Specifications

FASTER Engineering Model
69
Figure 59: M2-ATX-140W power supply [Ref. (45)] (a) and the DC-DC converter used to power the
camera (b)
FASTER EM measured power consumption
Component
Status
Voltage
Current
Power
VIA EPIA EN15000/HD/Ethernet
Hub
Stand by
12 V
0,12 A
1,44 W
Startup
12 V
3 A
36 W
Idle
12 V
1,65 A
19,8 W
Medium load
12 V
2 A
24 W
Advantech PC/104+
On
12 V
0,8 A
9,6 W
Garmin GPS 18x 5Hz
On
12 V
0,05 A
0,6 W
Crossbow NAV420
On
12 V
0,35 A
4,2 W
Canon EOS 450D
On
12 V
0,1 A
1,2 W
Shooting
12 V
0,4 A
4,8 W
Litemax 8,4” LCD
Stand by
12 V
0.08 A
0,96 W
On
12 V
0.86 A
10,32 W
Total (during image acquisition)
12 V
4,46 A
53,52 W
Battery estimated duration (12 V, 12 Ah)
2h 40 min
Table 9:FASTER EM measured power consumption
6.3 Airborne External POD Assembly
Sensing devices must be installed in specific areas of the aircraft clear of any possible
obstacles that may create even a partial occlusions of the field of view and possibly not
too far from aircraft center of gravity in order to minimize maneuver effects.
Unfortunately it is often difficult to take advantage of these areas (depending on aircraft
aerodynamic configuration, suitable zones are on the lower part of the fuselage, under the
cockpit, or on fuselage sides) because typically, are very difficult to reach because of the
lack of specific fixtures or the need to make major changes to the fuselage itself.