Foreign Objects Debris Detection (FOD) on Airport Runways Using a Broadband 78 GHz Sensor

Author

Feil, P. ; Menzel, W. ; Nguyen, T.P. ; Pichot, Ch ; Migliaccio, C.

Author_Institution

Inst. fur Mikrowellentech., Ulm

fYear

2008

fDate

27-31 Oct. 2008

Firstpage

1608

Lastpage

1611

Abstract

This paper describes a compact broadband (73-80 GHz) mm-Wave front-end used for FOD detection application. The design philosophy of our system is to have several low-profile, low-cost mm-Wave sensors placed along the runway. Tests were conducted on the small airport of Aix Les Milles (south of France). High sensitivity and simultaneous objects detection capabilities were shown. Even very small objects like nuts were seen. The extension of the actual detection range is needed in order to go from 110 m (in the most favourable case) to 500 m.

Keywords

CW radar; FM radar; airports; image sensors; millimetre wave detectors; object detection; remote sensing by radar; Aix Les Milles airport; airport runways; broadband sensor; continuous wave radar; distance 110 m to 500 m; foreign object debris detection; frequency 73 GHz to 80 GHz; frequency modulated radar; millimeter-wave front-end; millimeter-wave sensors; radar sensor; Airports; Chirp modulation; Frequency; Microwave sensors; Milling machines; Object detection; Phase locked loops; Radar antennas; Radar detection; Testing;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Microwave Conference, 2008. EuMC 2008. 38th European

Conference_Location

Amsterdam

Print_ISBN

978-2-87487-006-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/EUMC.2008.4751779

Filename

4751779