PALM BAY, Fla., 27 Aug. 2010. The DRS Technologies Reconnaissance, Surveillance, and Target Acquisition (RSTA) segment in Palm Bay, Fla., is introducing the i2i-3 electro-optical infrared (EO/IR) multisensor micro-gimbal for unmanned vehicles, aircraft, land vehicles, and maritime vessels. The i2i-3 UAV payload packs longwave infrared (LWIR) camera, visible light camera, and laser pointer into a 3.5-inch-diameter gyro-stabilized package that weighs less than 1.5 pounds.
The i2i-3, which is for reconnaissance, surveillance, and target acquisition, is designed to survive worst-case shock loads as well as submersion into water during unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) crash landing scenarios. This micro-gimbal is MIL-qualified for immersion, humidity, rain, wind, salt fog, sand, dust, acceleration, shock, vibration and EMI/EMC.
The long wave infrared camera delivers stable imagery under high or low frequency vibration, platform roll, pitch, or yaw. The i2i-3’s 50-milliwatt 850-nanometer laser pointer is for identification of targets of interest and ground troop coordination. Its uncooled VOx microbolometer technology delivers 320-by-240-pixel resolution, upgradeable to 640 by 480.
For more information contact DRS online at www.drs.com.
