In situ determination of wind fields from sailplane flight data

Ni Zhang; Rick P. Millane; Alan J. Hunter

doi:10.1117/12.862132

27 August 2010 In situ determination of wind fields from sailplane flight data

Ni Zhang, Rick P. Millane, Alan J. Hunter

Proceedings Volume 7800, Image Reconstruction from Incomplete Data VI; 78000A (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.862132
Event: SPIE Optical Engineering + Applications, 2010, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

The problem of estimating the wind velocity from measurement of limited flight data from a sailplane flight in atmospheric mountain waves is considered. A Sailplane are often equipped with a flight recorder that records position, and sometimes other information, at regular intervals during the flight. These data contain information on the state of the atmosphere during the flight. A maximum likelihood method is developed for estimating wind fields using such sailplane flight data. The methods are evaluated by application to simulated flight data.

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Ni Zhang, Rick P. Millane, and Alan J. Hunter "In situ determination of wind fields from sailplane flight data", Proc. SPIE 7800, Image Reconstruction from Incomplete Data VI, 78000A (27 August 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.862132

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