Path integration (PI) method for the parameter-retrieval of aircraft wake vortex by Lidar.

Aircraft wake is a pair of strong counter-rotating vortices generated behind a flying aircraft. It might be very hazardous to a following aircraft and the real-time detection of it is of great interest in aviation safety field. Vortex-core positions and velocity circulations, which respectively represent the location and strength of a wake, are two characteristic parameters that have attracted the main attention in wake vortex detection. This paper introduces a new algorithm, the Path Integration (PI) method, to retrieve the characteristic parameters of wake vortex. The method uses Doppler velocity distribution to locate the vortex-core positions, and the integration of Doppler velocity along a LOS (line-of-sight) is derived as a linear expression about the circulations. From this expression, the circulations can be solved with the least square method. Moreover, an vortex-core position adjusting method is proposed to compensate the compressing and expanding effects of wake vortex caused by the scanning of Lidar beam. Basically, the use of Doppler velocity integration can improve the method's adaptability in turbulence environment and mitigate the impact of noise. Numerical examples and field detection data from Hong Kong international airport and Tsingtao Liuting airport have well verified the good performance of the method, in terms of both accuracy and efficiency.

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