UAV-Based Airport Lights Inspection Without GNSS Positioning Support
The inspection of PAPI (precision approach path indicator), ALS (approach light system), and runway lights is the basis of maintenance actions that safeguard the safety of airport operations. These actions consist of measurements requiring the accurate positioning of reference viewing points. Common...
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| author | Wiesław Pamuła Teresa Pamuła Tomasz Stenzel Maciej Sajkowski Adam Rytter Daria Żuchowska |
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| description | The inspection of PAPI (precision approach path indicator), ALS (approach light system), and runway lights is the basis of maintenance actions that safeguard the safety of airport operations. These actions consist of measurements requiring the accurate positioning of reference viewing points. Commonly, GNSS-based methods are employed and augmentation procedures are applied to improve the positioning precision. Augmentation involves the use of additional sources of information such as reference stations and complicates the process of position calculations. An image processing-based method is proposed for triangulating the positions of reference viewing points during inspections of airfield lights using a UAV. The Structure-from-Motion (SfM) photogrammetric range imaging technique and airport geodesic data are the basis of the method. The measurement of PAPI transition angles is presented as an application example. The results are compared to GNSS-based measurements and prove the viability of the method. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-d20832c9d8564c97ade6fcef273e8f742025-08-20T02:43:06ZengMDPI AGRemote Sensing2072-42922025-03-01176101310.3390/rs17061013UAV-Based Airport Lights Inspection Without GNSS Positioning SupportWiesław Pamuła0Teresa Pamuła1Tomasz Stenzel2Maciej Sajkowski3Adam Rytter4Daria Żuchowska5Faculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, PolandFaculty of Transport and Aviation Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, PolandFaculty of Materials Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, PolandFaculty of Materials Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, PolandAirotec sp. z o.o., ul. Wł. Trylińskiego 14/116, 10-683 Olsztyn, PolandAirotec sp. z o.o., ul. Wł. Trylińskiego 14/116, 10-683 Olsztyn, PolandThe inspection of PAPI (precision approach path indicator), ALS (approach light system), and runway lights is the basis of maintenance actions that safeguard the safety of airport operations. These actions consist of measurements requiring the accurate positioning of reference viewing points. Commonly, GNSS-based methods are employed and augmentation procedures are applied to improve the positioning precision. Augmentation involves the use of additional sources of information such as reference stations and complicates the process of position calculations. An image processing-based method is proposed for triangulating the positions of reference viewing points during inspections of airfield lights using a UAV. The Structure-from-Motion (SfM) photogrammetric range imaging technique and airport geodesic data are the basis of the method. The measurement of PAPI transition angles is presented as an application example. The results are compared to GNSS-based measurements and prove the viability of the method.https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/6/1013UAVairport lightsPAPIstructure from motionangular coveragetransition angles |
| spellingShingle | Wiesław Pamuła Teresa Pamuła Tomasz Stenzel Maciej Sajkowski Adam Rytter Daria Żuchowska UAV-Based Airport Lights Inspection Without GNSS Positioning Support Remote Sensing UAV airport lights PAPI structure from motion angular coverage transition angles |
| title | UAV-Based Airport Lights Inspection Without GNSS Positioning Support |
| title_full | UAV-Based Airport Lights Inspection Without GNSS Positioning Support |
| title_fullStr | UAV-Based Airport Lights Inspection Without GNSS Positioning Support |
| title_full_unstemmed | UAV-Based Airport Lights Inspection Without GNSS Positioning Support |
| title_short | UAV-Based Airport Lights Inspection Without GNSS Positioning Support |
| title_sort | uav based airport lights inspection without gnss positioning support |
| topic | UAV airport lights PAPI structure from motion angular coverage transition angles |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/17/6/1013 |
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