Airport runway monitoring system
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1. A system for monitoring aircraft taking off and landing on an airport runway, comprising:
- at least four video cameras located adjacent to the runway, each of the cameras being trained at a different portion of the runway, each of the video cameras adapted for transmitting video signals, said video cameras including;
a first video camera located adjacent one end of the runway and generally along the longitudinal axis of the runway,a second video camera located adjacent the other end of the runway and generally along the longitudinal axis of the runway,a third video camera located adjacent one side of the runway and generally toward said one end of the runway, anda fourth video camera located adjacent the other side of the runway and generally toward said other end of the runway;
at least one video recording device for receiving the video signals transmitted by said video cameras; and
video transmission means connecting the cameras to the recording device for transmitting the video signals from the video cameras to the video recording device;
whereby the monitoring system observes and records a visual image of aircraft depicting their external characteristics, the path taken by the aircraft before during and after landing or take-off from the runways, to detect malfunctions, pilot error, equipment failure or other evidence which may assist in determining the cause of a crash.
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A system for monitoring and recording the movement of aircraft and their external characteristics and paths during and after landing and take-off from an airport runway detects malfunctions, pilot error, equipment failure or other evidence that might assist in determining the cause of a crash or other malfunction. The system includes a plurality of video cameras located adjacent to the runway, a video recording device for saving information from the cameras, and video transmission means connecting the cameras to the recording device.
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1. A system for monitoring aircraft taking off and landing on an airport runway, comprising:
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at least four video cameras located adjacent to the runway, each of the cameras being trained at a different portion of the runway, each of the video cameras adapted for transmitting video signals, said video cameras including; a first video camera located adjacent one end of the runway and generally along the longitudinal axis of the runway, a second video camera located adjacent the other end of the runway and generally along the longitudinal axis of the runway, a third video camera located adjacent one side of the runway and generally toward said one end of the runway, and a fourth video camera located adjacent the other side of the runway and generally toward said other end of the runway; at least one video recording device for receiving the video signals transmitted by said video cameras; and video transmission means connecting the cameras to the recording device for transmitting the video signals from the video cameras to the video recording device; whereby the monitoring system observes and records a visual image of aircraft depicting their external characteristics, the path taken by the aircraft before during and after landing or take-off from the runways, to detect malfunctions, pilot error, equipment failure or other evidence which may assist in determining the cause of a crash. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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