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Drone FLIR

larrynew

larrynew

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FLIR will likely be unhappy looking through the propeller disc. Or at least older units really were intolerant of the blanking effect of the prop.
 
Having worked at FLIR mostly with manned systems, you can't have the camera inside the aircraft since neither Long wave or Mid wave IR will transmit through glass or plexi.

Short Wave IR sensors can penetrate the canopy and are really good for seeing through haze but they are neither affordable or available to the non-DoD market.

Downside to using a low cost un-cooled Bolometer (what these systems use) is that they lack any decent range for use on manned aircraft unless you plan on flying at very low altitudes or in a heli below 400-700 AGL.

Another downside is that these cameras have really low frame rates and resolution to meet ITAR export regulations and cost issues and not really useful for pilotage or real time situational awareness.

Systems in use for aircraft to assist with SA are typically mid-wave cryo-cooled systems costing $300K+. Bottom line is that I think you would be pretty disappointed with a low cost drone IR camera.
 
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Robin Wessel said:
Having worked at FLIR mostly with manned systems, you can't have the camera inside the aircraft since neither Long wave or Mid wave IR will transmit through glass or plexi.

Short Wave IR sensors can penetrate the canopy and are really good for seeing through haze but they are neither affordable or available to the non-DoD market.

Downside to using a low cost un-cooled Bolometer (what these systems use) is that they lack any decent range for use on manned aircraft unless you plan on flying at very low altitudes or in a heli below 400-700 AGL.

Another downside is that these cameras have really low frame rates and resolution to meet ITAR export regulations and cost issues and not really useful for pilotage or real time situational awareness.

Systems in use for aircraft to assist with SA are typically mid-wave cryo-cooled systems costing $300K+. Bottom line is that I think you would be pretty disappointed with a low cost drone IR camera.
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