Comparison of midwave versus longwave intensity signatures for infrared search and track of small rotorcraft unmanned aerial vehicles

Nicolette Fudala; Robert Short; Jennifer Hewitt; Carl Halford; Teresa Pace; Drew Manville; Mike Theisen; Chris Fearing; Alex Dapore; Craig Olson; Gene Tener; David Gaudiosi; Kathleen Richardson; Ron Driggers

doi:10.1117/1.OE.58.4.043107

Comparison of midwave versus longwave intensity signatures for infrared search and track of small rotorcraft unmanned aerial vehicles

Nicolette Fudala, Robert Short, Jennifer Hewitt, Carl Halford, Teresa Pace, Drew Manville, Mike Theisen, Chris Fearing, Alex Dapore, Craig Olson, Gene Tener, David Gaudiosi, Kathleen Richardson, Ron Driggers

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Abstract

Longwave infrared (LWIR) and midwave infrared (MWIR) UAV signature data have been acquired and analyzed in collaboration with L3 Technologies, and we present intensity and root sum square delta T for two rotorcraft unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including the popular DJI Phantom 4 and DJI Inspire, at 0-, 45-, and 90-deg aspect angles. Signature measurements are conducted in the field with clear sky, cloudy, and land backgrounds. We compare MWIR values to that of LWIR for the following criteria: aspect angle, background type, and UAV type.

Original language	English (US)
Article number	043107
Journal	Optical Engineering
Volume	58
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.58.4.043107
State	Published - Apr 1 2019
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

aspects
blackbody signatures
imaging systems
infrared
intensity
measurements
outdoor field test
radiometry
search and track
unmanned aerial vehicles

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Atomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics
General Engineering

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Fudala, N., Short, R., Hewitt, J., Halford, C., Pace, T., Manville, D., Theisen, M., Fearing, C., Dapore, A., Olson, C., Tener, G., Gaudiosi, D., Richardson, K., & Driggers, R. (2019). Comparison of midwave versus longwave intensity signatures for infrared search and track of small rotorcraft unmanned aerial vehicles. Optical Engineering, 58(4), Article 043107. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.58.4.043107

Fudala, N, Short, R, Hewitt, J, Halford, C, Pace, T, Manville, D, Theisen, M, Fearing, C, Dapore, A, Olson, C, Tener, G, Gaudiosi, D, Richardson, K & Driggers, R 2019, 'Comparison of midwave versus longwave intensity signatures for infrared search and track of small rotorcraft unmanned aerial vehicles', Optical Engineering, vol. 58, no. 4, 043107. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.OE.58.4.043107

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Comparison of midwave versus longwave intensity signatures for infrared search and track of small rotorcraft unmanned aerial vehicles

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