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Foreign object detection system and method

  • US 7,253,748 B2
  • Filed: 06/06/2005
  • Issued: 08/07/2007
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/28/2002
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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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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