YVR QinetiQ FOD Radar

ruticker 04.03.2025 23:47:59

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FOD stands for **Foreign Object Debris** and also **Foreign Object Damage**. The damage caused by foreign object debris in an airside environment can be significant. FOD consists of objects that can be blown by aircraft or sucked into aircraft engines, causing considerable damage. The direct cost of this damage is around **$4 billion**, while the direct and indirect costs of FOD can range up to **$12 billion**. This includes delays to flights, canceled flights, as well as the direct costs associated with replacing or repairing engines and checking various aircraft surfaces. The best way to think of a runway operating environment is that we want it to be as clean as a **surgeon's table**—free of all debris and objects. Anything that is not intended for safe aircraft operations should be removed and kept out of the runway operating environment. The **TARER system** works continuously around the clock, scanning the runway for foreign object debris. When the system detects an object, it alerts the user to the presence of that object on the runway. The user can then use a camera to identify what the FOD is, assess the risk it may present, and dispatch appropriate personnel to that hazard to remove it from the runway operating environment. The key function of the technical systems is to provide the airport operator with the information they need to assess the risk and make the right decision. Therefore, with our system, as soon as there is debris on the runway, the operator will be alerted. They will be informed of the exact location, and the camera system will provide a visual image that allows them to assess the risk and make an informed decision. On the safety side, we now know when FOD is present in the runway operating environment, allowing us to respond with personnel to retrieve or remove that FOD and minimize any exposure aircraft have to it. On the efficiency side, knowing precisely where the FOD is located on the runway enables us to dispatch personnel to retrieve it quickly, thus avoiding delays to aircraft arrivals and departures. On the environmental side, by reducing delays and downtime on the runway, we save air carriers from burning fuel unnecessarily while they hold in the air or are delayed on the ground from departure. When we tie all that together, we achieve a financial gain. The system itself has many benefits for all users, particularly for the passengers flying in those aircraft. The TARER system's success will be highlighted by a single event in its second year of operation at the airport. During that event, the TARER system alerted us to the presence of FOD on our South Runway. The FOD identified and picked up was a long steel grounding wire from a fueling truck. We were able to dispatch someone to retrieve it before any other aircraft were exposed to the risk from that cable. That one single event may have paid for TARER in its entirety and proved to us that we had made the right investment.

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