Writing Assignment: Visual Optics/Thermal Lab and Aircraft Configuration

Writing Assignment: ARVL - Visual Optics/Thermal Lab and Aircraft Configuration

For this activity you will examine the ARVL Optics/Thermal lab, as well as the aircraft configuration/flight planning/operational simulation, to explore payload/sensor capabilities of a common UAS platform. You will document your experience, including the identified discussion/writing elements in a document (approx 500 words), which must conform to APA formatting requirements.

Please see the youtube video to have a better understanding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=13&v=ZjWGibSdk40

1. Optics/Thermal Lab - examine basic sensor capability, including daytime and infrared sensors to explore how remote visual data is captured. Examine available literature to research and discuss how imaging sensor (remote sensing) equipment is currently used in UAS designs; provide examples of three specific COTS visual sensor systems, available on the market today (daytime, thermal, multispectral, or LiDAR)

2. UAS Configuration Area/Operation- examine sensor capabilities in ARVL, experimenting with different component selection and observing the resulting performance and data capture capabilities. Analyze your results and discuss why certain sensors (Flir, nightvision, thermal) are best suited to specific tasks/functions; provide detail and supporting evidence indicating how real world UAS operations currently employ such sensors. Further address how new technology, recently made available, could be used to extend or augment current capabilities

Please see the youtube video to have a better understanding.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=1&v=mz_J9dHNTI8