Avionics Computer Storm Growth Rate Visualization
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current weather monitoring systems lack the capability to provide pilots with real-time storm growth rate information, forcing them to manually extrapolate data, which is inefficient and potentially dangerous.
Innovation Solution
An avionics computer system that receives or calculates storm growth rate data, converts it into a visually renderable format, and displays it to pilots, also projecting future storm size/height and determining potential intersections with the aircraft's trajectory, using weighted artifices to indicate severity based on growth rates and proximity.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Loss of information
If the pilot manually monitors storm data and extrapolates growth rate, then the system complexity remains low, but the information delivery speed and accuracy deteriorate
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an avionics computer system as an intermediary between the weather monitoring data source and the pilot. This system automatically receives storm data, calculates growth rates, and presents the information in a comprehensible visual format, eliminating the need for manual extrapolation while maintaining manageable system complexity through automated processing.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the manual mechanical process of monitoring and extrapolating storm data with an automated electronic computer system. The avionics computer automatically receives data, performs calculations, and generates visual displays, substituting human cognitive effort with automated computational processes.
2Loss of information
If the system displays detailed storm growth rate data, then the information completeness improves, but the ease of comprehension deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs color-coded visual indicators to represent different storm growth rate levels and severity classifications. By mapping numerical growth rate data to intuitive color scales and graphical representations, the system maintains complete information while dramatically improving pilot comprehension and rapid assessment capability.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent transforms one-dimensional numerical storm growth rate data into two-dimensional visual displays with graphical representations, icons, and spatial indicators. This dimensional transformation allows pilots to quickly grasp storm severity and trends at a glance without needing to interpret raw numerical data.
3Reliability
If the system projects future storm size and intersects with trajectory, then the predictive capability improves, but the calculation complexity worsens
Solution Approach 1:
The patent performs preliminary calculations by projecting storm trajectories and growth patterns ahead of time, before the aircraft actually reaches the storm area. The system pre-calculates potential intersection points and severity classifications, allowing pilots to make informed decisions in advance without requiring complex real-time computations during critical moments.
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AI summary
An avionics computer system receives or calculates storm growth rate data, converts that data into a renderable format, and displays that data visually. The avionics computer system receives location and trajectory data, projects a future storm size/height based on the trajectory and growth rate, and determines if the storm is likely to intersect the trajectory when the aircraft is projected to reach the storm location. Certain threshold growth rates are associated with some artifice indicating the severity of the storm. The application of such artifice may be weighted according to the aircraft trajectory, estimated growth rate, and a projected proximity to the storm.