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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 24, 2024
Filed:
Nov. 02, 2021
Applicant:
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Inventors:
Jeffery A. Finley, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Venkata A. Sishtla, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Assignee:
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/42 (2006.01); G01S 7/292 (2006.01); G01S 13/95 (2006.01); G08B 21/18 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G01S 13/953 (2013.01); G08B 21/182 (2013.01);
Abstract
A radar system executes an ice crystal detection method where filtered radar power returns with atmospheric ice concentration from a single beam are correlated. Filtered power returns from a typical radar pulse sequence are compared to detect high-altitude ice crystals. Individual, filtered pulses are correlated by bin.