Brian D Hirth

US Patent:

20140028495, Jan 30, 2014

Filed:

Jul 27, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/952606

Inventors:

Brian Hirth - Lubbock TX, US
Jerry Guynes - Lubbock TX, US

Assignee:

Texas Tech University System - Lubbock TX

International Classification:

G01S 13/95

US Classification:

342 26 R

Abstract:

The present invention provides a system and method for obtaining data to determine one or more characteristics of a wind field using a first remote sensing device and a second remote sensing device. Coordinated data is collected from the first and second remote sensing devices and analyzed to determine the one or more characteristics of the wind field. The first remote sensing device is positioned to have a portion of the wind field within a first scanning sector of the first remote sensing device. The second remote sensing device is positioned to have the portion of the wind field disposed within a second scanning sector of the second remote sensing device.

US Patent:

20140028496, Jan 30, 2014

Filed:

Jul 27, 2013

Appl. No.:

13/952611

Inventors:

Brian Hirth - Lubbock TX, US
Jerry Guynes - Lubbock TX, US

Assignee:

Texas Tech University System - Lubbock TX

International Classification:

G01S 13/95
G01P 5/00

US Classification:

342 26 R

Abstract:

The present invention provides an apparatus and method for obtaining data to determine one or more characteristics of a wind flow field using one or more radars. Data is collected from the one or more radars, and analyzed to determine the one or more characteristics of the wind flow field. The one or more radars are positioned to have a portion of the wind flow field within a scanning sector of the one or more radars.

US Patent:

20190285662, Sep 19, 2019

Filed:

Mar 15, 2019

Appl. No.:

16/355471

Inventors:

- Lubbock TX, US
Brian Hirth - Lubbock TX, US
John Schroeder - Lubbock TX, US

International Classification:

G01P 5/00
G01S 13/95
G01S 17/95
G01P 5/26

Abstract:

A system, method, and apparatus are disclosed for determining ABL wind field advection speed and direction comprising collecting at least two wind volumes from the ABL wind field, defining portions of the measurement domain within the at least two wind volumes for analysis, determining the advection of an isolated wind field between the at least two wind volumes, and iterating a process of correcting for intra-volume advection, objective analysis, and determining the inter-volume advective properties; wherein upon convergence of a measured advection profile, the advective properties of the ABL wind field have been appropriately derived.