Miniature UAV telemetry using a portable integrated FOS system

Wesley Kunzler; Jason Newman; Daniel Wilding; Richard Selfridge; Stephen Schultz; Michael Wirthlin; Andres Rodriguez

doi:10.1117/12.715787

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10 April 2007 Miniature UAV telemetry using a portable integrated FOS system

Wesley Kunzler, Jason Newman, Daniel Wilding, Richard Selfridge, Stephen Schultz, Michael Wirthlin, Andres Rodriguez

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Proceedings Volume 6530, Sensor Systems and Networks: Phenomena, Technology, and Applications for NDE and Health Monitoring 2007; 653005 (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.715787
Event: SPIE Smart Structures and Materials + Nondestructive Evaluation and Health Monitoring, 2007, San Diego, California, United States

Abstract

Advancements in portability and performance are described for a fiber optic sensor readout system capable of monitoring wavelength-multiplexed sensors. The handheld sensor interrogator was designed to readily interface with conglomerate sensor systems as a smart sensor node and process all spectral data within its own system in real time at 20 Hz for +/- 13 picometers resolution mode. Portability was demonstrated by flying the system on a miniature aerial vehicle (MAV) which collected strain and temperature flight data for broadcast to a ground station. Additional improvements upgraded the sensor measurement speed by two orders of magnitude.

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Wesley Kunzler, Jason Newman, Daniel Wilding, Richard Selfridge, Stephen Schultz, Michael Wirthlin, and Andres Rodriguez "Miniature UAV telemetry using a portable integrated FOS system", Proc. SPIE 6530, Sensor Systems and Networks: Phenomena, Technology, and Applications for NDE and Health Monitoring 2007, 653005 (10 April 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.715787

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