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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 05, 2011
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2008
Daniel L. Woodell, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Roy E. Robertson, Marion, IA (US);
Nathanael A. Meyer, Coralville, IA (US);
Gregory J. Koenigs, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Venkata A. Sishtla, Marion, IA (US);
Daniel L. Woodell, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Roy E. Robertson, Marion, IA (US);
Nathanael A. Meyer, Coralville, IA (US);
Gregory J. Koenigs, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Venkata A. Sishtla, Marion, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
An aircraft weather radar system includes an input for receiving data associated with weather radar returns received by an antenna. The aircraft weather radar system further includes processing electronics for performing a routine to analyze radar returns associated with terrain. The processing electronics are configured to determine atmospheric refraction characteristics based on a range and/or an angle to terrain. The routine is based on the determination of atmospheric refraction characteristics.