Re:The Mars Helicopter Is Online and Getting Ready to Fly
by tal8d on Monday March 01, 2021 @04:25AM
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> analog techniques used in contrast-tracking
aka edge detection :) I don't remember if it was the Sidewinder or Walleye that eventually dropped in a CCD (or both), but I know that the Maverick (which is technically older than Walleye) got along without a CCD until the GWOT - when it finally upgraded. The Javelin actually beat Maverick in that regard, having a 64x64 sensor 10 years earlier - able to handle scaling and perspective change for the 2-d designated target pattern.
aka edge detection :) I don't remember if it was the Sidewinder or Walleye that eventually dropped in a CCD (or both), but I know that the Maverick (which is technically older than Walleye) got along without a CCD until the GWOT - when it finally upgraded. The Javelin actually beat Maverick in that regard, having a 64x64 sensor 10 years earlier - able to handle scaling and perspective change for the 2-d designated target pattern.
https://apps.dtic.mil/dtic/tr/fulltext/u2/a454087.pdf