Karen Lee Walling

US Patent:

6744382, Jun 1, 2004

Filed:

Apr 19, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/126803

Inventors:

Mary Beth Lapis - Swisher IA
Karen L. Walling - Cedar Rapids IA
Kevin M. Kronfeld - Cedar Rapids IA

Assignee:

Rockwell Collins - Cedar Rapids IA

International Classification:

G01C 2300

US Classification:

340971, 340963, 701200, 702 3, 342 26

Abstract:

An apparatus and method for displaying weather and other hazard information to a pilot with additional content which helps a pilot avoid no-fly-zones and to prepare a new flight path through a group of widely scattered thunderstorms. The display shows a no-fly-zone around the storm and the no-fly-zone is depicted differently, depending upon variables, such as distance from the aircraft, velocity of the storm being tracked and others.

US Patent:

7868811, Jan 11, 2011

Filed:

Jul 22, 2008

Appl. No.:

12/177767

Inventors:

Daniel L. Woodell - Cedar Rapids IA, US
Kevin M. Kronfield - Cedar Rapids IA, US
Karen L. Walling - Cedar Rapids IA, US

Assignee:

Rockwell Collins, Inc. - Cedar Rapids IA

International Classification:

G01S 13/95
G01W 1/02
G01S 13/00
G01W 1/00

US Classification:

342 26B, 342 26 R, 342175, 342176, 342182, 342190, 342191, 342195, 702 1, 702 2, 702 3, 702 4, 7317016, 7317024

Abstract:

A weather radar system includes an input for receiving lightning detection data and processing electronics for determining a presence of a convective cell or associated hazard. The processing electronics receive weather radar data and the lightning detection data. The weather radar data is related to radar returns. The processing electronics provide temporal or spatial filtering of the lightning detection data to provide filtered data and determine a position of the convective cell or associated hazard in response to the weather radar data and the filtered data.

US Patent:

8019736, Sep 13, 2011

Filed:

Jul 25, 2007

Appl. No.:

11/881112

Inventors:

Alex Postnikov - Cedar Rapids IA, US
Jason C. Wenger - North Liberty IA, US
Karen L. Walling - Cedar Rapids IA, US
Andrew M. Pelzer - Atalissa IA, US
Victoria C. Bowman - Cedar Rapids IA, US

Assignee:

Rockwell Collins, Inc. - Cedar Rapids IA

International Classification:

G06F 7/00
G06F 17/00
G06F 17/30
G06T 17/00

US Classification:

707693, 707694, 707808, 345428

Abstract:

A present novel and non-trivial system and methods for exacting terrain elevation data contained in a plurality of terrain elevation databases or data sets, combining the terrain elevation data contained in each terrain elevation data set to produce a single, combined terrain database of a common resolution. A system is disclosed that could provide a processor with terrain elevation data from a plurality of terrain elevations data sets having differing resolution and accuracy parameters, a per-point error metric data from a plurality of error metric data sets, and a common resolution parameter. A method is disclosed which for combining terrain elevation data sets having difference resolutions into a single, combined terrain elevation data set having a common resolution utilizing a per-point error metric data from a plurality of error metric data sets. A second method is disclosed for combining a plurality of terrain elevation data sets having different resolutions into terrain elevation data of a single, combined terrain elevation data set having a common resolution by transforming the plurality of terrain elevation data sets into a plurality of terrain frequency data sets and filtering the terrain frequency data sets utilizing a Kalman filter.

US Patent:

6577947, Jun 10, 2003

Filed:

Mar 1, 2002

Appl. No.:

10/087243

Inventors:

Kevin M. Kronfeld - Cedar Rapids IA
Mary Beth Lapis - Swisher IA
Karen L. Walling - Cedar Rapids IA
Mathew S. Chackalackal - Davenport IA

Assignee:

Rockwell Collins, Inc. - Cedar Rapids IA

International Classification:

G06F 700

US Classification:

701202, 701208, 701301

Abstract:

Targets proximate to a travel route plan were evaluated to determine hazardousness. Projected geometric representation of a vehicle determines intrusion of hazardous targets along travel route plan. Geometric representation of hazardous targets projected along motion vector to determine intrusion upon travel route plan. Intrusion assessment presented on user display.