M MILITARY SYSTEMS & Technology
INNOVATIONS IN STABILIZATION TECHNOLOGY FOR ELECTRO-OPTICAL SENSORS By Mr. Sjaak Baetsen, Project Manager, Nedinsco
Nedinsco multi-sensor optronic units installed on an armored vehicle
Smaller, faster, cheaper components for armored vehicles Miniaturization is a critically important driver of technological innovation. Moore’s Law and the extraordinary scaling of semiconductor chips epitomizes the drive towards smaller, lighter, faster, cheaper components that require less power to perform the same tasks. The trend towards reducing size, weight and power consumption while gaining performance also drives the evolution of many mechanical and optical systems, and these factors are especially important in designing systems for armored vehicles.
consumes less power than concurrent designs. Armored vehicles utilize (un)stabilized electro-optical sensor systems for aiming and targeting, surveillance, situational awareness, and for observation purposes.
STABILIZATION OF ELECTRO-OPTICAL SENSORS
The system sometimes contains its own gyroscope, or alternatively it can receive signals from the turret’s gyroscope. Software determines the degree of positioning correction required and controls motors to exert equal and opposite force to the impact of the environment in order to maintain alignment with the object insight.
When driving through rough terrain, the electro-optical sighting systems have to be stabilized in order to maintain a stable line of sight and keep track of the target. The traditional design has been to place these sighting systems on motorized stabilization platforms.
An innovative concept in stabilization technology for electro-optical sensor systems is achieving these benefits with a design that is significantly more compact and www.militarysystems-tech.com
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