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Newport News, VA (December 8, 2010) -- AeroTech Research (ATR) announced today that Aviation Week has selected ATR President Dr. Paul Robinson as a finalist for the 2011 Aviation Week Laureate Awards. Dr. Robinson was nominated for his work in developing and implementing ATR’s real-time turbulence reporting system, TAPS®. According to Aviation Week, the annual awards recognize individuals and teams whose “achievements embody the spirit of exploration, innovation, vision or any combination of these attributes that inspire others to strive for significant, broad-reaching progress in aviation and aerospace.” In 2010, TAPS report data was integrated into Weather Services International’s (WSI) suite of cutting-edge flight planning and flight following tools, providing airline dispatchers, for the first-time, with a real-time integrated picture of turbulence encounters, weather, and aircraft position.
Newport News, VA (November 15, 2010) -- AeroTech Research, Inc., (ATR) announced today that the Hong Kong Observatory has selected its AirSide Data Processing Solution for analysis of aircraft and ground-based laser radar (lidar) data. Designed for Doppler wind sensor manufacturers, airport meteorological providers, and aircraft operators who require greater reliability and accuracy of wind shear and turbulence warnings, AirSide is a processing tool that uses wind sensor data, in conjunction with ATR’s patented technologies, to produce enhanced hazard warnings with comparable performance to airborne systems.
Newport News, VA (August 4, 2010) -- AeroTech Research, Inc., announced today that it has been awarded a NASA Small Business Innovative Research (SBIR) contract to develop a software toolset that quantifies the beneficial effects of equipping aircraft with improved weather avoidance technologies.
Dr. Robinson briefed the 2010 WSI Commercial Aviation User Group in Andover, Massachusetts. The two-day user group featured educational presentations on industry innovations and advancements, product presentations and discussions, along with networking. ATR participated in the session introducing the integrated WSI Turbulence Solution, which uses automated turbulence reporting and enhanced forecast services to reduce maintenance cost and improve safety.
NASA has selected five companies to provide its Langley Research Center in Hampton, Va., with aerospace vehicle development support. Analytical Services & Materials Inc. of Hampton, Va. is one of the successful companies, and ATR is a part of their team. The Structures, Materials, Aerodynamics, Aerothermodynamics, and Acoustics Research and Technology (SMAART) contract is valued at $400 million over five years.
Dr. Paul Robinson was invited to take part on a safety panel at the 2010 Willis IATA AAPA Asia Pacific Aviation Insurance Conference in Sanya, China. He spoke about the need for better weather information and better dissemination methods as a way to mitigate the risks of injuries and aircraft damage.
AeroTech Research (ATR) announced the award of a NASA contract to develop a system which will detect and transmit reports of wake encounters from an aircraft to other aircraft and air traffic controllers thereby significantly increasing safety of operations around airports. The system will be readily implemented on any modern commercial airliner to make these encounter reports in real-time.
The Hong Kong Observatory selected AeroTech Research (ATR) to process wind shear and turbulence data from their ground-based laser-radar (Lidar) detection systems at the Hong Kong International Airport. Wind shear and turbulence can have dangerous effects on aircraft landing and taking off. Ground-based measurements systems such as Lidars can make wind speed measurement along the approaches to runways to identify wind shears and other hazardous phenomenon. Of key importance is that the Lidar measurements correlate with what the systems on board aircraft detect.
AeroTech Research (ATR) has many years of experience in developing wind shear and turbulence detection algorithms for both ground-based sensor and flight data. ATR will process the lidar and flight data using its proprietary algorithm toolset to demonstrate suitable Lidar processing techniques which will correlate to wind shear and turbulence hazards measured on-board aircraft.