Specifications
FASTER Engineering Model
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automatically enabling the acquisition process
RE.F.06
Images shall be acquired so that image mosaicing
can be successfully accomplished during both
real time processing or postprocessing operations
PI
RE.F.07
Images and final mosaic shall be georeferenced
during both real time or post-processing
operations
PI
RE.F.08
The system shall be able to acquire a DEM of the
target area in order to generate orthophotos
NI
RE.F.09
All the acquired data must be stored in order to
be available at a later time
I
RE.F.10
The pilot shall be able to interact with the system
in order to make any changes to the preloaded
flight plan
PI
RE.F.11
The system shall have a totally independent
power source
I
Table 6: FASTER functional requirements and some notes on their implementation on EM model
As shown in Table 6 , some of the requirements relative to the final FASTER system,
are not completely fulfilled because the effort has been focused on the realization of a
working system, with reduced functionalities, ready to be employed in a first test phase.
Having to start from scratch RE.F.01, RE.F.02, RE.F.05, RE.F.06, RE.F.07 and RE.F.10
were only partially implemented:
RE.F.01/02, a single camera (DSLR) working in the visible spectrum has been
installed on the external POD while different hardware interfaces are available
for sensor connections like USB and GiGE (Gigabit Ethernet protocol used
for GIGE cameras)
RE.F.05, at present the system is controlled by the pilot (or the system
operator) which manually enables the acquisition phase once entering the
target area for monitoring
RE.F.06, no automatic mosaicing algorithms have been implemented, data is
stored onboard and the mosaicing operation is performed off-line on the
ground
RE.F.07, images are stored sequentially according to the flight data log; on
ground each image is associated with its ancillary data (state vector)
RE.F.10, the flight plan cannot be changed during airborne operations
RE.F.08 is not implemented because of the need of at least two cameras in
order to perform 3-Dimensional reconstruction of the acquired scene