Potential non-NASA applications include small, inexpensive wind profiling systems for use at National Weather Service instrument stations, DoD ballistic correction cross-wind sensors of different sizes ranging from sniper rifles to heavy artillery, field surveys of wind profiles for wind turbines and atmospheric research. One example is the Marine Sniper School in Quantico, VA. Others are the PEO-Soldier and the Rapid Equip Force offices at Fort Belvoir, VA. We will propose a demonstration for them as soon as we have a working prototype system. The Army and Marine Sniper programs could use several thousand wind profilers if they can be made man-portable so they can be easily carried and used by 2-man sniper teams. Other commercial applications could include analyzing the effect of aircraft wakes on personnel and equipment at airports, offshore installations and building helipads, as well as measuring the flowfield in the vicinity of buildings and other structures.
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