Digital Imagery

Short Name or Variable Name:

Digital Video

HAIS Instrument:

Manufacturer or Builder:

TABS

Description

Measurements Provided:

Image of scene ahead of aircraft. Left, right, and downward images are requestable.

Typical Sampling Rates:

1 sample per second

General Description:

Small industrial machine vision cameras. Forward-looking color imagery is standard on both aircraft. Upon request, left-, right-, and down-facing cameras can be deployed.

Measurement Characteristics:

For GV: 1024 x 768 resolution, 62° (horizontal) x 48° (vertical) field of view.

For C-130: 1384 x 1032 resolution, 68° (horizontal) x 51° (vertical) field of view with approximately 6% barrel distortion.

Calibration Methods:

Field of view is based on the lens manufacturer specifications.

History of Significant Changes:

2009: Dan LaGreca software for acquisition, display.
2011 May: added 10W heating to HIAPER camera snout.
2011-Nov: added 40W heating to C130 camera snout.
2013-Mar: C-130 camera moved to cockpit, center of windscreen.
2019-Aug: GV downward camera available. (Allied Prosilica GT4907 Monochrome, GigEVision)

Example(s) of Measurement

Below is a frame from a typical movie. In this sample the resolution of the image is 1/2 that of the original image which was recorded by the camera and stored in the project data archive.

Contacts

Lead Contact:

Stuart Beaton

Alternate Contact:

Janine Aquino

Status/Plans

Operational Status:

requestable, ready for deployment

Problems - Documentation:

A troubleshooting manual has been drafted.

Data

External Deployments or Description:

All HIAPER since PACDEX (except Icebridge and Eclipse2017). All C-130 projects since PREDICT.

Lifecycle

Date Acquired:

January, 2008

Serial Numbers

Property Tag and/or Serial Number:

PPE 50007

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