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 local processing module including multiple sensor correlation software which receives said at least one image detection output from multiple ones of said at least one imaging assembly and provides at least one output, including at least an initial determination of whether an object is present, based on the correlation between said image detection output from said multiple ones of said at least one imaging assembly; and
a high speed image detection output analyzer operative to receive said at least one 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:
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 local processing module including multiple sensor correlation software which receives said at least one image detection output from multiple ones of said at least one imaging assembly and provides at least one output, including at least an initial determination of whether an object is present, based on the correlation between said image detection output from said multiple ones of said at least one imaging assembly; and a high speed image detection output analyzer operative to receive said at least one output and to provide a high speed output indication of object presence. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 19, 20)
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15. 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, at least one of said plurality of object detector modules including multiple imaging assemblies and a local processing module; operating said multiple imaging assemblies and providing corresponding multiple image detection outputs; and analyzing at least one output at high speed to provide a high speed output indication of object presences, said local processing module including multiple sensor correlation software operative to receive said multiple image detection outputs and to provide said at least one output, including at least an initial determination of whether an object is present, based on the correlation between said multiple image detection outputs. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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