Flight test evaluation of a prototype optical instrument for airborne sense-and-avoid applications

Proceedings of SPIE - The International Society for Optical Engineering

Volumn 8387, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Minwalla, Cyrus ^a,b   Thomas, Paul ^a   Ellis, Kristopher ^b   Hornsey, Richard ^a   Jennings, Sion ^b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

COTS; flight test; helicopter; MTF; range at first detection; safety; sense and avoid; smart node; SNR; UAS

Indexed keywords

COTS; FLIGHT TEST; MTF; SENSE-AND-AVOID; SMART NODES; SNR; UAS;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENTS; BELLS; HELICOPTERS; SENSORS;

INSTRUMENTS;

EID: 84874802642     PISSN: 0277786X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1117/12.918641     Document Type: Conference Paper

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