A Night Photo System For Remotely Piloted Vehicles

HENRY S. LAPP

doi:10.1117/12.954819

8 September 1976 A Night Photo System For Remotely Piloted Vehicles

HENRY S. LAPP

Proceedings Volume 0079, Aerial Reconnaissance Systems: Pods/Aircraft I; (1976) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.954819
Event: 1976 SPIE/SPSE Technical Symposium East, 1976, Reston, United States

Abstract

The Air Force Avionics Laboratory has developed a night photo system designated as the KS-126A. The KS-126A was designed for the weight-power and size constraints associated with RPV aircraft. The system consists of a pulsed illuminator synchronized to a single 70mm camera. The camera is unique in two respects; (1) one tube; (2) the camera makes use of a rotating carousel or turntable having three prisms, each one providing a 40" x 40" view of the ground. The system was delivered in an RF4C centerline pod so that flight testing could be effectively accomplished by a controllable high performance air-craft. Results of experiments to simulate the RPV flight environment in a ground dynamic analyzer and the RF4C centerline pod will be discussed. Also the flight test results and KS-l26/BGM-34C vehicle interface problems will be addressed.

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HENRY S. LAPP "A Night Photo System For Remotely Piloted Vehicles", Proc. SPIE 0079, Aerial Reconnaissance Systems: Pods/Aircraft I, (8 September 1976); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.954819

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