Andre G. Lareau - Bloomingdale IL Russell A. Bennett - McHenry IL Steven R. Beran - Mount Prospect IL Michael Bown - McHenry IL George Hines - Wonder Lake IL
Assignee:
Recon /Optical, Inc. - Barrington IL
International Classification:
H04N 718
US Classification:
348113
Abstract:
A camera system is described which is based on an electro-optical imaging array performs electronic image motion compensation without moving parts during a reconnaissance maneuver in which the aircraft is experiencing a non-zero rate of change in the pitch axis, such as in a dive bomb maneuver when the pilot is pulling out of the dive. The camera system has a camera control computer that calculates a pixel information transfer rate for the array based on parameters supplied by the aircraft's navigation system and pre-mission known parameters, including the aircraft's velocity, height above ground, attach angle, pitch angle, and rate of change in pitch during the period in which the array is taking successive exposures of the scene. The camera control computer supplies information to the drive and control electronics that control the transfer of pixel information in the array. In a preferred embodiment, the array is exposed to the scene of interest in a series of rapid exposure intervals and generates a frame of imagery during each exposure.
Electro-Optical Imaging Array And Camera System With Pitch Rate Image Motion Compensation Which Can Be Used In An Airplane In A Dive Bomb Maneuver
Andre G. Lareau - Bloomingdale IL Russell A. Bennett - McHenry IL Steven R. Beran - Mount Prospect IL Michael Bown - McHenry IL George Hines - Wonder Lake IL
Assignee:
Recon/Optical, Inc. - Barrington IL
International Classification:
H04N 718 H04N 947 H04N 5228 H04N 314
US Classification:
348144
Abstract:
A camera system is described which is based on an electro-optical imaging array performs electronic image motion compensation without moving parts during a reconnaissance maneuver in which the aircraft is experiencing a non-zero rate of change in the pitch axis, such as in a dive bomb maneuver when the pilot is pulling out of the dive. The camera system has a camera control computer that calculates a pixel information transfer rate for the array based on parameters supplied by the aircraft's navigation system and pre-mission known parameters, including the aircraft's velocity, height above ground, attach angle, pitch angle, and rate of change in pitch during the period in which the array is taking successive exposures of the scene. The camera control computer supplies information to the drive and control electronics that control the transfer of pixel information in the array. In a preferred embodiment, the array is exposed to the scene of interest in a series of rapid exposure intervals and generates a frame of imagery during each exposure.