Patent ID: 7633428
Filing Date: 2009-12-15
Classification: G01S,G08G,Y02A

Abstract:
1. A weather data aggregation and display system for integrating weather radar information from multiple aircraft and displaying the integrated weather radar information to a pilot of a member aircraft of an airborne network of member aircraft, said weather data aggregation and display system, comprising: an airborne network system (ANS) positioned on the member aircraft configured to receive a continuous constant stream of incoming geo-referenced radar reflectivity information regarding a) Significant Meteorological Systems (SMS) and b) geographic regions with no threatening precipitation, from associated airborne network systems positioned on other member aircraft, said ANS comprising a high bandwidth ad hoc network; a data processing system (DPS) coupled to said airborne network system for integrating said incoming radar reflectivity information and generating the member aircraft's perspective of said SMS, based on the integrated radar reflectivity information and the member aircraft's navigation and attitude information, said DPS providing DPS output radar reflectivity information comprising three-dimensional weather graphics; and, an airborne display system (ADS) positioned on the member aircraft and coupled to said data processing system, said airborne display system being adapted to receive said DPS output radar reflectivity information and in response thereto display desired weather imagery of said Significant Meteorological Systems, wherein said ANS is adapted to re-transmit said incoming geo-referenced radar reflectivity information to associated airborne network systems positioned on other member aircraft.