Terrence P Wey

7633431, Dec 15, 2009

May 18, 2006

11/436367

Terrence P. Wey - Cedar Rapids IA, US
Daniel L. Woodell - Cedar Rapids IA, US

Rockwell Collins, Inc. - Cedar Rapids IA

G01S 13/00
G01S 7/40

342 75, 342 67, 342 74, 342165

A method for determining an adjusted position of a component of an aerial vehicle in response to a situational parameter is provided. The system includes a component mounted on an aerial vehicle, a control system operably coupled to the component, and a processor operably coupled to the control system. The control system adjusts a position of the component based on commands received from the processor. The processor receives positional data and a situational datum relating to the vehicle. The positional data is determined as a function of a situational parameter of the vehicle and is stored in a memory accessible by the processor. The processor determines an adjustment to the position of the component using the situational datum and the positional data and sends the determined adjustment to the control system.

7656343, Feb 2, 2010

Sep 10, 2007

11/900076

Bo S. Hagen - Marion IA, US
Terrence P. Wey - Cedar Rapids IA, US
Charles J. Dickerson - Alburnett IA, US

Rockwell Collins, Inc. - Cedar Rapids IA

G01S 13/95

342 26B

The present invention is a method for providing hazard alerting for an aircraft via an airborne weather radar system. The method includes performing multiple weather radar scans at various tilt angles via the system and receiving radar returns via a receiver. The returns are stored in a memory of the system and merged with ground clutter suppression algorithms for eliminating ground returns from the stored returns and for creating a weather image based on remaining returns included in the stored returns. The image is provided via a weather radar display of the system, and includes an alert icon and an alert message when a hazard is present within an area proximal to the aircraft and is at or above a severity level threshold. The alert icon and alert message collectively indicate a type, severity level and location of the hazard in azimuth relative to a heading of the aircraft.

7714743, May 11, 2010

Sep 14, 2007

11/900951

Daniel L. Woodell - Cedar Rapids IA, US
Terrence P. Wey - Cedar Rapids IA, US

Rockwell Collins, Inc. - Cedar Rapids IA

G08B 21/00

340945, 340963, 7317016, 7317024, 342 26 B, 702 4, 324 72

An aircraft lightning event detector includes a sensor mounted to an aircraft. The sensor determines whether a lightning event has struck the aircraft or induced a possibly damaging current into the aircraft. A threshold mechanism determines whether the sensed lightning event is greater than a predetermined size. A memory stores a record of the sensed lightning event for post-flight maintenance analysis when the lightning event is greater than the predetermined size.

7383131, Jun 3, 2008

Sep 27, 2006

11/527919

Terrence P. Wey - Cedar Rapids IA, US
Daniel L. Woodell - Cedar Rapids IA, US

Rockwell Collins, Inc. - Cedar Rapids IA

G01W 1/00

702 4

Systems and methods for detecting volcanic eruption and predicting plume hazards are described. The system comprises a processor and a database having the location of a plurality of volcanoes communicating with the processor. The system also comprises a lightning detector communicating with the processor. The system further comprises a weather radar communicating with the processor. Further still, the weather radar comprises program logic running on the processor. The program logic is configured to correlate the location of a volcano from the database with the presence of lightning from the lightning detector and a volcanic ash plume from the weather radar.