DocumentCode
2933932
Title
Sensor design for unmanned aerial vehicles
Author
Stuart, Donald M.
Author_Institution
Hughes Aircraft Co., Los Angeles, CA, USA
Volume
3
fYear
1997
fDate
1-8 Feb 1997
Firstpage
285
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Aerospace Conference, 1997. Proceedings., IEEE
Conference_Location
Snowmass at Aspen, CO
Print_ISBN
0-7803-3741-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/AERO.1997.574875
Filename
574875
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