Weather Radar Rainfall Composition Using Learned Feature Models
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing weather radar systems face limitations in observation range and accuracy, leading to unreliable composite rainfall amount data when combining data from multiple radars, especially due to variations in radar types and operating organizations, making it difficult to generate highly accurate composite rainfall data.
Innovation Solution
An information processing apparatus that utilizes a learned model generated through machine learning to compose radar rainfall amount values from multiple weather radars, considering a wide range of feature values related to observation accuracy, including type, polarization, antenna shape, and geographical conditions, to generate composite rainfall amount data with high reliability.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Area of stationary object
If rainfall amount values from multiple weather radars are composed to expand observation range, then the coverage area is improved, but the accuracy and reliability of composite rainfall amount data deteriorates due to variations in radar types and operating organizations
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies parameter changes by introducing multiple feature values (10 or more) that characterize different radar systems and their operating conditions. These feature values include radar type, observation mode, and other system-specific parameters. By changing and standardizing these parameters across multiple radars, the system can accurately compose rainfall amount data from heterogeneous sources while maintaining high precision, thus resolving the contradiction between expanded observation range and maintained accuracy.
2Device complexity
If simple composition methods are used to combine radar data, then the processing complexity is reduced, but the accuracy of composite rainfall amount data deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary learning model that is trained using ground rainfall amount data as reference. This learning model acts as a mediator between raw radar observations and composite rainfall amount data, automatically learning the optimal composition method. The model takes feature values from multiple radars and produces accurate composite data without requiring complex manual processing, thus resolving the contradiction between processing complexity and accuracy.
3Reliability
If more feature values are considered to improve composition accuracy, then the reliability of composite rainfall amount data is improved, but the processing complexity and computational load increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent applies preliminary action by pre-training a learning model using ground rainfall amount data before actual composition operations. During this preliminary training phase, the model learns the relationships between multiple feature values and accurate rainfall measurements. Once trained, the model can rapidly process new data without requiring complex real-time computations, thus achieving high reliability while maintaining efficient processing.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
The apparatus effectively combines radar data from different weather radars, accounting for various factors to produce accurate composite rainfall amount data, overcoming the limitations of existing methods by leveraging a learned model to enhance data composition accuracy.
Implementation Method 1
a weather radar for early detection of the local weather phenomenon. The weather radar is a radar apparatus (weather observation apparatus) capable of observing a rainfall amount value (rainfall amount) or the like by using a reflected wave received by an antenna when a radio wave transmitted (emitted) from the antenna is reflected by raindrops.
Data Source
AI summary
According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a processing circuitry. The processing circuitry is configured to acquire first and second weather data in a first time zone and ground rainfall amount data, acquire, based on the first and second weather data, first feature values, generate learning data based on the ground rainfall amount data and the first feature values, generate, based on the learning data, a learned model, acquire first and second weather data in a second time zone, acquire, based on the first and second weather data, second feature values, acquire a parameter output from the learned model by inputting the plurality of second feature values, and generate, based on the parameter, composite rainfall amount data.


