An aerodrome maintenance apparatus (1) for monitoring runway and taxiway conditions and remotely reporting the status of the runway or taxiway. The apparatus comprises a drive unit (10) operable to provide self-controlled rolling movement of the apparatus along a surface of a runway or taxiway of the aerodrome, a detection unit (20) comprising one or more sensors (21, 22) configured to detect one or more parameters of the surface, and a communications unit comprising a transceiver arranged to transfer data derived from the detection unit (20) from the apparatus to a remote server. The apparatus (1) is arranged, in use, to move along the surface and transfer data representative of one or more parameters of the surface to a remote server.
Runway maintenance apparatus
2025-05-22
Patent
Electronic Resource
English
IPC: | B64F GROUND OR AIRCRAFT-CARRIER-DECK INSTALLATIONS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR USE IN CONNECTION WITH AIRCRAFT , Boden- oder Flugzeugträgerdeckeinrichtungen besonders ausgebildet für die Verwendung in Verbindung mit Luftfahrzeugen / A47L DOMESTIC WASHING OR CLEANING , Waschen oder Reinigen im Haushalt / B25J Manipulatoren , MANIPULATORS / E01C Bau von Straßen, Sportplätzen oder dgl., Decken dafür , CONSTRUCTION OF, OR SURFACES FOR, ROADS, SPORTS GROUNDS, OR THE LIKE |
RUNWAY MAINTENANCE APPARATUS, RUNWAY MAINTENANCE SYSTEM AND RUNWAY MAINTENANCE METHOD
European Patent Office | 2024
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