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FAA’s Evaluation of Airport FOD Radar

FAA’s Evaluation of Airport FOD Radar. Edwin E. Herricks University of Illinois, FAA Center of Excellence in Airport Technology.

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FAA’s Evaluation of Airport FOD Radar

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  1. FAA’s Evaluation of Airport FOD Radar Edwin E. Herricks University of Illinois, FAA Center of Excellence in Airport Technology

  2. The FAA Airport Safety R&D Section (Atlantic City - AAR 411) has implemented a research program to develop a systems-based approach to hazard management for airports and airspace. Up to now, the focus has been on SP-FOD! Programmatic Overview

  3. SP-FOD? Yup! Although it could be FOD – SP! Self Propelled FOD: birds and wildlife

  4. Focus on SP - FOD #1 Wildlife management techniques on airports, USDA leads this effort – see booth and Dr. Dolbeer’s Feather and Furry FOD Interactive Sessions!

  5. Focus on SP – FOD (cont.) #2 Development and evaluation of technologies to improve safety Bird recognition using radar Joint USAF and FAA DUST program developing a 94 ghz, bird-specific radar

  6. Radar testing on Tule Lake, Oregon Raft of Snow geese

  7. Radar screen image

  8. Integrated GIS and radar image

  9. Focus on SP – FOD (cont.) #2 Development and evaluation of technologies to improve safety • Development of GIS-based support for wildlife management (region and AOA) Operational at DFW, JFK, SEATAC

  10. Regional hazard based on (#’s) or damage potential (mass) KE = ½mv2 Abundance Abundance*Mass Highest Lowest

  11. The GIS supports spatial analysis, and allows visualization of data in different ways, including 3d plots of data. These are examples of data displays for # of strikes per grid location.

  12. There is flexibility working with different coordinate systems and different data representation needs. Falconry data Land cover data

  13. GIS assists in integration fo data from multiple sources in the complex 3-D environment of airports! Vertical dimension exaggerated 10X

  14. Focus on SP – FOD (cont.) #2 Development and evaluation of technologies to improve safety • Other safety issues in the airport environment including FOD detection radar!

  15. Preliminary Evaluation of Prototype FOD Radar – New Project • In FY-04, FAA Headquarters directed R&D to conduct a limited evaluation of a newly developed FOD radar • Based on this evaluation, FAA will determine how to proceed in this new area of technology.

  16. Preliminary Evaluation of Prototype FOD Radar – UIUC COE • Evaluation will be conducted by the FAA Center of Excellence for Airport Technology, the University of Illinois • Part of continuing cooperative agreement • COE will provide its expertise in airport mapping technologies (GIS) as well as radar field evaluation experience.

  17. Preliminary Evaluation of Prototype FOD Radar - Plan • Review test data provided by companies • Conduct field testing at a U.S. airport in the fall of 2004 (JFK) • Analyze field testing data and provide recommendation to FAA Headquarters (2005)

  18. Preliminary Evaluation of Prototype FOD Radar - Status • Memorandum of Understanding between JFK and FAA (in negotiation) • Test Plan and necessary approvals will be developed once MOU has been signed • Expected testing Fall 04

  19. Preliminary Evaluation of Prototype FOD Radar - Status The radar that will be tested has been developed by QuinetiQ! Alan Swain will provide details!

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