VERFAHREN UND LIDAR-SYSTEM ZUR MESSUNG VON LUFTTURBULENZEN AN BORD VON LUFTFAHRZEUGEN SOWIE FÜR FLUGHÄFEN UND WINDFARMEN

The invention relates to a method for measuring air turbulences with a lidar system, particularly on board aircraft during which a pulsed expanded laser beam (12) of a predetermined wavelength is emitted up to a spatial area and light backscattered from this spatial area is received. At a first poin...

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Main Author HALLDORSSON, THORSTEINN
Format Patent
LanguageGerman
Published 15.12.2009
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Summary:The invention relates to a method for measuring air turbulences with a lidar system, particularly on board aircraft during which a pulsed expanded laser beam (12) of a predetermined wavelength is emitted up to a spatial area and light backscattered from this spatial area is received. At a first point in time t1 and at a second point in time t2 after emitting a laser pulse (L), the intensity distribution in the cross-section of the backscattered light is measured, and an air turbulence in a measuring field defined by points in time t1 and t2 is determined from the comparison of both intensity distributions. Images of speckle patterns are recorded with the aid of cameras (21, 22). An evaluation unit (30) conducts a cross correlation in order to render the turbulence visible and to display it on a monitor (35).
Bibliography:Application Number: AT20060762686T