Xsight Systems is a provider of the world's leading technologies and systems for runway situational awareness.
Xsight's flagship product is FODetect®, an innovative system for continuously monitoring civil and military airport travel surfaces (runways and taxiways) and detecting Foreign Object Debris (FOD). Direct damage to aircraft caused by FOD are estimated to cost the aviation industry over $4 billion each year. To date, visual runway inspection a few times each day and regular sweeping has served as the standard means of minimizing FOD damage.
In developing FODetect and future solutions, our overall goal is to enhance passenger safety, prevent damage to aircrafts and equipment, and in the process, increase airport capacity by contributing to more efficient and safer airport operations.
In the wake of the Concorde crash in June 2000, which was caused by a metal strip lying on the runway, that had fallen from another aircraft five minutes earlier, Xsight's founders began working on early versions of FODetect in 2001. FODetect is the only system available on the market that is capable of automatically detecting FOD between runway movements as would have been required in the case of the Concorde, and is the only solution offering a combination of radar and image processing for reliable detection of FODs.
FODetect has undergone a successful pilot installation in Tel-Aviv's Sde Dov airport, and has been selected by Massport - the Massachusetts Port Authority for installation on a runway in Boston's Logan airport, and is participating in a new technology evaluation the US Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).
Xsight Systems staff is based on a core of experienced engineers and scientists from leading Defense and High-tech companies that bring a wealth of expertise and knowledge in the areas of:
System engineering
Optics and radar systems design
Remote sensing algorithms development
Software development and testing
Hardware design
Harsh environment system engineering and testing
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