US 12,146,979 B2
Conical scan weather radar
James R. Carswell, Yarmouthport, MA (US)
Assigned to The Tomorrow Companies Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed by The Tomorrow Companies Inc., Boston, MA (US)
Filed on Mar. 31, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/219,659.
Application 17/219,659 is a continuation in part of application No. 17/163,640, filed on Feb. 1, 2021, granted, now 11,609,302.
Application 17/163,640 is a continuation of application No. 15/939,562, filed on Mar. 29, 2018, granted, now 10,908,255, issued on Feb. 2, 2021.
Claims priority of provisional application 63/002,479, filed on Mar. 31, 2020.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/479,981, filed on Mar. 31, 2017.
Prior Publication US 2021/0239789 A1, Aug. 5, 2021
Int. Cl. G01S 7/295 (2006.01); G01S 7/02 (2006.01); G01S 7/282 (2006.01); G01S 7/285 (2006.01); G01S 7/288 (2006.01); G01S 7/35 (2006.01); G01S 13/02 (2006.01); G01S 13/22 (2006.01); G06F 1/12 (2006.01); G06F 3/00 (2006.01); G06F 13/42 (2006.01)
CPC G01S 7/295 (2013.01) [G01S 7/02 (2013.01); G01S 7/282 (2013.01); G01S 7/288 (2013.01); G06F 1/12 (2013.01); G06F 3/00 (2013.01); G06F 13/4221 (2013.01); G01S 7/285 (2013.01); G01S 7/356 (2021.05); G01S 2013/0245 (2013.01); G01S 13/225 (2013.01); G06F 2213/0026 (2013.01)] 21 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A radar operational method comprising:
providing at least one radar device including an electronically steerable radar array;
generating a plurality of beams with said electronically steerable radar array;
indexing each of the plurality of beams generated by said electronically steerable radar array to defined points on a predetermined grid having a cross track perpendicular to a direction of travel of said radar array and an along track in line with said direction of travel of said radar array;
performing a scan by independently directing said plurality of beams to scan respective fixed incidence angles along at least one scan path that sweeps across said cross track; and
capturing and recording return signals from each of said plurality of beams.