10 - Safety and Security
DEVELOPMENT AND FLIGHT DEMONSTRATION OF A NEW LIDAR-BASED ONBOARD TURBULENCE INFORMATION SYSTEM
N. Matayoshi¹, T. Iijima¹, E. Yoshikawa¹, J.O. Entzinger², T. Uemura², T. Akiyama¹, H. Inokuchi¹; ¹JAXA, Japan ;²Univ. of Tokyo, Japan
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) has developed the airborne turbulence information system using the airborne Doppler lidar. The system is designed to inform pilots of preceding turbulence/windshear in clear sky condition, in which the existing airborne Doppler radar does not work. The JAXA successfully demonstrated its turbulence/windshear detection capability through the flight test.