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US 12,276,771 · App. 17/572,317 · Granted Apr 15, 2025

System and method for determining characteristics of traveling ionospheric disturbances

Inventors: Geoffrey Crowley (Lafayette, CO); Adam Reynolds (Broomfield, CO)
Assignee: Atmospheric & Space Technology Research Associates LLC
G01W1/00G01S19/07G01S19/32
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Patent No.
US 12,276,771
App. No.
17/572,317
Granted
Apr 15, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention generally relates to a system and method for determining characteristics of traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs), and more particularly to a method and system for real time mapping of corresponding ionospheric perturbations, where in the case where the amplitude of each wave represents a height change, then the output field is truly a three dimensional representation of the height perturbations of an iso-ionic contour caused by the TIDs.

Claims (22)

1. A cloud based storage medium tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by a machine wherein said program of instruction comprises a plurality of program codes for determining real time three dimensional characteristics of traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs) said program of instructions, comprising:

program code for performing normalization on each measured wave period;

program code for generating a two-dimensional wave structure for a first period of time;

program code for generating a total wave field for the first period of time;

program code for storing total wave field for the first period of time;

program code for incrementing by a predetermined time and repeat generating steps for a second period of time; and

program code for merging total wave field from the first period of time with the second period of time.

2. The program of instructions of claim 1 , further comprising program code for generating a three dimensional graphical mapping of corresponding ionospheric perturbations.

3. The program of instructions of claim 2 , further comprising program code for displaying the three dimensional graphical mapping.

4. The program of instructions of claim 1 , wherein the program code is located on a network.

5. The program of instructions of claim 1 , wherein the program code is located in the cloud.

6. A computer system for determining real time three dimensional characteristics of traveling ionospheric disturbances (TIDs), the computer system comprising:

a machine capable of executing instructions embodied as software; and

a plurality of software portions, wherein

one of said software portions is configured to normalize on each measured wave period;

one of said software portions is configured to generate a two-dimensional wave structure for a first period of time;

one of said software portions is configured to generate a total wave field for the first period of time;

one of said software portions is configured to store a total wave field for the first period of time;

one of said software portions is configured to increment by a predetermined time and repeat generating steps for a second period of time; and

one of said software portions is configured to merge a total wave field from the first period of time with the second period of time.

7. The computer system of claim 6 , further comprising program code for generating a three dimensional graphical mapping of corresponding ionospheric perturbations.

8. The computer system of claim 7 , further comprising program code for displaying the three dimensional graphical mapping.

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RELEASE OF SECURITY INTEREST IN PATENT COLLATERAL AT REEL/FRAME NO. 65638/0813 Recorded Oct 29, 2024
From: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
To: ATMOSPHERIC & SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
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SECURITY INTEREST Recorded Nov 21, 2023
From: ATMOSPHERIC & SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
To: HPS INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LLC, AS COLLATERAL AGENT
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ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 25, 2023
From: CROWLEY, GEOFFREY; REYNOLDS, ADAM SCOTT
To: ATMOSPHERIC & SPACE TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH ASSOCIATES, LLC
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Continuity (3)
Division 14428637
Provisional Application 61732229 · Nov 30, 2012
Related Publication 20220128732A1 · Apr 28, 2022
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