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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 19, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 16, 2009
Daniel L. Woodell, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Roy E. Robertson, Marion, IA (US);
Peter A. Olander, Marion, IA (US);
Jeffery A. Finley, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Daniel L. Woodell, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Roy E. Robertson, Marion, IA (US);
Peter A. Olander, Marion, IA (US);
Jeffery A. Finley, Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Rockwell Collins, Inc., Cedar Rapids, IA (US);
Abstract
A method of detecting weather on an aircraft uses a weather radar system. The method adapts the weather radar system in accordance with a time-of-year parameter, a time-of-day parameter, and/or a location parameter to remove ground clutter reflectivity. The method includes determining the particular parameter and automatically adjusting the weather radar system to display the weather in response to the parameter. The system can be implemented in hardware and/or software and can advantageously predict and identify weather and/or weather hazards more precisely.