UAV & Drones Camera Gimbal Integration

According to Wikipedia, an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), commonly known as a drone, is an aircraft without any human pilot, crew, or passengers on board. UAVs were originally developed through the twentieth century for military missions too "dull, dirty or dangerous" for humans, and by the twenty-first century, they had become essential assets to most military. Nowadays, as more and more UAVs come into people's sight, they are not a new thing for us anymore, but advanced technology that brings new applications keeps giving us surprise. Electro-optical pods, also called gimbal cameras or payloads, are the core part of the photoelectric reconnaissance equipment, which play an important role in the unmanned aircraft tactical reconnaissance. Photoelectric pod can be widely used in land, sea, air and space reconnaissance, whose carriers are vehicles, ships, planes and satellites, etc.

When speaking of UAV and drone camera payload, we often focus on its visual, infrared thermal, and zoom capability. And this type of camera payload is usually known as dual-sensor gimbal camera payload, with both visible light and infrared detecting functions. But the emergence of laser rangefinder, another data capture tool, has taken drone technology to a new height by providing valuable real-time insights. Unmanned aerial vehicles equipped with laser rangefinders will be able to measure the distance of targets observed by the camera, enabling the flexible use of drones in more fields, from public safety to search and rescue operation, inspections etc. For example, search and rescue team may use it to locate the missing people while obtaining its precise GPS coordinates, as well as the distance from the drone and the analysis of difference in altitude. Eyoung have successfully developed its own Mini & Micro Gimbal Camera Payload with three sensors, each is integrated with its laser rangefinder module developed independently in China.

Currently, Eyoung's laser ranging series overlay a product line from 10m to 20km, all of which provides a high performance and range accuracy. Our laser diode rangefinder module are light in weight, and its cylindrical configuration allows it to be seamlessly integrated in small aircraft. On the other hand, our erbium glass laser series rangefinder module covers a range of 3km to 20km measuring capability, which can completely suit the need of laser ranging in current UAV surveying and inspecting operation.