Ground-perimeter radar at an airport
Radar zones along an airfield boundary, field-tested with walkers and vehicles, tuned and in service.
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Customer
Airport (through a security integrator)
Scope
Ground-intrusion detection along a section of the airfield perimeter
Solution
Solid-state radars on perimeter towers with cameras for confirmation; TKG mounting hardware; CoreCommand®
Timeline
Commissioning, installation drawings, field testing and tuning
TKG role
Radar kits and mounting hardware, installation design, commissioning, coverage reporting
A boundary that does not sit still.
The airport needed to detect people and vehicles approaching and crossing its perimeter, with alarm zones inside the fence and pre-alarm zones outside it.
The boundary runs along public roads, uneven grades and active construction.
The solution
- Radars on perimeter towers, each covering an alarm zone inside the fence and a pre-alarm zone outside it, with a camera on each tower
- Standard TKG mounting hardware for consistent installation
- Masks over public roads to suppress nuisance tracks from traffic
- CoreCommand for tracks, alarms and camera cueing
What was delivered.
Implemented and commissioned
Along the airfield boundary, with radar tracks and camera cueing in CoreCommand
Field-tested
With walking targets and vehicles in every zone, then tuned from the results
In service
For perimeter intrusion detection
Keys to a successful implementation.
Model the boundary before mounting anything
Fence lines, grades and roads decide where radars can see. Mount height and siting matter more than range.
Space radars for people, not vehicles
Walking intruders need radars closer together than vehicle detection does.
Review masks with operations
Masking a public road removes nuisance alarms but also coverage next to it. Agree the trade-off zone by zone.
Walk-test every zone
After installation, and after any construction or landscaping change, then re-tune.
Tie alarms to cameras and response
Each zone should cue a camera and route to the right patrol or control-room operator.
Who did what.
TKG Security
Radar kits and mounts; installation drawings; commissioning; coverage reporting and tuning
Integration partner
Towers, cameras, power, network, installation and independent field testing
Customer, integrator and site identities withheld. Results are site-specific.
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