Patent RM2007A000099
SMF/Fix Hand use Instrument SMF/Mobile
SMF/Fix is a brand new instrument created
NEW
for performing outdoor or indoor measure-
ments of airfield lighting fixtures. It is a hand
use instrument that is able to reach infield lights that
are not reachable by conventional mobile systems. It
works without the requirement
of a vehicle.
SMF/Fix is easy to use as the
operator is step-by-step assist-
ed by the system software
running on the on-board Tablet
PC.
SMF/Fix can also test the pho-
tometric diagram and parame-
ters of PAPI (Precision Ap-
proach Path Indicator) lights.
© SMF/Fix
 Light Measurement according to ICAO Annex
14 reference grid points
 Maximum, Average and Minimum beam inten-
sity measurement
 Elevation and Azimuth angles measurement
 Light Colour measurement according to CIE
1931
 GPS SBAS based lights positioning
 Full automatic PDF reporting including lights
position
SMF/L Laboratory
SMF/L - CHS and CVS
Lab systems have been introduced
for indoor measurement of inset
and elevated airfield lights accord-
ing to ICAO Annex 14 require-
ments.
SMF/L is based on a 13 sen-
sors bar and is offered in
two versions:
 SMF/L-CVS for vertical light
beam scan; © SMF/L– CVS
 SMF/L-CHS for horizontal
light beam scan.
Light scanning can be as-
sessed vertically via lifting
mechanism or horizontally via
a Turn Table.
© SMF/L– CHS
ENAC - Italian CAA Certified SMF/SIGN SMF/ALS
SMF/M is the fastest option to perform the measurement of SMF/ALS is the new device able to evaluate
the airfield lights while moving SMF/SIGN is a new generation automatic
Approach Lighting Systems (ALS) photo-
along runways and taxiways. system to perform fast and accurate meas- NEW
metric performances, adopting a CCD sensor
SMF/M can be easily installed on urement of any Taxiing Guidance Sign in mounted on a dedicated aiming device and a
the front of any commercial vehi- the airfield or in laboratory. SMF/SIGN is special software routine.
cle suitable to operate in the based on a digital professional camera driv- SMF/ALS is able to detect
airfields. © SMF/Mobile en by an image analysis software running © SMF/SIGN the photometric parameters
on a laptop. (light intensity, chromaticity
The bar of SMF/M and photometric diagrams)
includes 13 luxmeters, Test output includes: of simple and precision Ap-
 False color image of the Sign luminance, with a resolution
1 colorimeter, high- proach Lighting Systems.
of 1 mm
speed and high- The instrument is com-
 Color map image of ICAO admitted colors (white, red,
resolution electronics, a SMF/ALS
light source elevation/ yellow, black, green, orange), with 1 mm resolution
© SMF/Mobile position detector aim-  Average Luminance for each Sign color, calculated both
over the standard ICAO grid and on each pixel of the in-
ing camera and GPS.
strument camera
All communications are performed via LAN connection to sys-
 Chromaticity for each color, on the grid and on each im-
tem laptop.
age pixel (CIE x, y)
 Operating Speed up to 80
km/h  Luminance Ratio between adjacent points on the grid for
posed by a video
 High accuracy distance each color.
CCD camera, photo-
measuring  Luminance Ratio between maximum and minimum values
metric and telemetric sensors mounted over
 GPS light identification points on the grid for each color.
a ruggedized pneumatic telescopic mast
 LED lights supported  Luminance Ratio of red color to the white.
and a notebook computer for image and
 1 colorimeter CIE 1931  Luminance factor (knowledge needed of the luminance of
data elaboration. The pneumatic telescopic
 Accuracy : 5% the illuminant standard source D65).
mast may be arranged over a portable trol-
 PDF Reports  Dimensional Ratio of characters fonts to the Sign.
ley or mounted on a vehicle.
 Italian CAA Certification (ENAC APT-13A)  Single operator operation
 Conforming ICAO Annex 14 recommendations  One to three tests for each light bar-
rette (around 20 minutes) at night time
Patent RM2007A000679  Automatic test output for the photometric param-
SMF/PAPI ENAC - Italian CAA Certified eters of the barrette lights (intensity, chromatici-
ty, photometric diagram).
SMF/PAPI is a portable device able to
determine via a fully automatic proce-
dure all the alignment parameters of a SMF/ODS SMF/CLC
PAPI unit. SMF/PAPI performs the
measurements of elevation with the
accuracy required by ICAO recommen- SMF/CLC is the SMF/PAPI calibra-
dations and can be used as a valid al- NEW SMF/ODS is a new device which operates tion tool based on a laser interfer-
© SMF/PAPI ternative to the flight-check. teamed with SMF/PAPI to auto- ometric technology and on a dedi-
matically determine the presence cated software. SMF/CLC allows a
of obstacles penetrating the air- systematic and repeatable calibra-
SMF/PAPI is able to measure with an accuracy and port approach surface (AS). Oper- tion of the SMF/PAPI instrument.
precision better than +/-1’ the following PAPI ations are based on horizon scan- Easy, automatic and fully docu-
parameters: ning at the requested elevation, mented procedure for customer
followed by the analysis of images © SMF/CLC direct use.
 Average transition elevation angle of single
PAPI unit taken in Short range (R ≤ 3000
 Average elevation angle (Glide Path) of the m ) or Long range (R ≤ 15000
PAPI bar (A,B,C,D units) m ) and processed in real time. SMF/MCT
 Horizontality of color transition of each beam The image processing results is a curve that NEW
follows the contours of obstacles detected in
 Average horizontality of color transition of
the image, supplemented by additional infor-
SMF/MCT is the SMF/Mobile calibration
the PAPI unit tool based on stable reference light source, a refer-
 Color transition mation such as the elevation angle of obsta-
ence instrument and a
divergence of the unit cles and the azimuth angle with respect to
special software. SMF/
 Color and intensity the runway centerline axis or relative to a
MCT allows a systematic
compliance according point of interest selected by the operator.
and repeatable calibra-
to ICAO Annex 14 Obstacle detection resolution is 15 cm at a © SMF/ODS
tion of SMF/Mobile and
 Aperture angle of the distance of 15 km.
SMF/L instruments.
PAPI bar © SMF/PAPI Easy, automated and © SMF/MCT
 Photometric diagram of the unit fully documented proce-
 Italian (ENAC APS-01), Spanish, Greek, dure for customer direct use.
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