Design and testing of a dual-band enhanced vision system

Scott P. Way; Richard Kerr; Joseph J. Imamura; Dan Arnoldy; Dick Zeylmaker; Greg Zuro

doi:10.1117/12.487759

10 October 2003 Design and testing of a dual-band enhanced vision system

Scott P. Way, Richard Kerr, Joseph J. Imamura, Dan Arnoldy, Dick Zeylmaker, Greg Zuro

Proceedings Volume 5074, Infrared Technology and Applications XXIX; (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.487759
Event: AeroSense 2003, 2003, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

An effective enhanced vision system must operate over a broad spectral range in order to offer a pilot an optimized scene that includes runway background as well as airport lighting and aircraft operations. The large dynamic range of intensities of these images is best handled with separate imaging sensors. The EVS 2000 is a patented dual-band Infrared Enhanced Vision System (EVS) utilizing image fusion concepts. It has the ability to provide a single image from uncooled infrared imagers combined with SWIR, NIR or LLLTV sensors. The system is designed to provide commercial and corporate airline pilots with improved situational awareness at night and in degraded weather conditions but can also be used in a variety of applications where the fusion of dual band or multiband imagery is required. A prototype of this system was recently fabricated and flown on the Boeing Advanced Technology Demonstrator 737-900 aircraft. This paper will discuss the current EVS 2000 concept, show results taken from the Boeing Advanced Technology Demonstrator program, and discuss future plans for the fusion system.

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Scott P. Way, Richard Kerr, Joseph J. Imamura, Dan Arnoldy, Dick Zeylmaker, and Greg Zuro "Design and testing of a dual-band enhanced vision system", Proc. SPIE 5074, Infrared Technology and Applications XXIX, (10 October 2003); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.487759

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