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.
Evaluation of an Infrared Camera for Use in a Gun-Launched Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
2004
21 pages
Report
No indication
English
Photographic Techniques & Equipment , Infrared & Ultraviolet Detection , Aircraft , Aerial reconnaissance , Infrared cameras , Survivability , Off the shelf equipment , Drones , Shock tests , Gun launched , Camera lenses , Gluav(Gun-launched unmanned aerial vehicle) , Soar(Silent operating aerial reconnaissance) , Indigo omega camera