Title :
Analysis of X-band weather polarimetric radar simulator for avionic purposes
Author :
Barcaroli, Elisa ; Lupidi, Alberto ; Cuccoli, Fabrizio ; Facheris, Luca ; Berizzi, Fabrizio
Author_Institution :
RaSS, Nat. Lab. of Radar & Surveillance Syst., Pisa, Italy
Abstract :
The improvement of the essential aircraft equipment used by pilots has a very important role in safety enhancement. In this context polarimetric weather Doppler radars could offer a valuable aid in improving detection and classification of hydrometeors, helping pilots to take the more efficient trajectory, balancing risk level and unnecessary detours. In this work an analysis of a polarimetric radar signal simulator developed by the RaSS team is presented.
Keywords :
Doppler radar; aerospace safety; avionics; geophysical image processing; meteorological radar; radar computing; radar imaging; radar polarimetry; remote sensing by radar; RaSS team; X-band weather polarimetric Doppler radar simulator analysis; aircraft equipment; avionic purposes; hydrometeor classification improvement; hydrometeor detection improvement; risk level balancing; safety enhancement; Attenuation; Doppler radar; Meteorological radar; Radar polarimetry; Rain;
Conference_Titel :
Radar Symposium (IRS), 2015 16th International
Conference_Location :
Dresden
DOI :
10.1109/IRS.2015.7226357
