Title :
Foreign object detection using radar
Author :
Shephard, David J. ; Tait, Peter D F ; King, Richard J.
Author_Institution :
Marconi Res. Center, Chelmsford, UK
Abstract :
This paper describes work undertaken by the Marconi Research Centre (MRC) to investigate the viability of using a low power microwave radar to detect and classify Foreign Objects (FOD) being ingested by a jet engine. The paper discusses the problems caused by FOD. It then presents the program of work, the facility used and a selection of results. The paper reports the high probabilities (>80%) achieved in successfully detecting and correctly classifying FOD as damaging or non-damaging
Keywords :
avionics; object detection; radar applications; safety systems; FOD; Marconi Research Centre; damaging objects; foreign object detection; jet engine; low power microwave radar; nondamaging objects; Airborne radar; Aircraft propulsion; Doppler radar; Jet engines; Monitoring; Object detection; Passive radar; Radar detection; Spread spectrum radar; Turbines;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference Proceedings, 2000 IEEE
Conference_Location :
Big Sky, MT
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-5846-5
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.2000.877881
