Flight testing the infrared eye prototype

Benoit Ricard; Paul C. Chevrette; Mario Pichette

doi:10.1117/12.459568

15 March 2002 Flight testing the infrared eye prototype

Benoit Ricard, Paul C. Chevrette, Mario Pichette

Proceedings Volume 4710, Thermosense XXIV; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459568
Event: AeroSense 2002, 2002, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The Infrared (IR) Eye was developed with support from the National Search-and-Rescue Secretariat (NSS), in view of improving the efficiency of airborne search-and-rescue operations. The IR Eye concept is based on the human eye and uses simultaneously two fields of view to optimize area coverage and detection capability. It integrates two cameras: the first, with a wide field of view of 40 degree(s), is used for search and detection while the second camera, with a narrower field of view of 10 degree(s) for higher resolution and identification, is mobile within the wide field and slaved to the operator's line of sight by means of an eye-tracking system. The images from both cameras are fused and shown simultaneously on a standard high resolution CRT display unit, interfaced with the eye-tracking unit in order to optimize the man-machine interface. The system was flight tested using the Advanced System Research Aircraft (Bell 412 helicopter) from the Flight Research Laboratory of the National Research Council of Canada. This paper presents some results of the flight tests, indicates the strengths and deficiencies of the system, and suggests future improvements for an advanced system.

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Benoit Ricard, Paul C. Chevrette, and Mario Pichette "Flight testing the infrared eye prototype", Proc. SPIE 4710, Thermosense XXIV, (15 March 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.459568

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