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PTZ Optical Spectrum Capture while tracking

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A 25x optical zoom camera mated with a 300 line/mm, 17.5 degree blaze grating in a water-proof housing magnetically attached to a PTZ camera.


A smaller, 25mm square grating is now being tested for use on a wider variety of cameras.


At issue is the quality of the resulting spectrum data.  Advanced image processing might be employed to resolve this.

Weather station

Measures and sends temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed and wind direction.


solar-powered and interfaced to the MSDAU via WiFi.

RFDAU -- ultra-wide bandwidth RF Spectrum Analyzer

UPDATE -- Rather than requiring a different type of DAU, a HackRF One receiver, similar to that shown here is an option for an MSDAU.  Via the UFODAP Mission Control software, the bandwidth of this SDR is selectable in any range within 1 to 6000 MHz (6 GHz).


This is now available as an option for any MSDAU.  An alternative 25-1750 MHz SDR is also available.



Stand-alone pan-tilt head -- Tracking while pointing a second device such as IR or SLR

Development of a software interface and a dual-camera mounting platform for this PoE-compatible, all-weather P/T head.


One cable for head & cameras.


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Optical spectrum analyzer test results

Test capture of the optical spectra of aircraft lights using the PTZ camera with grating

Ongoing development

Work continues toward support of the following additional capabilities

  

  • Additional methods to eliminate false alarms such as birds, insects and aircraft including the use of deep learning methods


  • MSDAU interface for acoustic sensors


  • MSDAU interface for radar data


  • Real-time track correlation with data from flightrader24.com or directly from an ADS-B radio in the MSDAU to distinguish unknowns from aircraft in addition to existing features of Mission Control software to access this data in real-time from the Internet


  • Use of an optical gradient filter to determine target spectrum, as shown above


  • Use of a horizontal polarizing filter to show otherwise hidden effects


  • Differential magnetometry to determine target magnetic field strength and direction


  • Support for pan-tilt-zoom heads that provide mounts for various cameras or other sensors


  • Support for other types of cameras such as those operating in the Long Wave Infrared (LWIR) portion of the spectrum.  Any camera with a USB interface is currently supported.


  • Support for DSLR camera shutter control

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