Airport incursion notification system
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1. An airport incursion notification system comprising:
- a fiber optic cable configured as an interferometric sensor to detect noise and buried adjacent to one or more select runways of an airport;
at least one interrogator unit for determining the location of and classifying noises detected by the fiber optic;
indicators at least located at select runway and taxiway intersections; and
a controller subsystem responsive to the interrogator unit and configured to activate one or more said indicators if an incursion condition exists.
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Abstract
An airport incursion notification system includes a fiber optic configured as an interferometric sensor to detect noise and buried adjacent at least at select runways and taxiways of an airport. At least one interrogator unit is for determining the location of and classifying noises detected by the fiber optic. Indicators are present at least at select runway and taxiway intersections. A controller subsystem is responsive to the interrogator unit and is configured to activate one or more indicators if an incursion condition exists. Imaging and/or radar subsystems can also be employed.
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1. An airport incursion notification system comprising:
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a fiber optic cable configured as an interferometric sensor to detect noise and buried adjacent to one or more select runways of an airport; at least one interrogator unit for determining the location of and classifying noises detected by the fiber optic; indicators at least located at select runway and taxiway intersections; and a controller subsystem responsive to the interrogator unit and configured to activate one or more said indicators if an incursion condition exists. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An airport system comprising:
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an acoustic sensor subsystem set along one or more select runways of an airport; indicators located at least at select runway and taxiway intersections; and a controller subsystem responsive to the acoustic sensor subsystem and configured to activate one or more said indicators if an incursion condition exists. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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39. An airport incursion notification method comprising:
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setting along one or more select runways of an airport an acoustic sensor subsystem; providing indicators located at least at select runway and taxiway intersections; linking the acoustic sensor subsystem to the indicators; and activating one or more said indicators if an incursion condition exists as detected by the acoustic sensor subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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