June 4, 2008
RC aircraft with onboard video used in search and recovery
We used the onboard video camera to scan corn fields for a lost aircraft buried under 5 or 6 feet of corn stems. After analysis we found the aircraft and directed the search party to it's location.
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Since it wasn't a …
Since it wasn't a live video transmission, I don't fully understand how it was coordinated with the people on the ground. So was it a coincidence then that the camera spotted the plane right before you decided to head back to the landing strip and land? Was this the only flight you had to make to find it?
Analysis took about …
Analysis took about 5 minutes.
How long did it …
How long did it take to analyze the video and find the aircraft?
Multiplex curalis …
Multiplex curalis with USB camera. We had to download and analyze the video.
What was the …
What was the aircraft and the camera system used? Did you have real time ground monitoring or did you have to download the files?
Thank's got all the …
Thank's got all the parts back