Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g. – Radar for meteorological use
Patent
1990-10-03
1991-09-24
Sotomayor, John B.
Communications: directive radio wave systems and devices (e.g.,
Radar for meteorological use
342115, 342104, G01S 1395
Patent
active
050517503
ABSTRACT:
A method and a system for determining the wind velocity vector in a region in which a turn is being executed by an aircraft using a positional detection system to obtain aircraft positional data during the turn, calculating the ground speed vector of the aircraft at a plurality of points during the turn and determining the wind vector that best fits the ground speed vector data. The wind velocity vector can be calculated even when the aircraft airspeed vector is not constant.
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Sotomayor John B.
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