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1、Tarsier@,aMillimetreWaveRadarforAirportRunwayDebrisDetectionPatrickDLBeasley',GrahamBinns',RobertDHodgesl,RichardJBadley''QinetiQ,StAndrew'sRoad,Malvem,Worcestershire,WR143PS,UK,+441684896682Abstract-Thispaperdescribesthedevelopmentofamountedonastabilisedscissorlit?pl
2、atformtofacilitatelowpower,solidstate,millimetrewaveradardedicatedtodatagatheringatdifferentradarheightsandatdifferentthedetectionofForeignObjectDebris(FOD)onairportlocationsaroundtheairfield.runways.Theradar,Tarsier@,combinesaspeciallyTheTllOOisa94.5GHzFrequencyModul
3、ateddesignedhighgaindualantenna,averylowphasenoisesource,auniqueFMCWlinearisationtechnique,acustomContinuousWave(FMCW)radarwithseparatetransmitFPGA/DSPcardandafibrelinkforremoteoperation.Theandreceive,offset-fedparabolicantennasseparatedbya0.ZSmrangeresolutiontogether
4、with0.Wazimuthseptumcontainingthefrontendtransceivercircuitry.beamwidthandlowgrazingangleminimisestheradarclutterfootprintenablingthedetectionofverysmalldebris(-2OdBm2andless)atrangesuptoZkm.Thesystemhasbeensuccessfullytrialledatmilitaryandcivilairportsandresultsarepr
5、esented.Thesystemarchitectureisreadilytranslatableforotherapplicationssuchasperimetersecuritysurveillanceandbirddetection.I.INTRODUCTTONForeignObjectDebris(FOD)atairportsincludesanyobjectfoundinaninappropriatelocationthat,asaresultofbeinginthatlocation,candamageequipm
6、entorinjureanairplaneorairportpersonnel.Theresultingdamageisestimatedtocosttheaerospaceindustry$4billionayear.SincetheAirFranceConcordetragedyinJuly2000,asequenceofeventstriggeredbya16inchmetalstripontherunway,therehasbeenconsiderableincreasedinterestinimprovedtechniq
7、uesfordetectingFODandremovingitinatimelymannerinallweatherswithminimaldisruptiontoairportoperations.Currently,manualinspectionsarecarriedouttypicallyonceevery4hoursbydrivingalongthelengthoftherunway.Theeffectivenessislimitedduetovisibilityandhumanerror.QinetiQwerecont
8、actedshortlyaftertheConcordeFig.1.Tarsier@1100deployedatamilitaqairfield.tragedytoprovidepossiblesolutionstoFODdetection.Att