| US 7,557,734 B2 | ||
| Airborne visibility indicator system and method | ||
| Arthur Estrada, III, New Brockton, Ala. (US); and James L. Persson, Enterprise, Ala. (US) | ||
| Assigned to The United States of America as represented by the Secretary of the Army, Washington, D.C. (US) | ||
| Appl. No. 11/547,683 PCT Filed Apr. 05, 2005, PCT No. PCT/US2005/011188 § 371(c)(1), (2), (4) Date Oct. 05, 2006, PCT Pub. No. WO2006/049643, PCT Pub. Date May 11, 2006. |
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| Claims priority of provisional application 60/563896, filed on Apr. 05, 2004. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2008/0165031 A1, Jul. 10, 2008 | ||
| Int. Cl. G08B 23/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 340—963 [340/601; 340/945; 356/5.05; 356/342; 701/9] | 20 Claims |
| 1. An airborne visibility indicator system for use in an aircraft comprising:
a LIDAR system; and
a flight crew interface connected to said LIDAR system, said flight crew interface including
a controller connected to said LIDAR system, said controller includes a visibility threshold controller and a beam controller
in communication with said LIDAR system, said beam controller includes means for receiving directional information from a
flight crew, and
a display interface connected to said LIDAR system and said controller.
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