System and method for turbulence detection

摘要

A aircraft hazard warning system or method can be utilized to determine a location of turbulence, hail or other hazard for an aircraft. The aircraft hazard warning system can utilize processing electronics coupled to an antenna. The processing electronics can determine an inferred presence of turbulence in response to lightning sensor data, radar reflectivity data, turbulence data, geographic location data, vertical structure analysis data, and/or temperature data. The system can include a display for showing the turbulence hazard and its location.

主权项

1. A method of displaying an indication of a hazard on an aircraft display using an avionics warning system, the method comprising:
sensing presence of lightning using a lightning sensor to provide lightning detection data; providing a first turbulence assessment in response to a spectral width parameter associated with radar returns output from an airborne radar antenna using the avionics warning system; providing an inferential turbulence detection assessment in response to the lightning detection data using the avionics warning system; and providing the indication using the inferential turbulence detection assessment and the first turbulence assessment using a processing system in the avionics warning system.