Presented to: By: Date: Federal Aviation Administration Airport Safety Technology R&D Foreign Object...

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Federal AviationAdministrationAirport Safety

Technology R&D Foreign Object Debris (FOD) Detection Technology &

NextGen Airport Research

2008 Eastern Region Airport Conference, Hershey, PA

Jim Patterson

Tuesday March 18, 2008

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FAA Airport Safety R&DMarch 18, 2008

Introduction

FAA’s Airport Safety Technology R&D SubTeam• Part of the Airport Technology R&D Team

located at the FAA William J. Hughes Technical Center in Atlantic City, NJ

• Combined Workforce of 24 Federal and Contractor Personnel

• Offices reside at the FAA’s National Airport Pavement Test Facility

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The FAA Technical CenterThe FAA Technical Center



Airport Safety R&D

Airport Technology R&D Branch (Team)

Airport Pavement R&D Section (Subteam)

Airport Safety Technology R&D Section (Subteam)

Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting Wildlife

Surface Traction Visual Guidance

Operation of NLA Airport Design



Discussion Today:

• FOD Detection Technology Update

• NextGen Airport Technology Research



Automated FOD DetectionWhy is the FAA Interested?

-Concorde crash preliminary report

“It has become clearer that this was a unique accident caused by a one-off chance of a piece of metal lying on the runway“.



Automated FOD Detection

FOD Detection Concept:Could avian based radar systems be used to detect FOD?

Could FOD be automatically detected?

Could airport operator be alerted quickly?

Can we prevent another Concorde incident?



Automated FOD DetectionFAA Goal

Develop performance standards for Automated FOD Detection Systems.

• Publish Technical Note documenting research.• Develop FAA Advisory Circular specifically for

FOD Detection Systems.• Enable civil airports opportunity to apply for Federal funding to procure systems.



Automated FOD DetectionAvailable Technologies:

• QinetiQ – Tarsier Radar – Providence, RI (PVD)

– Millimeter Wave Radar

– Mounted on Rigid Towers

• Stratech – iFerret – Chicago O’Hare (ORD)

– High Resolution Camera

– Mounted on Rigid Towers

• X-Sight – FODetect – Boston Logan (BOS)

– High Resolution Camera and Millimeter Wave Radar

– Mounted on Airport Lighting Fixtures

• Trex Enterprises – FOD Finder – Chicago Midway (MDW)

– Millimeter Wave Radar and Infrared Cameras

– Mounted on roof of Airport Vehicle



Detection Capability Testing




QinetiQ – Tarsier Radar

Providence, RI



FOD Found at PVD!



Stratech



XSight



Trex FODFinder




QinetiQ Tarsier Radar

http://www.qinetiq.com

Stratech iFerret

http://www.stratechsystems.com

XSight FODetect

http://www.xsightsys.com

Trex Enterprises FODFinder

http://www.trexenterprises.com



Airport Safety R&DAirport Safety R&DFAA Technical CenterFAA Technical Center

Airport Technology R&D BranchAirport Technology R&D Branch

AAR-411/AJP-6311, Building 296AAR-411/AJP-6311, Building 296

Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405Atlantic City International Airport, NJ 08405

[email protected] [email protected] 609-485-4989

www.airporttech.tc.faa.govwww.airporttech.tc.faa.gov

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