Title :
Sensor design for unmanned aerial vehicles
Author :
Stuart, Donald M.
Author_Institution :
Hughes Aircraft Co., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Abstract :
This paper describes the prevailing overall considerations in designing sensors for unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). It describes in detail how these considerations and constraints have influenced the design of the sensor suite for the Global Hawk UAV
Keywords :
aircraft instrumentation; infrared imaging; microwave detectors; military equipment; radiometers; remote sensing by radar; surveillance; Global Hawk; SAR; sensors; surveillance; thermal factors; unmanned aerial vehicles; Aircraft; Image sensors; Infrared image sensors; Optical imaging; Optical sensors; Satellites; Sensor fusion; Sensor systems; Surveillance; Unmanned aerial vehicles;
Conference_Titel :
Aerospace Conference, 1997. Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location :
Snowmass at Aspen, CO
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-3741-7
DOI :
10.1109/AERO.1997.574875
