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14 April 2008 A complete passive or imaging-based sensor system for unmanned air vehicle taking off and landing operations
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We have successfully developed an innovative, miniaturized, and lightweight PTZ UCAV imager called OmniBird for unmanned air vehicle taking off and landing operations. OmniBird is developed through a SBIR funding from NAVAIR. It is to fit in 8 in3. The designed zoom capability allows it to acquire focused images for targets ranging from 10 to 250 feet. The innovative panning mechanism also allows the system to have a field of view of +/- 100 degrees. Initial test results show that the integrated optics, camera sensor, and mechanics solution allow the OmniBird to stay optically aligned and shock-proof under harsh environments.
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Steven Yi "A complete passive or imaging-based sensor system for unmanned air vehicle taking off and landing operations", Proc. SPIE 6946, Airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, Reconnaissance (ISR) Systems and Applications V, 69460E (14 April 2008); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.768440
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KEYWORDS
Sensors

Zoom lenses

Cameras

Near infrared

Unmanned combat air vehicles

Computer aided design

Switching

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