New compact wide-area, high-resolution, IR sensor for UAV platforms

Author

Chinn, Clayton R. ; Morris, B. ; Hooper, Brett ; Reilly, Tom

Author_Institution

Arete Assoc., Arlington, VA, USA

fYear

2013

fDate

23-27 Sept. 2013

Firstpage

1

Lastpage

6

Abstract

The objective of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) RiverEye program is to retrieve accurate river surface current values over a wide area using passive optical remote sensors. An extension of this program included a requirement to develop, construct and demonstrate a small Mid-Wave Infrared sensor package to be the payload for a small unmanned aerial vehicle. To meet the restrictions imposed by the payload limitations an innovative fast scanning mirror technology developed by Areté was used. A description of the innovative sensor package that comprises this transition capability is given along with the results of the demonstration flights and processing.

Keywords

autonomous aerial vehicles; electro-optical devices; image resolution; infrared detectors; remote sensing; rivers; UAV platforms; compact wide area IR sensor; fast scanning mirror technology; high resolution IR sensor; midwave infrared sensor package; passive optical remote sensors; river surface current values; unmanned aerial vehicle; Aircraft; Cameras; Mirrors; Rivers; Sensor systems; Software; Tiles; RiverEye; estuarine; infrared; remote sensor; river currents; riverine;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Oceans - San Diego, 2013

Conference_Location

San Diego, CA

Type

conf

Filename

6741071