10, wherein the processing system uses the following equations: MFreezing=3.44×10−6(10RFreezing/10)4/7 M−40=3.44×10−6(10R−40/10)4/7 where:RFreezing=radar reflectivity in dBZ at the freezing level; andR−40=radar reflectivity in dBZ at the level −40° C. level. 12. The aircraft hazard warning system of claim 1, wherein the processing system uses a different equation for the VIL parameter for tropical/continental, and tropical/oceanic, and mid-continent environments. 13. The aircraft hazard warning system of claim 1, wherein the processing system is configured to determine the VIL parameter as frequently as a radar system associated with the radar antenna can scan. 14. The aircraft hazard warning system of claim 1, wherein the VIL parameter is used in inferential weather detection. 15. The aircraft hazard warning system of claim 1, wherein the processing system is configured to determine the VIL parameter by using the first and second reflectivity values at two elevation angles. 16. A method of determining a vertically integrated liquid (VIL) parameter on an aircraft using an electronic processor, the method comprising: receiving radar reflectivity data and temperature data and determining a first reflectivity value at a first altitude and a second reflectivity value at a second altitude using the electronic processor; andproviding the VIL parameter at least in part in response to the first reflectivity value and the second reflectivity value, wherein the VIL parameter is provided in response to a mathematical operation using a value of the first altitude and a value of a third altitude of a storm top or a storm base. 17. The method of claim 16, wherein the first altitude is a freezing altitude and the second altitude is a −40° C. altitude. 18. The method of claim 16, further comprising performing additional vertical sweeps to obtain more accurate VIL parameters in a limited region or performing additional horizontal sweeps to improve interpolation. 19. The method of claim 16, further comprising determining if the third altitude is lower than a −40° C. altitude, and if so, making the second altitude at a lower altitude from the −40° C. altitude, and if not, using the −40 ° altitude as the second altitude, wherein the third altitude is an altitude of the storm top. 20. An aircraft weather radar system, comprising: a radar antenna for receiving radar returns; andmeans for determining a VIL parameter in response to reflectivity values at least two altitudes associated with the radar returns, wherein the means for determining the VIL parameter uses at least four altitudes values to calculate the VIL parameter, the at least four altitude values comprising a storm top value, a storm base value, a value of one of the two altitudes and a value of the other of the two altitudes.
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