Wide-Area Surveillance Using HD LWIR Uncooled Sensors

The effectiveness of airborne search and rescue, navigation, and situational awareness tasks is predicated on the availability of high-resolution imagery that provides pilots with a clear picture and the widest possible field of view. While the human eye is extremely high resolution with an unmatche...

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Published inTech Briefs Vol. 41; no. 7; p. S15
Main Authors Johnston, Chris, Beal, Craig
Format Trade Publication Article
LanguageEnglish
Published New York SAE Media Group 01.07.2017
Subjects
Airborne sensing
Aircraft
Algorithms
Automation
Cameras
Daylight
Fatigue
Field of view
Heat detection
High resolution
Human performance
Image resolution
Imagery
Infrared imaging
Navigation
Night
Object recognition
Pilots
Sensors
Situational awareness
Surveillance
Technology utilization
Thermal imaging
Indian Ocean
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Summary:The effectiveness of airborne search and rescue, navigation, and situational awareness tasks is predicated on the availability of high-resolution imagery that provides pilots with a clear picture and the widest possible field of view. While the human eye is extremely high resolution with an unmatched ability to detect high-spatial-frequency (HSF) objects across a wide field of regard, human vision can easily fatigue, is subject to environmental conditions, and is vastly degraded at night. Like human vision, multi-megapixel visible imaging cameras provide the best platform for the aforementioned tasks during daylight hours but quickly drop in sensitivity and become ineffective as night approaches. As a result, thermal infrared (IR) imaging has emerged as an effective 24/7 imaging technology for these applications. Camera technology utilizing IR energy far beyond what the human eye can see will provide significant benefits over visible-imaging cameras.
ISSN:3068-2053
3068-207X