The Use of UAV in PAPI System Inspections

• Authors: Antoni Bryniczka , Arkadiusz Rzucidło , Łukasz Bańczyk

Abstracts

EN

This article discusses the purpose of aeronautical approach lights for landing and describes the operation of the most popular visual system. In addition, an exemplary schedule describing the periodic verification that the PAPI system must undergo has been presented. The hitherto method of carrying out the verification of indications was discussed, as well as the proposed innovative method of carrying out the verification using an UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle), where its general solution concept was described. Moreover, the structure and operation of the program responsible for the autonomous light detection of the PAPI system and verification of their indications were discussed. A simulation was carried out using the available recordings, and then the results were described.

Keywords

EN

inspection; PAPI lights; unmanned aerial vehicle; vision system

PL

kontrola; światła PAPI; bezzałogowy statek powietrzny; system wizyjny

• Publisher: Centrum Rzeczoznawstwa Budowlanego Sp. z o.o.
• Journal: Safety & Defense
• Year: 2023
• Volume: 2
• Pages: 52-61

Dates

published

2023

Contributors

author

Antoni Bryniczka

• Rzeszow University of Technology, Rzeszów, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0009000137423504

author

Arkadiusz Rzucidło

• Rzeszow University of Technology, Rzeszów, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0000000210806150

author

Łukasz Bańczyk

• Rzeszow University of Technology, Rzeszów, Poland

• https://orcid.org/0009000601021411

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Identifiers

DOI

10.37105/sd.203

Biblioteka Nauki

58906160