Aircraft contrail detection

摘要

Concepts and technologies described herein provide for the detection of aircraft contrails through the identification of contrail shadows in real time imagery provided during a flight. According to one aspect of the disclosure provided herein, an antisolar point is located on a surface from the perspective of the aircraft in flight. Real time imagery encompassing the antisolar point is received and analyzed for a contrail indicator. When the contrail indicator is detected, it is determined that the aircraft is creating a contrail.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for detecting a contrail of an aircraft with a contrail detection computer, comprising:
locating with the contrail detection computer an antisolar point from a perspective of the aircraft; receiving real time imagery encompassing the antisolar point at the contrail detection computer; analyzing the real time imagery for detection of a contrail indicator; and in response to detecting the contrail indicator, determining that the contrail is being created by the aircraft.