Patent ID: 11879981
Assignee: BLUEHALO, LLC
Field: Measurement (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 12:
13. An atmospheric characterization method for providing a value indicative of atmospheric turbulence for use in a free-space optical system, comprising:
measuring a first temperature associated with a first time via a first precision temperature sensor communicatively coupled to a central processing board;
measuring a second temperature associated with the first time via a second precision temperature sensor communicatively coupled to the central processing board and positioned such that there is a distance, r, between the first precision temperature sensor and the second precision temperature sensor;
transferring first data indicative of the first temperature and second data indicative of the second temperature to the central processing board;
receiving, by a processor operably connected to the central processing board, the first data indicative of the first temperature and the second data indicative of the second temperature;
calculating, by the processor, a value indicative of atmospheric turbulence associated with the first time based upon the first data indicative of the first temperature, the second data indicative of the second temperature, and the distance, r; and
providing, by the processor to a free-space optical system, the value indicative of atmospheric turbulence associated with the first time.