Systems and methods for characterizing turbulence regions

摘要

Systems and methods for characterizing regions of turbulence are provided. In one implementation, a method includes: measuring turbulence with an inertial reference unit on an aircraft to acquire a turbulence measurement; recording a position of the aircraft associated with the turbulence measurement and the turbulence measurement on at least one memory device; processing the turbulence measurement on a processing unit to determine a turbulence intensity setting; determining a turbulence region for the recorded position; associating the turbulence region with the turbulence intensity setting; and transmitting the turbulence intensity setting and the associated turbulence region.

主权项

1. A method for characterizing regions of turbulence, the method comprising:
measuring turbulence with an inertial reference unit on an aircraft to acquire a turbulence measurement; recording a position of the aircraft associated with the turbulence measurement and the turbulence measurement on at least one memory device; processing the turbulence measurement on a processing unit to determine a turbulence intensity setting; determining a turbulence region for the recorded position, wherein the turbulence region is a three dimensional defined volume containing the aircraft, wherein the boundaries of the three dimensional defined volume are fixed in relation to the earth and defined independently of the position; associating the turbulence region with the turbulence intensity setting such that the turbulence within the turbulence region is characterized by the turbulence intensity setting; and transmitting the turbulence intensity setting and the associated turbulence region.