Wind shear detector with slow shear bias
US5187477A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 1990 |
| Grant date | Feb 16, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 10, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG05D1/0615
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A wind shear detector provides an alert to the pilot of an aircraft upon the occurrence of a sustained low-level increasing performance shear if the shear occurs for a sufficiently long period of time, even if the shear is of a relatively low magnitude. An integrator is provided to integrate signals representative of low-level increasing performance shears and to provide the alert if the accumulated energy caused by the shear exceeds a predetermined level. The integrated low-level shear signal may be combined with currently occurring shear signals and the alert generated if the combination of current increasing performance shear signals and the integrated shear signal exceeds a predetermined level.
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