Runway digital wind indicator system

摘要

A runway digital wind indicator system senses wind conditions at multiple locations, aggregates this data, and communicates up-to-date, usable information to pilots. Meteorological information, including wind speed, direction, and change (i.e., gustiness) plus temperature, humidity, barometer, wind shear, etc., can be sensed by three or more sensor pods placed along a runway (at least one at each end and another in the middle of a given runway). Data from these pods is then transferred to a computer receiver that processes the information into a real-time, concise, readable format that can be displayed to air traffic control, sent to runway digital display signs placed in proximity to runways for direct pilot reference, and/or posted to websites/internet locations that can then be used to wirelessly relay the information to any of a plethora of digital devices that can be accessed directly by a pilot.

主权项

1. A runway digital wind indicator system, configured to communicate information concerning conditions at a first location, a second location, and a third location along a runway, the system comprising:
a first wind sensor positioned at a departure location which is located near that portion of the runway from which an aircraft is waiting to depart, a second wind sensor positioned at a midfield location which is located at approximately the midpoint of the runway, and a third wind sensor positioned at an arrival location which is located at the opposite end of the runway from the departure location, wherein each location is in proximity to the runway, and the plurality of wind sensors are designed to accurately sense and report in real-time at least wind speed and wind direction data; a computer receiver in electronic communication with the plurality of wind sensors, the computer receiver configured to receive at least wind speed and wind direction data from the plurality of sensors and to process the data into usable information; and a runway digital display sign positioned in proximity to the departure location and configured to visually display the real-time, usable information to a pilot in the aircraft on the runway waiting to depart, so that the pilot can see that at the departure location a first wind speed and a first wind direction exist, and at the midfield location a second wind speed and a second wind direction exist, and at the arrival location a third wind speed and a third wind direction exist.