Inventors:
Randolph L. Moses - Worthington OH
Joseph G. Kuzma - Dublin OH
Kenneth A. Ostrander - Columbus OH
William J. White - Columbus OH
Billie M. Stevens - Westerville OH
Assignee:
B. F. Goodrich Flight Systems, Inc. - Columbus OH
International Classification:
G06F 1554
Abstract:
A system for classifying detected lightning strikes detects signals representative of a lightning strike and processes such signals to generate a frequency signature thereof which is used to classify the lightning strike represented by the detected signals into a type. In a preferred embodiment, the type is selected from a plurality of predetermined types based on the frequency signature. In an alternate embodiment, a pulse width of the lightning strike is determined from the detected signals and used in combination with the frequency signature to classify the lightning strike into its type.