Chinese Journal of Lasers, Volume. 52, Issue 10, 1010002(2025)

Real‑Time Construction of Low‐Altitude Wind Field Based on Fusion of Wind LiDAR and Models

Chao Ren1、**, Jianfei Yu1, Wei Wan2、*, Siqin Zhou2, Hailong Zhu2,3、***, and Xiaokang Shi1
Author Affiliations
  • 1Chinese People’s Liberation Army 93213 Unit, Beijing 100085, China
  • 2Nanjing Movelaser Co., Ltd., Nanjing 210000, Jiangsu , China
  • 3Department of Precision Instrument, Tsinghua University, Beijing 100084, China
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    LiDAR deployment location and scanning range (left), as well as DEM of survey area (right)
    Physical diagram of the installation of wind speed sensors
    Construction process of three-dimensional wind field
    Construction process of CFD model
    Fusion strategies of wind speed and wind direction. (a) Wind speed; (b) wind direction
    Wind speed vector maps at different height layers. (a) 60 m; (b) 120 m; (c) 300 m
    Single-sensor wind speed validation results
    Single-sensor wind direction validation results
    Overall validation results
    Overall error distribution of wind speed and direction. (a) Wind speed; (b) wind direction
    Validation results of Molas B300-1105
    • Table 1. Basic parameters of experimental LiDAR

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      Table 1. Basic parameters of experimental LiDAR

      Product parameterContent
      Molas 3DMolas B300
      Detection principlePulsed coherent laser detectionPulsed coherent laser detection
      Laser wavelength /nm15501550
      Detection range30 m to 10 km30 m to 300 m
      Range resolution /m30, 45, 60, 7530
      Measurement height300 simultaneously12 simultaneously

      Radial wind velocity accuracy

      (standard deviation) /(m/s)

      ≤0.1≤0.1
      Wind speed measurement range /(m/s)0‒600‒75

      Wind speed accuracy

      (standard deviation) /(m/s)

      ≤0.3≤0.3
      Wind direction measurement range /(°)0‒3600‒360

      Wind direction accuracy

      (standard deviation) /(°)

      ≤3≤3
      Weight /kg≤110≤45
      Scanning mode or working modePPI, RHI, DBS, VAD, fixed point and programmed scanDBS
    • Table 2. Sensor height and corresponding fusion grid height

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      Table 2. Sensor height and corresponding fusion grid height

      Sensor

      Sensor

      height /m

      Grids

      height /m

      Difference of

      heights /m

      Sensor 148.1572.63-24.48
      Sensor 269.5372.63-3.10
      Sensor 386.4092.63-6.23
      Sensor 4103.03112.63-9.60
      Sensor 5119.65112.637.02
      Sensor 6137.03132.634.40
    • Table 3. Evaluation indices of single-sensor wind speed validation

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      Table 3. Evaluation indices of single-sensor wind speed validation

      SensorR2MAE /(m/s)RMSE /(m/s)ME /(m/s)
      Sensor 10.68722.8513.3902.846
      Sensor 20.87280.9661.2250.424
      Sensor 30.88621.0731.3090.553
      Sensor 40.89631.0611.2970.325
      Sensor 50.89911.0011.384-0.567
      Sensor 60.91401.1161.465-0.745
    • Table 4. Evaluation indices of single-sensor wind direction validation

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      Table 4. Evaluation indices of single-sensor wind direction validation

      SensorR2MAE /(°)RMSE /(°)ME /(°)
      Sensor 10.928218.74424.9328.594
      Sensor 20.98068.69912.6553.451
      Sensor 30.971210.38115.1193.716
      Sensor 40.970511.12915.2560.793
      Sensor 50.970810.67014.883-0.355
      Sensor 60.969711.30814.972-3.143
    • Table 5. Overall evaluation indices of wind speed and direction (wind speed: m/s; wind direction: °)

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      Table 5. Overall evaluation indices of wind speed and direction (wind speed: m/s; wind direction: °)

      Wind speed and directionR2MAERMSEME
      Two-minute average wind speed0.78081.5121.958-0.024
      Ten-minute average wind speed0.89231.0441.339-0.003
      Ten-minute binned average wind speed0.99230.6120.789-0.194
      Two-minute average wind direction0.939214.19319.7380.719
      Ten-minute average wind direction0.971610.43914.6100.887
      Ten-minute binned average wind direction0.99186.7788.207-2.207
    • Table 6. Wind speed and direction evaluation indices of Molas B300-1105 (wind speed: m/s; wind direction: °)

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      Table 6. Wind speed and direction evaluation indices of Molas B300-1105 (wind speed: m/s; wind direction: °)

      Wind speed and directionR2MAERMSEME
      Two-minute average wind speed0.77051.5612.052-0.309
      Ten-minute average wind speed0.83401.3121.700-0.341
      Two-minute average wind direction0.948212.05918.436-3.865
      Ten-minute average wind direction0.97769.13512.398-4.026
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    Chao Ren, Jianfei Yu, Wei Wan, Siqin Zhou, Hailong Zhu, Xiaokang Shi. Real‑Time Construction of Low‐Altitude Wind Field Based on Fusion of Wind LiDAR and Models[J]. Chinese Journal of Lasers, 2025, 52(10): 1010002

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    Paper Information

    Category: remote sensing and sensor

    Received: Dec. 26, 2024

    Accepted: Feb. 11, 2025

    Published Online: May. 16, 2025

    The Author Email: Chao Ren (rc_2013@163.com), Wei Wan (wanwei@movelaser.com), Hailong Zhu (zhuhl22@mails.tsinghua.edu.cn)

    DOI:10.3788/CJL241476

    CSTR:32183.14.CJL241476

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