CPC G01N 15/06 (2013.01) [G01C 23/00 (2013.01); G01N 2015/0693 (2013.01)] | 19 Claims |
1. A system comprising:
an optical air data system operative to measure aerosol and molecular scattering of light from an interrogation region using a first optical detector;
an optical instrument separate from the optical air data system, the optical instrument operative to measure aerosol and/or molecular scattering of light from the interrogation region using a second optical detector;
wherein the first optical detector and the second optical detector have overlapping fields of view of the interrogation region; and
a processor operative to receive data from the optical air data system and data from the optical instrument, wherein the processor is configured to perform a signal analysis and data fusion method, comprising:
determining an aerosol concentration, or presence thereof, in the interrogation region from the received data from the optical air data system and the optical instrument;
dynamically optimizing detector settings in the optical air data system by modulating the detector settings to enhance a signal level and avoid system saturation; and
outputting enhanced air data parameters.
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