Foreign object detection system and method
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1. A system for detection of objects on airport travel surfaces comprising:
- a plurality of object detector modules mounted together with a corresponding plurality of aircraft travel surface lights, at least one of said plurality of object detector modules including an object sensor module including at least one imaging assembly providing at least one image detection output; and
a high speed image detection output analyzer operative to receive said at least one image detection output and to provide a high speed output indication of object presence.
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Abstract
A system for detection of foreign objects on airport travel surfaces including a plurality of foreign object detector modules mounted on a corresponding plurality of existing aircraft travel surface lighting supports, the plurality of foreign object detector modules providing a corresponding plurality of detection outputs and a high speed detection output analyzer operative to receive at least one of the plurality of detection outputs and to provide a high speed output indication of foreign object presence.
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1. A system for detection of objects on airport travel surfaces comprising:
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a plurality of object detector modules mounted together with a corresponding plurality of aircraft travel surface lights, at least one of said plurality of object detector modules including an object sensor module including at least one imaging assembly providing at least one image detection output; and
a high speed image detection output analyzer operative to receive said at least one image detection output and to provide a high speed output indication of object presence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6, 18, 23, 33, 127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135)
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136. A method for detection of objects on airport travel surfaces comprising:
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mounting a plurality of object detector modules, each of said plurality of object detector modules including at least one imaging assembly, together with a corresponding plurality of aircraft travel surface lights;
operating said at least one imaging assembly of said plurality of object detector modules providing a corresponding plurality of image detection outputs; and
analyzing said image detection outputs at high speed to provide a high speed output indication of object presence. - View Dependent Claims (137, 138)
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