Airport travel surface edge lighting and foreign object detection system and method
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1. An object detection system for use in airports comprising:
- a mounting portion formed with two housing sections circumferentially joined together to form a cylindrical exterior enclosure;
an airport travel surface light assembly including;
at least first and second illuminator housings; and
at least first and second generally oppositely directed directional airport surface illuminators housed in said at least first and second illuminator housings, each of said first and second illuminator housings being housed inside of a corresponding one of said two housing sections;
a rotatable sensor assembly mounted on said airport travel surface light assembly for sensing objects; and
an omnidirectional illuminator mounted above said rotatable sensor assembly,each of said two housing sections being formed with a rectangular aperture sealingly enclosing a corresponding one of said first and second generally oppositely directed directional airport surface illuminators.
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Abstract
An object detection system for use in airports including an airport travel surface light assembly, a rotatable sensor assembly mounted on the airport travel surface light assembly for sensing objects and an omnidirectional illuminator mounted above the rotatable sensor assembly.
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1. An object detection system for use in airports comprising:
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a mounting portion formed with two housing sections circumferentially joined together to form a cylindrical exterior enclosure; an airport travel surface light assembly including; at least first and second illuminator housings; and at least first and second generally oppositely directed directional airport surface illuminators housed in said at least first and second illuminator housings, each of said first and second illuminator housings being housed inside of a corresponding one of said two housing sections; a rotatable sensor assembly mounted on said airport travel surface light assembly for sensing objects; and an omnidirectional illuminator mounted above said rotatable sensor assembly, each of said two housing sections being formed with a rectangular aperture sealingly enclosing a corresponding one of said first and second generally oppositely directed directional airport surface illuminators. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An object detection method for use in airports comprising:
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providing an object detection system including an airport travel surface light assembly including at least first and second illuminator housings and at least first and second generally oppositely directed directional airport surface illuminators, each of said first and second illuminator housings being housed inside a corresponding one of two housing sections of a mounting portion, said two housing sections being circumferentially joined together to form a cylindrical exterior enclosure, each of said two housing sections being formed with a rectangular aperture sealingly enclosing a corresponding one of said first and second generally oppositely directed directional airport surface illuminators, said object detection system also including a rotatable sensor assembly mounted on said airport travel surface light assembly and an omnidirectional illuminator mounted above said rotatable sensor assembly; and sensing objects using said rotatable sensor assembly. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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