Here is the latest video set from Redstone Arsenal showing the high dynamic performance of the Photo-Sonics Mobile Multi-Spectral Tracking system. The tests clearly show that the MMTS can acquire 6DOF data of a high-velocity projectile from moment of launch until impact. The video concludes with a screen-shot of the post processing in progress.
High resolution digital images captured at Redstone Arsenal of Hydra missile at very close range using two MMTS tracking mounts. Automatic focus is provided by real-time triangulation The first segmentis the launch of the Hydra taken with the first tracking mount.
Eventually the image transitions to the second MMTS system and tracks until the missile impacts the ground. This high dynamic tracking provides very large, detailed images capable of being used to collect and calculate 6DOF data of very high dynamic targets.
These images were captured during initial testing of MMTS at WSMR. The video shows visible, LWIR and MWIR tracks of the Hydra missile in real-time and slow-motion. Tracking of a Tow Missile through a highly cluttered background is also provided. The video also shows images of hardware-in-the-loop simulator, Stellar and Turn and Dump Calibration, and built-in post processing software resulting in 5DOF solution.
T These images were captured with the Nano Sextant Optical Tracking system tracking a UAV and the subsequent parachute deployment using a MWIR camera with a continuous zoom lens up to 1200mm. The Nano was originally conceived as a two-man portable mount that is configured for use in close proximity to the event. In this application the Nano is fitted with long optics tracking a UAV at long range.
This video shows the Nano-Sextant acquiring and tracking a Howitzer artillery round using designation data from a tracking range instrumentation radar system.
This video shows the tracking performance of the Compact Tracking Mount delivered in 2000. It was one the first commercial deliveries of a single station solution on an optical tracking mount. In the first several sequences, the CTM is tracking a series of ground-to-air interceptions using a monochrome video sensor and zoom lens up to 3000mm. The last sequence shows a MWIR sensor and dual focal length lens tracking a missile interception (look to the upper left to see the target as the missile closes in on the target).
This video shows the tracking performance of the Compact Tracking Mount delivered in 2000. It was one the first commercial deliveries of a single station solution on an optical tracking mount. In the first several sequences, the CTM is tracking a series of ground-to-air interceptions using a monochrome video sensor and zoom lens up to 3000mm. The last sequence shows a MWIR sensor and dual focal length lens tracking a missile interception (look to the upper left to see the target as the missile closes in on the target).
This video shows images from the Compact Tracking Mount mounted on a ship and interfaced to the inertial navigation system (INS) of the ship. An inertial measurement unit (IMU) is installed on the elevation axis of the pedestal to provide offset stabilization. Please note the stability of the horizon contrasted with the motion of the ship.
This short video shows the hardware-in-the-loop simulation mode of the Photo-Sonics Argus tracking environment. Users are able to insert a virtual target in the digital image stream and track the target with the auto-tracker using either the actual background to be used during the test or a pre-recorded video. The system tracks the virtual target as if it was a real target and allows the operator to test the dynamic performance of the system and other aspects in preparation for a real mission. In this video we are showing a dual-gate tracking example where a target such as an airplane can be tracked as well as the release of a weapon with the dual gate tracker seamlessly handing off the active auto-tracker gate to the 2nd target
Tracking mount star calibration demonstration.