In this paper, a novel algorithm based on convolutional neural network (CNN) is proposed to detect foreign object debris (FOD) based on optical imaging sensors. It contains two modules, the improved region proposal network (RPN) and spatial transform...
The detection of Foreign Object Debris (FOD) is crucial for maintaining safety in critical areas like airport runways. This paper presents a comprehensive review of FOD detection technologies, covering traditional, radar-based, and artificial intelli...
In recent years, aviation security has become an important area of concern as foreign object debris (FOD) on the airport pavement has a huge potential risk to aircraft during takeoff and landing. Therefore, accurate detection of FOD is important to e...
The intrusion of foreign objects on airport runways during aircraft takeoff and landing poses a significant safety threat to air transportation. Small-scale Foreign Object Debris (FOD) cannot be ruled out on time by traditional manual inspection, and...
Arc-scanning synthetic aperture radar (AS-SAR) is an emerging technical means for detecting foreign object debris (FOD). Most FOD are small and appear as weak targets with a low signal-to-noise ratio (SNR) in AS-SAR images. Therefore, image noise is...
Foreign object debris (FOD) includes any unwanted and unintentional material lying on the charging lane or parking lots, posing a risk to the wireless charging system, the vehicle, or the people inside. FOD in an Electric Vehicle (EV) wireless chargi...
Traditional Foreign Object Debris (FOD) detection methods face challenges such as difficulties in large-size data acquisition and the ineffective application of detection algorithms with high accuracy. In this paper, image data augmentation was perfo...
In the aviation industry, foreign object debris (FOD) on airport runways is a serious threat to aircraft during takeoff and landing. Therefore, FOD detection is important for improving the safety of aircraft flight. In this paper, an unsupervised ano...
Due to the small size and various types of foreign object debris (FOD), radar detection of FOD on airport runways is a great challenge, and there are often a large number of false alarms in the detection results. Arc-scanning synthetic aperture radar...
Over the past few years, aviation security has turned into a vital domain as foreign object debris (FOD) on the airport paved path possesses an enormous possible threat to airplanes at the time of takeoff and landing. Hence, FOD’s precise ident...
Foreign Object Debris (FOD) on airport pavements poses a serious threat to aviation safety, making accurate detection and interpretable scene understanding crucial for operational risk management. This paper presents an integrated multi-modal framewo...
Foreign Object Debris (FOD) refers to any foreign material on the airfield that may injure and threaten the aircraft and airport system. Due to the complex background on the airfield pavement and weak target echoes in long-distance monitoring, it is...
Foreign object debris (FOD) in civil aviation environments poses severe risks to flight safety. Conventional detection primarily relies on manual visual inspection, which is inefficient, susceptible to fatigue-related errors, and carries a high risk...
Foreign object debris (FOD) detection can be considered a kind of classification that distinguishes the measured signal as either containing FOD targets or only corresponding to ground clutter. In this paper, we propose a support vector domain descri...
Foreign Object Debris (FOD) detection is paramount for airport operations. The precise identification and removal of FOD are critical for ensuring airplane flight safety. This study collected FOD images using optical imaging sensors installed at Urum...
Traditional constant false alarm rate (CFAR) methods have shown their potential for foreign object debris (FOD) indication. However, the performance of these methods would deteriorate under the complex clutter background in airport scenes. This paper...
The traditional method of relying on human hearing to detect foreign object debris (FOD) events during rocket tank assembly processes has the limitation of strong reliance on humans and difficulty in establishing objective detection records. This can...
Using millimeter-wave radar to scan and detect small foreign object debris (FOD) on an airport runway surface is a popular solution in civil aviation safety. Since it is impossible to completely eliminate the interference reflections arising from str...
X-ray imaging is a widely used technique for non-destructive inspection of agricultural food products. One application of X-ray imaging is the autonomous, in-line detection of foreign objects in food samples. Examples of such inclusions are bone frag...
24 April 2018
Penetrating foreign bodies of different origins in the head and neck are rare and potentially dangerous injuries, which might pose problems for their detection, primary care, and final treatment. Depending on the severity of the underlying trauma, so...
Carbon fiber laminates have become popular in the manufacturing industry for their many desirable properties, like good vibration damping, high strength-to-weight ratio, toughness, high dimensional stability, and low coefficient of thermal expansion....
Foreign object debris (FOd) in rivet holes, machined holes, and fastener sites poses a critical risk to aerospace manufacturing, where current inspections rely on manual visual checks with flashlights and mirrors. These methods are slow, fatiguing, a...
4 December 2023
Helicopter and turboprop engines are susceptible to the ingestion of debris and other foreign objects, especially during take-off, landing, and hover. To avoid deleterious effects, filters such as Inlet Particle Separators (IPS) can be installed. How...
Foreign object debris (FOD) on airport runways can cause serious accidents and huge economic losses. FOD detection systems based on millimeter-wave (MMW) radar sensors have the advantages of higher range resolution and lower power consumption. Howeve...
Nowadays, the public service practice applicability of drones and remote sensing sensors is being explored in almost all industrial and military areas. In the present research, in collaboration with different universities, we investigate the applicab...
Proximity operations offer aggregate capability for a spacecraft operating in close proximity to another spacecraft, to perform on-orbit satellite servicing, or to a space object to perform debris removal. To utilize a spacecraft performing such adva...
Security risks and economic losses of civil aviation caused by Foreign Object Debris (FOD) have increased rapidly. Synthetic Aperture Radars (SARs) with high resolutions potentially have the capability to detect FODs on the runways, but the target ec...
Understanding the response and damage evolution of structures subjected to multiple impact events is essential for designing resilient structures capable of withstanding complex loading scenarios, such as impacts from hail, gravel or foreign object d...
Airports strive to prevent safety issues, such as foreign object debris (FOD), by pavement management using the pavement condition index (PCI). The index is used in decision-making processes for overall pavement maintenance and repair, such as the pr...
Many complex electromechanical assemblies that are essential to the vital function of certain products can be time-consuming to inspect to a sufficient level of certainty. Examples include subsystems of machine tools, robots, aircraft, and automobile...
Industrial pressure relief valves must function reliably and effectively to protect pressurized systems from excessive pressure conditions. These valves are essential safety devices that act as cushions to protect piping systems, equipment, and vesse...