Cynthia C Wallace

US Patent:

20210063429, Mar 4, 2021

Filed:

Nov 15, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/192563

Inventors:

- Boulder CO, US
Bevan D. Staple - Longmont CO, US
Jennifer H. Lee - Boulder CO, US
Cynthia Wallace - Louisville CO, US
Carl S. Weimer - Boulder CO, US

Assignee:

Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. - Boulder CO

International Classification:

G01P 5/26
G01W 1/10
G08G 5/00
G06N 3/08
G06N 20/00

Abstract:

A multiple functional instrument is provided. The instrument includes an optical autocovariance function interferometer that can feature multiple fields of view to detect winds in the atmosphere. The instrument can include an infrared camera to detect atmospheric temperatures and the presence of clouds, and a detector assembly that detects the polarization of light returned to the interferometer. Data collected by the instrument can be provided to a deep and reinforcement learning algorithm for real-time prediction of clear air turbulence and other wind-based aviation safety phenomena. Moreover, predicted and actual conditions can be correlated and used to train a deep learning algorithm to enable more accurate predictions. The instrument can be carried by an aircraft or other platform and operated to detect clear air turbulence or other atmospheric phenomena, and to provide instructions regarding flight parameters including wind-aided navigation in order to minimize the effect of predicted turbulence.