PORTABLE AIR-BASED OPTICAL VISUAL MONITORING COMPLEX Russian patent published in 2008 - IPC B64C29/02 G05D1/12 

FIELD: aircraft systems of small-sized flying vehicles; TV monitoring of terrain, analysis of situation and study of state of objects from low altitudes in real time.

SUBSTANCE: proposed complex includes remotely piloted flying vehicle and ground control terminal for information processing. Ground terminal is provided with processor with monitor, autonomous navigational system equipped with radio range-finder, barometer and antenna module with compass mounted on swivel unit and provided with drive, transceiver and control channel antenna. Flying vehicle has fuselage, flight support system, transceiving equipment and video information collection system. Mounted on fuselage are screw propeller, servo actuators for control of heading and pitching, emergency parachute landing system and radio beacon. Onboard flight support system is provided with processor, sensors, automatic return system phase meter and servo actuators. Sensors include micromechanical three-dimensional angular velocity and acceleration pickups, three-dimensional electronic compass, optical horizon sensor mounted on fuselage external surface and two barometers located in instrumentation compartment of fuselage; one barometer is connected with Pitot tube. Onboard transceiving equipment includes video signal transmitter with antenna and additional onboard range-finder and additional antenna for receiving the control signals. Video information collection system has two TV video cameras: observation camera and monitoring cameras. Proposed complex makes it possible to extend range of functioning due to use of aircraft-type self-contained platform at simultaneous low requirements to operator's qualification in pilotage.

EFFECT: enhanced efficiency of deployment; enhanced reliability of functioning due to use of autonomous navigation system and two-camera monitoring system.

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