Evaluation of an Infrared Camera for Use in a Gun-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle

A commercially available infrared (IR) camera was evaluated for potential application on the silent operating aerial reconnaissance (SOAR) gun-launched unmanned aerial vehicle (GLUAV). The objective was to provide data to support an IR imaging camera capability for SOAR. Components of a candidate IR...

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Main Authors: Childers, Marshal A, Condon, John A
Format: Report
Language:English
Subjects:
AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE
CAMERA LENSES
DRONES
GLUAV(GUN-LAUNCHED UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE)
GUN LAUNCHED
INDIGO OMEGA CAMERA
INFRARED CAMERAS
Infrared Detection and Detectors
OFF THE SHELF EQUIPMENT
Photography
Pilotless Aircraft
SHOCK TESTS
SOAR(SILENT OPERATING AERIAL RECONNAISSANCE)
SURVIVABILITY
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Summary:A commercially available infrared (IR) camera was evaluated for potential application on the silent operating aerial reconnaissance (SOAR) gun-launched unmanned aerial vehicle (GLUAV). The objective was to provide data to support an IR imaging camera capability for SOAR. Components of a candidate IR camera were subjected to high acceleration shock experiments to predict gun-launch survivability. The experimental results show that the camera in its off-the-shelf condition cannot survive the expected loads that are representative of a zone 4 120-mm mortar launch. The original document contains color images.