PLANE ANDOCKS SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH AUTOMATIC VERIFICATION OF AIRPORT GROUND AND DETECTION OF FOG OR SNOW

摘要

Normal scans are interleaved with apron check scans (602), a detected object is treated as a possible aircraft and tracking mode is entered (606). For a moving object tracking mode continues (610) otherwise it is classed as an obstacle, position is stored and scan mode is re-entered (612). A subsequent apron check (614) confirms (616) or clears (618) the obstacle detected data. Scan responses can be analyzed to determine if fog or precipitation is present. Independent claims are also included for: (a) a system for identifying a detected object and determining whether obstacle is present in area near object; and (b) a system for detecting an object in an area in which condensation or precipitation may be present.