System for monitoring vehicle and airplane traffic on airport runways
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1. An airfield runway occupancy warning system comprising:
- a first inductive loop sensor system comprising at least one inductive loop placed in or under a taxiway at or near an entrance thereto or at or near an intersection of the taxiway and a runway, the first inductive loop sensor system generating at least one taxiway status signal when a metallic object passes over the at least one inductive loop;
a second inductive loop sensor system comprising at least one inductive loop placed in or under a runway or taxiway at or near an entrance thereto or at or near an intersection of said runway and a taxiway, the second inductive loop sensor system generating at least one runway or taxiway status signal when a metallic object passes over the at least one inductive loop;
a data collection and transmission system for receiving the runway and taxiway signals generated by any of the inductive loop sensor systems, generating data responsive to the received signals or to a combination of the received signals, and transmitting the data to at least one output system.
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Abstract
An airfield runway occupancy warning system includes inductive loops buried in a runway proximate to an intersection of said runway and a taxiway. Other inductive loops are buried in a taxiway proximate an intersection of the taxiway and a runway. A communication system receives data from each of the inductive loops and transmits the data to at least one monitoring device.
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1. An airfield runway occupancy warning system comprising:
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a first inductive loop sensor system comprising at least one inductive loop placed in or under a taxiway at or near an entrance thereto or at or near an intersection of the taxiway and a runway, the first inductive loop sensor system generating at least one taxiway status signal when a metallic object passes over the at least one inductive loop;
a second inductive loop sensor system comprising at least one inductive loop placed in or under a runway or taxiway at or near an entrance thereto or at or near an intersection of said runway and a taxiway, the second inductive loop sensor system generating at least one runway or taxiway status signal when a metallic object passes over the at least one inductive loop;
a data collection and transmission system for receiving the runway and taxiway signals generated by any of the inductive loop sensor systems, generating data responsive to the received signals or to a combination of the received signals, and transmitting the data to at least one output system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for monitoring occupancy of airfield runways and taxiways, comprising the acts of:
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placing a plurality of inductive loop sensors into an airfield runway or taxiway, or both, to generate runway status signals when a metallic object passes over any of the inductive loop sensors;
sending the runway status signals to a data collection and transmission system for receiving the runway or taxiway status signals generated by the inductive loop sensors, generating occupancy data responsive to the received signals or to a combination of the received signals; and
transmitting the occupancy data to at least one output system that provides a visually or audibly perceptible signal indicating runway or taxiway occupancy. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. An airfield runway occupancy warning system comprising:
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first means for sensing the presence of an object on a taxiway at or near an entrance thereto or at or near an intersection of the taxiway and a runway, the first sensing means generating at least one taxiway status signal when an object is sensed;
second means for sensing the presence of an object on a runway or taxiway at or near an entrance thereto, the second sensing means generating at least one runway or taxiway status signal when an object is sensed;
a data collection and transmission system for receiving the runway and taxiway signals generated by any of the inductive loop sensor systems, generating data responsive to the received signals or to a combination of the received signals, and transmitting the data to at least one output system.
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