| Patent Number |
Title Of Patent |
Date Issued |
| 7307577 |
Storm top detection |
December 11, 2007 |
| A method of characterizing a maximum height of a storm cell for an aircraft is provided. First reflectivity data formed from a first scan of a storm cell by a radar is received and a first centroid of the storm cell is identified. Second reflectivity data formed from a second scan of |
| 6744382 |
Method and apparatus for guiding an aircraft through a cluster of hazardous areas |
June 1, 2004 |
| An apparatus and method for displaying weather and other hazard information to a pilot with additional content which helps a pilot avoid no-fly-zones and to prepare a new flight path through a group of widely scattered thunderstorms. The display shows a no-fly-zone around the storm and t |
| 6577947 |
Method and apparatus for identification of hazards along an intended travel route |
June 10, 2003 |
| Targets proximate to a travel route plan were evaluated to determine hazardousness. Projected geometric representation of a vehicle determines intrusion of hazardous targets along travel route plan. Geometric representation of hazardous targets projected along motion vector to determ |
| 6201494 |
Automatic storm finding weather radar |
March 13, 2001 |
| An automatic storm finding weather radar is disclosed that uses a storm finding algorithm to automatically control the weather radar to eliminate manual control. The storm finding algorithm uses the 0.degree. C. isotherm altitude where precipitation is most likely to first occur to calcu |
