METHOD OF THE WIND SPEED AND ITS DIRECTIONS HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL COMPONENTS AVERAGED VALUES DETERMINATION Russian patent published in 2018 - IPC G01P5/00 G01W1/08 

FIELD: measurement; test.

SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the field of meteorology and can be used to determine the wind speed and its direction horizontal and vertical components averaged values. Summary: launching the multi-rotor type unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) into the region of interest, which is made capable of hovering and returning to a given point in space. When the UAV reaches a given point in space, it is put into the horizontal position holding mode and the "zero buoyancy", characterized by equality in modulus and opposite in the direction of the UAV thrust vector and its weight. After the time necessary to equalize the UAV speed relative to the wind, determined empirically from the disappearance of the acceleration, using the satellite navigation system measuring the latitude, longitude and altitude of the first point, as well as the current time. After that, measuring the latitude, longitude and altitude of the second point and the current time. Solving the inverse geodetic problem, calculating the wind speed and its direction horizontal and vertical components averaged values.

EFFECT: technical result is expansion of functional capabilities.

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