UAV Imaging Systems and Aerial Mosaicing Software
News
June 2008
Visit us at AUVSI 2008 in booth 737, Optimum Solutions
The new RaptorEye and IceWarning brochures can be downloaded at:
 RaptorEye Brochure
IceWarning Brochure
October 2007
Visit us at UVS Canada in booth 10 as part of the Raven Project
August 2007
New High Performance Imaging System with integrated broadband datalink released!
We are proud to release RaptorEye, our newest UAV imaging system payload!
It combines extremely high computing performance, a high speed
integrated UHF megabit datalink (or optional external broadband
datalink such as the Microhard VIP-2400/VIP-5800 links), and support
for Lumenera and many other multi-megapixel digital cameras.
The system has a Core 2 Duo processor (various performance / power
consumption options) 4 USB 2.0 ports, gigabit ethernet, 2 RS232/RS422
ports, optional firewire or analog video capture, and more.
The system provides realtime downlink of high resolution imagery, and
can support downlink of imagery from multi-megapixel digital
cameras mounted in the Cloud Cap TASE family of gimbals.
The system can also fill the role of Open Aerial Imaging Platform for
general purpose high performance aerial computing, imaging and video
processing.
Product brochure is available at:
Download Brochure
UVS 2006 article describing Satcam missions in the Torres Strait
UVS International published an article on the Satcam system and missions.
It is available online at:
UAVs to Patrol the Torres Straits
Airborne Innovations FlightMosaic software v0.9.5 released
August 2006
Airborne Innovations has released new software for UAV aerial image
mosaicing. The software performs full orthocorrection and terrain
correction. The software lowers the barrier to entry for low cost
UAV imagery product generation.
Download FlightMosaic Brochure
Aerosonde successfully deploys Airborne Innovations' Satcam imaging system for Coastwatch Australia trial
September 2005
Australian UAV company Aerosonde was awarded a
$600,000 contract to undertake UAV surveillance and detection trials
for Coastwatch in the Torres Strait in 2005-06.
Airborne Innovations supplied Aerosonde with Satcam systems to
allow near-realtime satellite transmission and archiving of daylight,
low light, and large format digital still images.
The Satcam system is an enabling technology for beyond
line of sight imaging for small long-endurance UAV's such as
the 15 kg, 3 meter wingspan Aerosonde.
Aerosonde press release
UAV MegaCam and Satcam Now Support Automatic Georeferencing and Image Mosaicing
Airborne Innovations imaging systems now feature automatic georeferencing, image mosaicing, orthocorrection, and realtime map mosaic display!
The system obtains aircraft data from a Piccolo UAV avionics or standard NMEA source via a secondary
serial port. Aircraft metadata including GPS data and attitude
are attached to the image, and the ground-based imagery application
georeferences the images and displays and mosaics the georeferenced
images on a map display as they arrive in realtime. The system
outputs georeferenced images, aircraft metadata, and raw images for a
high degree of flexibility.
An aircraft-view image simulator is also provided to test the system on the ground.
Automatic image mosaicing and georeferencing from an autonomous
scanning flight plan with a Piccolo avionics.
(Click thumbnail for higher resolution)
Realtime
image mosaic zooming capability:
Shockwave Demo A [low bandwidth]
Shockwave Demo B [high bandwidth]
UAV MegaCam RT
The MegaCam system is a multi-megapixel imaging payload for UAVs, optimized for low
bandwidth datalinks. MegaCam enables realtime extremely high
resolution image transmission over standard UAV datalinks.
New image compression technology smashes the idea that you need megabit datalinks to send multi-megapixel images.
*The system can also send multi-megapixel images over ultra low
bandwidth satellite links such as Iridium or Globalstar. A
continuous mapping mosaic can be created in near realtime over satcomm,
with excellent quality multi-megapixel images transmitted over satcomm
in as little as 25 seconds. It is a stunning, practical
capability which did not exist before.*
This system is compatible with the Cloud Cap Technology Piccolo avionics, and allows multi-megapixel images to be transmitted over the Piccolo's standard datalink.
The system can also be operated standalone with a transparent datalink.
Power consumption: 3W avg
Weight: 110 grams (not including cables)
Download MegaCam Brochure
SatCam
SatCam
is a miniature satellite communications imaging solution, compatible
with the Iridium and Globalstar satellite networks. This system enables remote imaging
anywhere in the world, anytime.
Wherever you need realtime images, SatCam is there. Applications
range from beyond-line-of-sight capable UAVs to the oil and gas
industry, hazards and remote security monitoring, ship and cargo
container monitoring, oceanic monitoring, and anywhere a small, remote
imaging capability
is needed.
This system is also compatible with the Cloud Cap Technology Piccolo avionics,
and allows images to be transmitted over the Piccolo's standard
datalink, over an Iridium datalink connected to the Piccolo, or as a
standalone device connected only to an Iridium or Globalstar
transceiver. The system now supports near one-frame-per second
video over Globalstar(!), and makes it possible for a small UAV to send
gimballed video over satcomm!
Download SatCam Brochure
Carbon Fiber PC/104 Boxes for UAV Payloads
Now Available
with integrated electromagnetic shielding
IceWarning
Now Available
IceWarning is a lightweight
and low cost sensor used to warn UAVs and small aircraft of potential aircraft icing conditions.
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