Patent ID: 11869346
Assignee: RUMFERT, LLC
Field: Control (Instruments)
Classification: CPC G  B | IPC B  G

Claim 0:
1. A turbulence reporting system for automated real-time reporting and display of sensed aircraft turbulence data to other aircraft and ground stations using the Automatic Dependant Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) system, the ADS-B system employing standard messaging protocol including pre-defined format type codes defining the format and substance of data contained within each message, the ADS-B system messages comprising a plurality of defined (assigned) message format type codes as well as a plurality of ‘reserved’ message format type codes, the ADS-B system having a processor system configured to receive aircraft data, including turbulence data and encode the data into messages according to ADS-B format type code definitions, and a transmitter system for broadcasting (transmitting) the so constituted ADS-B messages, the automated turbulence reporting system comprising:
a turbulence sensor system for sensing and communicating sensed turbulence data, the turbulence sensor system including,
a turbulence sensor for sensing turbulence and producing a raw turbulence data output, and
a processor system in communication with the turbulence sensor and the ADS-B system and configured to:
receive the raw turbulence data from the turbulence sensor;
process the received raw turbulence data to determine a turbulence intensity level; and
communicate the turbulence intensity level to the ADS-B system, the ADS-B system processor receiving the turbulence data from the turbulence system processor and encoding (incorporating) the turbulence intensity level into an ADS-B standard protocol message, defining a turbulence message comprising the turbulence intensity level, and communicating the turbulence message to the ADS-B transmitter system for periodic broadcast (transmission).