The Design of a FLIR Sensor for the Korean Army RPV

Abstract

This thesis considers a forward looking infrared (FLIR) sensor system for the Korean Army mounted in a remotely piloted vehicle such as the Pioneer RPV. Potential missions considered for this system included tactical reconnaissance, surveillance and intelligence gathering, target acquisition and location, artillery fire adjustment and damage assessment. The FLIR system provides high resolution thermal images in the 8-12 micrometers spectral range under day and night conditions, with a real time data link to the control center. Based on current technology a 55 element HgCdTe detector array cooled to 77 K was selected that provides a TV compatible video output. In the future, as improvements in quality occur with a corresponding reduction in cost, staring focal plane arrays such as PtSi or InSb should be considered.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADA247026

Entities

People

  • Byung-gook Choi

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Damage Assessment
  • Data Links
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Geometry
  • Ground Control Stations
  • High Resolution
  • Infrared Detectors
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Military Applications
  • Optics
  • Refractive Index
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Surveillance
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.