MUMBAI, India, Oct. 5 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202611101410 A) filed by Sooryauday Aerial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. on August 21, 2026, for System For Detecting Foreign Object Debris On A Runway And Method Thereof.

Inventors include Dr. Uday Narang; and Rohan More.

The application for the patent was published on October 02, 2026, under issue no. 40/2026.

Abstract: A system for detecting foreign object debris on a runway and method thereof, comprises one or more UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) 101 positioned over a runway surface to hover over the runway surface, at least one optical imaging sensor 203 to capture high-resolution images of the runway surface during flight, a mission triggering module 301 ...