FOD Resources

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FOD Programs

• National Aerospace FOD Prevention, Inc. (NAFPI)
• (PDF) National Aerospace FOD Prevention, Inc. (NAFPI) FOD Prevention Guidelines
• FOD NEWS.com
• The Boeing Company: Foreign Object Debris and Damage Prevention
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Foreign Object Damage (FOD) Prevention Program (PDF)

Published Papers and Technical Notes

• Performance Assessment of a Mobile, Radar-Based Foreign Object Debris Detection System
• Performance Assessment of an Electro-Optical Based Foreign Object Debris Detection System (PDF)
• Performance Assessment of a Radar-Based Foreign Object Debris Detection System (PDF)
• Performance Assessment of a Hybrid Radar and Electro-Optical Foreign Object Debris Detection System
• Runway Safety: FOD, Birds, and the Case for Automated Scanning
• Current Airport Inspection Practices Regarding FOD (Foreign Object Debris/Damage)

FOD Presentations

• (PDF) Boeing: Challenges to Airport Ramp and Runway Debris Control
• San Antonio Airport System FOD Prevention Program

FOD Presentations from the 32nd Annual FOD Prevention Conference

• View All NAPFI Presentations

FOD Awareness and Prevention

• (PDF) "A Key Component to Operational Excellence" "Airline F.O.D. Prevention"
• (PDF) Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport FOD Reduction Efforts and Safety Management Systems (SMS)
• (PDF) Risk Management
• (PDF) Does Static Electricity Facilitate Foreign Object Debris or Damage?
• (PDF) FAA FOD Program Update
• (PDF) FOD is not just an airplane problem!
• (PDF) FOD Prevention at NASA – Marshall Space Flight Center
• (PDF) Foreign Object Damage & Debris Prevention Program Group Quality
• (PDF) Human Factors in FOD Prevention
• (PDF) Investigating FOD Damage
• (PDF) The Evolution of Tool Control at Lockheed Martin Fort Worth
• (PDF) THE FOD PROGRAM AH – HA I DIDN’T THINK OF THAT!

FOD Detection Systems

• (PDF) FODetect® and FODSpot® Purpose Driven Design for FOD Detection, Alert and Ascription
• (PDF) iFerret™ Worlds first intelligent vision-based system
• (PDF) Long Term FOD Detection from a Continuous Runway Scanning Technology
• (PDF) Tasier™ Runway Hazard Management System
• (PDF) Trex Aviation Systems 2011 NAFPI Brief

Wildlife Hazards

• (PDF) Airport Wildlife Hazard Mitigation
• (PDF) "Wildlife FOD" And Operational Impact to Airlines and Airports

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