Usage of LiDAR in a brownout pilotage system: flight test results on a single ship and chalk 2 scenarios

T. Münsterer; P. Rannik; M. Wegner; P. Tanin; C. Samuelis

doi:10.1117/12.2263878

5 May 2017 Usage of LiDAR in a brownout pilotage system: flight test results on a single ship and chalk 2 scenarios

T. Münsterer, P. Rannik, M. Wegner, P. Tanin, C. Samuelis

Proceedings Volume 10197, Degraded Environments: Sensing, Processing, and Display 2017; 101970N (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2263878
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2017, Anaheim, CA, United States

Abstract

The paper discusses recent results of flight tests performed with the Hensoldt (former Airbus DS Electronics and Border Security) LiDAR system in brownout. The SferiSense® LiDAR system was mounted on a Mi-2 test platform as part of the complete DVE system SFERION® to undergo the tests. To optimize brownout capabilities minor modifications were performed on the sensor firmware over the SferiSense® serial LiDAR system which is in operational use on the NH90 transport helicopter. Also dust echoes were filtered out by a real-time filtering algorithm. Numerous approaches into own ship generated dust (light to heavy) as well as fan generated dust clouds (chalk 2 scenarios) were performed. The paper discusses the results and shows under which conditions the LiDAR can still look through the dust cloud. Also the contribution of high resolution real-time 3D LiDAR data to the DVE system usage is discussed.

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T. Münsterer, P. Rannik, M. Wegner, P. Tanin, and C. Samuelis "Usage of LiDAR in a brownout pilotage system: flight test results on a single ship and chalk 2 scenarios", Proc. SPIE 10197, Degraded Environments: Sensing, Processing, and Display 2017, 101970N (5 May 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2263878

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