tornado
30-04-2008, 10:32
An advanced foreign objects debris (FOD) detection system developed by Israeli company Xsight is being tested.
Each SDU consists of a small, 77Ghz millimetre-wave radar system combined with a CCD camera with zoom that scans a runway section in less than 30 seconds with detection resolution down to the size of an aircraft nut or rivet.
More... (http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/04/30/223360/runway-debris-detection-system-takes-aim-at-human-error.html)
Each SDU consists of a small, 77Ghz millimetre-wave radar system combined with a CCD camera with zoom that scans a runway section in less than 30 seconds with detection resolution down to the size of an aircraft nut or rivet.
More... (http://www.flightglobal.com/Articles/2008/04/30/223360/runway-debris-detection-system-takes-aim-at-human-error.html)