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Wind Shear Processor

ASR-11 Wind Shear Processor

Feasibility Analysis

  • Provided analysis to show that the ASR-11 may detect wind shear stemming from wet microbursts in the presence of overlaying weather and ground clutter

  • Provided signal processing innovations that permit such capability with data from just one receive beam

  • Provided analysis to show that the ASR-11 may sense gust fronts at ranges long enough to support decisions on take-off and landing patterns

Configuration Synthesis

  • Provided analysis exploring the advantage of dual-beam operation, i.e., collection of returns from both beams for all range gates of interest vs single-beam operation

  • Provided processor sizing data and an architecture concept to support hardware cost estimates